TOKYO -- The number of children who died from abuse totaled 65 in Japan in fiscal 2023, down by seven from the preceding year, an expert panel of the Children and Families Agency said Thursday.

High tide on the Saigon River reached 1.52-1.57 meters late on Wednesday afternoon, forcing residents in Ho Chi Minh City to wade through waterlogged streets on their way home.

Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam Nguyen Thi Hong has once again received an A+, the highest grade, from Global Finance, a leading U.S.-based financial magazine, in its 2025 Central Banker Report Cards for her achievements in financial management.

To achieve the goal of becoming a Southeast Asian leader in artificial intelligence (AI) by 2030, Vietnam must urgently enact an AI law, according to an expert.

On the Philippine island of Pugad, street food vendor Maria Tamayo wakes before her grandchildren to begin the backbreaking work of removing seawater from her home scoop by scoop with a plastic dustpan.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has urgently requested road management units, businesses, and local authorities to promptly review, list, and relocate all parking lots currently located under bridges and within other road infrastructure protection zones by October 30.

A designer in the team responsible for the renovation of Dong Kinh Nghia Thuc Square in Hanoi has defended their concept, saying the design balances heritage and modernity after residents raised concerns about aesthetics, public space use, and past structures on the site.

Two earthquakes measuring 3.0 and 4.5 in magnitude struck Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam early on Thursday, according to the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Center under the Institute of Earth Sciences.

Soldiers guarded Nepal's parliament and patrolled deserted streets on Wednesday with the capital Kathmandu under a curfew, after two days of deadly anti-corruption protests forced Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign.

In a quiet hospital room in Ho Chi Minh City, tears welled in the eyes of Vo Van Hoai as he held a receipt for VND40 million (US$1,516) in hospital fees, fully paid by someone he has never met.

So why should Asia’s tertiary education systems – from Malaysia to Vietnam – be any different from those in the Western world? They, too, should be embedded with flexibility.

As floodwaters return to Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, Tram Chim National Park in Dong Thap Province transforms into a vibrant wetland teeming with life, drawing visitors eager to drift beneath the shade of melaleuca forests and watch flocks of birds in their breeding season.

SAGA -- A worker at the crime laboratory of the Saga prefectural police in southwestern Japan is believed to have conducted 130 improper DNA analyses, it has been learned.

TOKYO -- Seven-Eleven Japan Co. on Tuesday showed to media organizations robots stocking shelves and doing the cleaning in a convenience store in Tokyo in a demonstration experiment.

Deputy Prime Minister Ho Duc Phoc has signed Resolution No. 5 on piloting a crypto asset market in Vietnam, effective from September 9.

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.