Shrouded in fog in the lush mountains of southern Oman, a giant chasm plunges into the landscape, echoing with mysterious sounds that have spawned myths and legends among nearby tribes.

A biologist might go a lifetime without discovering a new species. It took a team exploring Cambodia's limestone karst a single night to find three.

The Border Guard Station of Con Dao Island, now a special zone administered by Ho Chi Minh City, confirmed on Thursday that it had discovered a fishing vessel illegally carrying three plastic bottles of highly toxic cyanide and five electric guns.

OpenAI unveiled ChatGPT-5 on Thursday, describing it as a major leap forward in artificial intelligence, with enhanced abilities in reasoning, task automation, and coding. The new model is being rolled out free to all users, as the company continues to compete globally in the rapidly evolving AI race.

A massive wildfire that has scorched through 16,000 hectares (39,537 acres) of forest and villages in southern France since Tuesday has now been contained, local authorities said on Thursday.

Ninh Kieu Pedestrian Street, located on Hai Ba Trung Street in Ninh Kieu Ward, Can Tho City, southern Vietnam, has ceased operations after more than three years due to financial losses.

A Russian national punched a traffic police officer in the mouth while the officer was attempting to mediate a minor road accident in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, Vietnam on Thursday morning, causing the officer to suffer facial injuries.

Known for their rowdy cries and mischievous antics, Australia’s cockatoos also have serious dance skills, with researchers documenting 30 unique moves across 10 species.

The touristic Sa Pa town of Lao Cai Province in northern Vietnam is famed for its magnificent ripe rice season, yet its green flowering season also captivates with tranquility and serene beauty.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have confiscated a Honda SH scooter after a young man was filmed doing a wheelie on the vehicle in Tan Son Ward.

A remote Pacific nation selling passports to fund climate action has approved just six applicants since early this year, but officials said Thursday that interest in joining the low-lying, largely barren island is increasing.

Dr. Truong Minh Huy Vu, director of the Ho Chi Minh City Institute for Development Studies, during an interview with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, emphasized the urgency of investing in transportation routes connecting the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam to strategic development zones in Ho Chi Minh City and the southern key economic zone.

Authorities in Binh Tan Ward, Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled 52 structures encroaching on public sidewalks, as part of a broader campaign to restore urban order and reclaim public space.

For the first time in Vietnam, artificial intelligence (AI), satellite imagery, and Street View images are being introduced as technical tools to evaluate traffic safety around schools.

Traffic restrictions were put in place across Hanoi on Thursday and will remain through Sunday to accommodate celebrations marking the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's August Revolution (August 19), National Day (September 2), and the Festival for the Peaceful Capital.

Total registered foreign direct investment (FDI) into Vietnam in January-July reached US$24.09 billion, rising 27.3 percent over the same period last year, according to a report released by the General Statistics Office under the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday.

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The newly-rebranded Ho Chi Minh City Public Security (CA TP.HCM) football club announced on Wednesday their lineup for the 2025–26 V.League 1 season, featuring high-profile coach Le Huynh Duc and national star Nguyen Tien Linh alongside a mix of retained talent and new international signings.

In the early hours of Wednesday, foamy mud erupted at lot 89A, Nui Truc Alley in Hanoi, following a heavy rain. This location had previously experienced similar incidents when the tunnel boring machine (TBM) of the Nhon-Hanoi Station metro project passed through.

Police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam have uncovered a business operated by Chinese nationals selling health supplements of unknown origin, with dozens of foreign and local staff involved, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.

Vietnam's 22-member team achieved a remarkable feat at the 2025 Asia International Mathematical Olympiad (AIMO) finals, held from August 3 to 5 in Japan, with all participants bringing home awards.

Vietnam has surpassed Thailand to become the world's second-largest rice exporter in the first half of 2025, Thai PBS reported on Sunday, citing data from the Thai Rice Exporters Association.

TOKYO -- The temperature in the eastern Japan city of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, soared to 41.8 degrees Celsius at 2:26 pm on Tuesday, marking a record high for Japan, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.

To control African swine fever (ASF), Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has urged provinces and cities to strictly follow regulations, promptly eliminate infection clusters, and prevent the outbreak from spreading widely.

Following days of extreme heat, a heavy downpour swept through central wards of Dong Nai Province in southern Vietnam on Tuesday evening, flooding several major roads and disrupting daily life.

As the first light of dawn stretches across the sky in Ho Chi Minh City, 31-year-old Nguyen Van Nguyen throws on his company-issued jacket, checks two mobile phones and a portable power bank, then heads to the small parking lot beneath his rented apartment.

With the price of exported coffee surging 55 percent in the first seven months of this year, Vietnamese coffee exporters reached a record of US$6 billion in revenue during this period.

Vietnam's exports in July rose 16% from a year earlier to $42.27 billion, while industrial production increased by an annual 8.5%, government data showed on Wednesday.

A torrential rain hit Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday evening, with the highest rainfall recorded in Thu Duc and former Binh Duong areas, resulting in widespread flooding and prolonged traffic congestion.

Far from the bustling tourist crowds of Vietnam’s more famous northern mountainous region, the golden season arrives quietly in Ngoc Linh, a remote upland commune in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam.

Vietnamese retail giant Saigon Co.op has started work on its SenseFesti Vinh Long shopping mall, a large-scale commercial complex expected to be the province’s most modern hub for shopping, dining, and entertainment upon completion in September 2026.

Vietnamese football referee Tran Dinh Thinh passed away at the age of 43 in the early hours of Monday after collapsing during a pre-season fitness test in Hanoi.

KYOTO -- A Kyoto University research team has developed a pain-reliever that is comparable to morphine but does not have serious side effects.

PARIS - Some of Europe's ageing coal and gas fired power plants can look forward to a more high-tech future as big tech players, such as Microsoft and Amazon, seek to repurpose them as data centres, with ready-made access to power and water.

Blackened skies unleashed torrential rains on Hong Kong and the high-tech cities surrounding south China's Pearl River Delta on Tuesday, shutting hospitals, schools and law courts, and turning the Asian financial centre's many staircases into waterfalls.