Dong Kinh - Nghia Thuc Square in the heart of Hanoi has taken on a broader, more open appearance following the completion of the first phase of a major renovation project, carried out under the direction of the municipal People's Committee.

TOKYO -- The number of people taken to hospital by ambulance due to self-harm is on a rising trend in Japan in recent years, logging 42,977 in 2023, a survey showed Wednesday.

Vietnam’s U23 team booked their place at the 2026 AFC U23 Asian Cup with a narrow 1-0 victory over Yemen in their final Group C qualifier in Phu Tho Province on Tuesday.

SYDNEY - National Australia Bank (NAB) is cutting 410 jobs in its technology and enterprise operations in Australia and creating 127 roles in India and Vietnam, a spokesperson said, confirming cuts first revealed by the country's financial services union.

As Vietnam’s middle class grows rapidly, the country should explore the potential of combining elderly care with wellness tourism to meet rising demand for quality retirement services.

Microsoft (MSFT.O) will require employees to work from office at least three days a week starting next year, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday.

Globally, obesity is likely now more prevalent among school-aged children and adolescents than being underweight, according to a new report from UNICEF which blamed increasingly unhealthy food environments worldwide for the shift.

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CUPERTINO, California -- Apple on Tuesday introduced an upgraded line of new iPhones, including a slimmer iPhone Air, and held prices steady amid U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs that have hurt the company's profit.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson's drug delivery system for patients with a type of bladder cancer, the drugmaker said on Tuesday, offering a potential alternative to surgically remove the organ.

The use of alternative fuels in shipping will accelerate after 2030 as tighter emissions standards come into effect, in contrast to the stop-start transition for now, shipping executives told the APPEC conference in Singapore on Tuesday.

China faced its hottest summer since 1961 while the country's north experienced its longest rainy season for the same period, the national weather authority said on Tuesday, atmospheric chaos that scientists have linked to climate change.

The Supreme People’s Procuracy has issued an indictment against Le Thuy Hang, former general director of state-run Saigon Jewelry Company (SJC), for allegedly masterminding the illegal production of 6,255 SJC gold bars by introducing external raw materials into the company’s manufacturing process.

Ho Chi Minh City has completely addressed all 43 facilities identified as causing severe environmental pollution, reaching a 100-percent resolution rate, according to the city’s draft report submitted to the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment.

Ten people were killed and at least 61 were injured in central Mexico when a freight train smashed into a double-decker passenger bus, which the train operator said had been attempting to pass in front of the moving train.

MUNICH -- Major automakers showcased their latest models at the Munich car show on Monday, unveiling new EVs and lower-cost models as Europe's auto sector fights crises ranging from tariff hikes to rising costs and rivalry with Chinese firms on their home turf.

A woman from Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam has died and her three-year-old son is in intensive care after being stung by wasps, while three children were also hospitalized in Gia Lai Province, with one fatality reported.

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The number of applicants seeking admission to the preschool teacher training program at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education has surged fourfold in the past year, a faculty official said on Sunday.

TOKYO -- The number of corporate bankruptcies in Japan rose 11.3 pct from a year earlier to 805 in August, up for three months in a row, Tokyo Shoko Research Ltd. said Monday.

Police in Quang Tri Province, northern Vietnam have apprehended a Chinese suspect for repeatedly breaking into government offices, enterprises, and houses in the province and stealing more than US$75,700.

Vietnamese health authorities have issued a warning about the potential entry of cholera into the country as the disease continues to affect 31 nations worldwide.

Chanel and Dior are among a record number of top fashion brands that will introduce new designers' collections on the catwalk in the coming weeks, aiming to reignite shoppers' interest in a bruised luxury industry that lost one of its greats, Giorgio Armani, last week.

HANOI -- The World Bank on Monday trimmed its forecast for Vietnam's economic growth on evidence that U.S. tariffs were starting to have an impact on the Southeast Asian exporter's shipments.

Authorities in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam said the recent mass fish deaths and broken coral near Hon Bac in Nha Phu Bay were likely caused by purse seine fishing rather than explosives.

Public outrage has erupted over a young man riding a motorbike hands-free on a busy street in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam.

Garbage has once again piled up outside the exit of Tan Son Nhat International Airport’s newly-built T3 Terminal in Ho Chi Minh City, just weeks after the area was thoroughly cleaned last month.

A lunar eclipse was visible across Vietnam from 10:28 pm on Sunday to 3:55 am on Monday, with the total eclipse phase, often referred to as the ‘Blood Moon,’ occurring between 12:30 am and 1:52 am on Monday, according to local astronomical data.

MASUD, Afghanistan - Haunted by the fear that aftershocks could bring rocks crashing down from the mountains, the survivors of Afghan earthquakes vowed not to return to destroyed villages but camp in fields and on riverbanks instead, even without tents to keep off the rain.

All European carmakers except Mercedes-Benz are on track to meet the European Union's 2025-2027 carbon emission targets thanks to an expected surge in sales of new electric vehicles, according to a report published on Monday.

Police in Thanh Hoa Province, north-central Vietnam have dismantled three major interprovincial and transnational drug trafficking rings, detaining 26 individuals and seizing nearly 71,000 synthetic drug pills, along with firearms, bladed weapons, and related materials.

A Korean-born New Zealand woman went on trial on Monday in Auckland charged with murdering her two children, whose bodies were discovered in suitcases in an abandoned storage locker after an online auction.

Nusantara (Indonesia) -- A year after it was inaugurated, Indonesia's would-be new capital Nusantara attracts tourists and construction workers, but most of its architecturally arresting presidential palace and freshly built avenues sit silent.

Vietnam’s food and beverage (F&B) market is witnessing rapid growth, with foreign brands expanding their presence and outperforming in revenue. Meanwhile, local F&B chains are facing increasing pressure to compete.

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