Firefighters across Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey and the Balkans were battling wildfires on Tuesday, with another heatwave pushing temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) across parts of Europe.

Typhoon Podul hit Taiwan's sparsely populated southeast coast on Wednesday packing winds of up to 191 kph (118 mph), as a large swathe of southern and eastern parts of the island shut down and hundreds of flights were cancelled.

Economists have voiced their strong support for a proposal to let Vietnamese citizens play at all domestic casinos, arguing it could keep gambling money from flowing abroad, boost state revenue, and strengthen social welfare funding.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam expressed his hope that South Korea would create favorable conditions for overseas Vietnamese to potentially become members of its parliament in the future, at a meeting with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won Sik in Seoul on Tuesday afternoon.

Vietnam plans to increase domestic milk production and raise per capita consumption to reduce reliance on imports, according to what was discussed on Tuesday at an industry conference outlining development goals through 2045.

Hundreds of locals and visitors have headed to mountain streams in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, such as Khe Ram and the headwaters of the Cu De River to cool off amid persistent scorching weather conditions.

Authorities in Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, have taken decisive actions to address security and social order violations along Bui Vien Walking Street, focusing on the illegal trade of laughing gas, narcotics use, and prostitution.

Police in Vietnam have recently dismantled an illegal cross-border surrogacy ring led by a Chinese man, prosecuting seven female Vietnamese suspects and rescuing 11 babies.

Nguyen Luong Ngoc, head of the Sai Gon Xanh Club under the Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Youth Federation, on Monday said his group had recently tested a garbage-collecting robot on Hy Vong Canal in Tan Son Ward, Ho Chi Minh City.

A retaining wall collapsed during a heavy downpour in Da Lat, a popular tourist destination in Vietnam’s Lam Dong Province, killing two café customers on Tuesday afternoon.

Vietnam’s Party General Secretary To Lam and South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min Seok attended the Vietnam–South Korea Economic Forum on Tuesday morning in Seoul, as part of the former’s four-day state visit to South Korea from August 10 to 13.

As the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day (September 2) approaches, the market has seen a rise in items such as hand-embroidered fans featuring the national flag, soldier-themed dolls, and thermal mugs adorned with iconic Vietnamese imagery.

National Economics University (NEU) in Hanoi has launched an ambitious initiative to establish English as a second language across the institution, not only in teaching but also in research and administration.

Traffic police in Dak Lak Province, central Vietnam have fined a passenger bus driver and the vehicle owner a combined VND234.5 million (US$8,930) for transporting 21 passengers more than allowed and for driving without a valid license.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has hailed a plan to transfer all international flights currently operating at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City to the underway Long Thanh International Airport in neighboring Dong Nai Province starting mid-2026 as a strategic step.

NEW YORK -- An explosion occurred at a facility of United States Steel Corp., a unit of Japan's Nippon Steel Corp., on Monday, leaving two people dead and at least 10 others injured, according to U.S. media.

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.

Vingroup, one of Vietnam’s largest private conglomerates, on Tuesday announced its expansion into two new strategic sectors, including infrastructure and green energy, apart from its existing pillars of technology and industry, commercial services, and social philanthropy.

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.