NASHIK, India - India's drive to produce more ethanol is leading its farmers to switch away from growing oilseeds, undermining government efforts in the world's largest buyer of cooking oils to reduce costly imports.

Vietnam and Australia signed a three-year defense cooperation plan on Tuesday during their eighth Defense Policy Dialogue in Hanoi, reaffirming growing security ties.

Hanoi Metro on Tuesday apologized to passengers after staff at one of its stations refused to allow travelers to bring foldable bicycles with lithium batteries onto trains, citing fire safety concerns.

In the digital age, a growing number of young people in Ho Chi Minh City are unexpectedly turning back to classic film cameras, seeking genuine emotions and learning to appreciate each fleeting moment.

The British Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City transformed into an indoor sporting venue over the weekend for a rowing-themed fundraising event supporting a local rowing club.

WASHINGTON/BEIJING - The United States and China on Monday extended a tariff truce for another 90 days, staving off triple-digit duties on each other's goods as U.S. retailers get ready to ramp up inventories ahead of the critical end-of-year holiday season.

A Chinese man faces up to five years in prison for trying to smuggle protected turtles worth more than $1 million from the United States to Hong Kong.

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No cases of Chikungunya — a mosquito-borne infectious disease transmitted by the same Aedes mosquitoes that spread dengue fever — have been reported in Ho Chi Minh City recently, but local health authorities still warn of the risk of its re-emergence.

The Vietnamese government on Monday issued a resolution granting visa exemptions to citizens of 12 more countries entering Vietnam for tourism purposes, effective from August 15.

On Sunday morning, many visitors lingered on the breezy Bui Hui Meadow in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam after a truly breathtaking experience amid the vast green grasslands and drifting white clouds.

Foreign visitors have expressed great interest in the luxurious overnight train service connecting Hanoi with Dong Hoi in northern Quang Tri Province.

Vietnam’s squid and octopus exports to Thailand reached approximately US$33 million in the first half of 2025, up 37 percent year on year, making Thailand the fourth-largest buyer of these products, according to the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).

NAGASAKI -- Mayors from across the world concluded a general conference in the southwestern Japan city of Nagasaki on Sunday by adopting a declaration expressing their resolve to abolish nuclear weapons.

Central wards in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have launched an intensive campaign to tackle street and sidewalk encroachment, illegal vending, and aggressive solicitation.

Against the backdrop of southern Oman's lush mountains, men in traditional attire chant ancient poems in an ancient language, fighting to keep alive a spoken tradition used by just two percent of the population.

In Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam, student Hoang Ngoc Thai Binh dreamed of becoming a doctor to cure his deaf-mute father to hear him speak, but the dream was shaken when, just a month before the national high school graduation exam, his father was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer.

TOKYO -- In a Japanese shop selling pocket-money trinkets, there is a rack of toys, stickers and keyrings based on a global crew of AI-generated characters that almost every child knows about -- and very few adults.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam, his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly, and a high-ranking delegation of Vietnam arrived at Seongnam Air Base in Seoul at about 2:00 pm on Sunday afternoon, marking the start of a four-day state visit to South Korea.

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From war-torn ruins and the ravages of time, the My Son Sanctuary complex in central Vietnam has risen spectacularly, earning UNESCO World Heritage status and becoming a renowned destination.

Authorities in Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province are planning to promote Kon Ka Kinh National Park as an international ecotourism destination, highlighting its rich biodiversity and conservation value, officials said on Saturday.

European leaders on Saturday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's plans to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on ending the conflict in Ukraine, while stressing the need to keep pressure on Moscow and protect Ukrainian and European security interests.

China wants the United States to ease export controls on chips critical for artificial intelligence as part of a trade deal before a possible summit between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, the Financial Times reported on Sunday.

Nhan Tower, a national historic site in Dak Lak Province, has been defaced with inappropriate writings and drawings by irresponsible visitors, causing public discomfort and concern, as reported by a reader named Le Tan Thoi to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper.

Following its historic boundary expansion, Ho Chi Minh City is entering a new development phase with a focus on two strategic pillars: green transition and digital transformation.

A two-kilometer-long walking street and a two-kilometer-long “river of light” was inaugurated within the T&T City Millennia urban area in Tay Ninh Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City, on Saturday evening, attracting over 10,000 visitors.

Italy has approved new subsidies worth almost 600 million euros ($698 million) for the purchase of electric vehicles as sales lag, the environment and energy ministry said on Friday.

Editor’s note: In this piece submitted to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper, Dang Vy expresses their concern over the proposed ban on sleeper buses in Vietnam, arguing that stronger regulation—not prohibition—is the key to improving road safety. Vy’s opinion was translated from Vietnamese to English and edited by Tuoi Tre News for clarity, consistency, and coherence.

A Vietnamese tourism company has proposed scuttling a decommissioned cargo vessel to develop a premium scuba diving site off the coast of Con Dao, in an initiative aimed at boosting eco-tourism and marine biodiversity, authorities said on Saturday.

All Vietnamese students participating in the 2025 International Olympiad on Artificial Intelligence in Beijing, China from August 2 to 8 won awards, including three golds, one silver, three bronzes, and one consolation prize, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Index of Industrial Production rose 5.4 percent in the first seven months of 2025, the highest increase in three years, according to newly released data from the municipal Statistics Office.

Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring southern provinces are expected to see heavy to very heavy rains in the coming days, ending the recent hot spell, according to the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center.

Several streets in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have become de facto parking lots, with rows of cars lining both sides of the road, causing traffic congestion and safety hazards for residents.

The elevated section of Hanoi’s metro line 3, running from Nhon to Cau Giay, has completed its first year of commercial service with a reported 99.9-percent passenger satisfaction rate, city transport authorities said.