TOKYO -- Financially struggling households in Japan cannot afford to buy enough food due to soaring prices, a recent survey by Save the Children Japan, a nonprofit organization, showed.

Vietnam has called on Russia to support its ambition to become a strong maritime nation, underlining the strategic importance of this goal for national development and regional cooperation.

Thailand's industrial sentiment index fell to its lowest level in three years in August on worries about domestic political uncertainty, a strong baht currency and U.S. tariffs, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Wednesday.

Indonesia's central bank delivered another surprise interest rate cut on Wednesday, its sixth cut since it kicked off an easing cycle in September last year, saying economic growth needed to be strengthened.

Reducing groundwater extraction is a key step in Ho Chi Minh City’s proactive strategy to combat land subsidence, according to Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Trung Chon, head of the Research Institute for Sustainable Development at the University of Natural Resources and Environment.

A truck lost control and slammed into Tan Long Market along National Highway No. 9 in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam on Wednesday morning, killing three people, including a Laotian national and a pregnant woman, and injuring seven others.

A tropical depression near the East Vietnam Sea is expected to enter the maritime area and develop into a storm on Wednesday, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

The administration in Hoan Kiem Ward, Hanoi on Tuesday announced details about a project to build a public square and park on the eastern side of Hoan Kiem Lake.

The issue of street vendors occupying sidewalks and roadways around major hospitals in Ho Chi Minh City has continued to recur, affecting urban aesthetics and posing risks to traffic safety and food hygiene.

The Vietnamese government has been committed to introducing a unified set of textbooks for the entire country starting from the 2026-27 academic year, and to providing them free of charge from 2030.

An US$872 million urban development project in central Vietnam remains mostly unfinished six years after construction began, with rusting structures and abandoned foundations visible across the site.

Vietnam will host the Vietnam Legends Championship 2025, a major international golf tournament featuring several former Major champions and European Tour legends, organizers announced on Tuesday.

The expectation that Vietnamese scientists will one day receive a Nobel Prize was highlighted in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday, during a dialogue and exhibition on the Nobel legacy co-hosted by the Swedish Embassy and RMIT University Vietnam.

As Vietnam eyes 2050, Ho Chi Minh City is leading the nation’s urban shift, aiming to become a smart, sustainable metropolis shaped by bold planning, deep reform, and human-centred innovation.

Vietnam’s Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang held talks on Monday with Nikolai Patrushev, aide to the President of Russia and chairman of the Russian Maritime Board, focusing on enhancing maritime and defense cooperation.

Authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have imposed administrative fines worth over US$31,000 on two beachside hotels, Chicland Danang Beach Hotel and ELC Hotel, following a series of violations related to environmental protection and food safety.

A low-pressure area has formed over the central East Vietnam Sea and may intensify into a tropical depression within the next 24 hours, according to the National Center for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

A devastating house fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning claimed the lives of four family members in Thuong Tin Commune, Hanoi.

KATHMANDU -- Nepal’s deadliest protests in decades erupted just as the country entered its peak tourist season, dealing a blow to businesses that had been preparing to welcome trekkers from around the globe to experience its world-famous trails.

As an English as a Second Language (ESL) teacher with around 12 years of experience teaching at all levels in Vietnam, I have seen the industry go through waves of change.

The green race is intensifying in Vietnam’s consumer goods market as major corporations invest heavily in recycled materials, turning the green transition into a long-term competitive edge.

For the third year running toxic blue-green algae blooms that look like pea soup and smell like rotten eggs have covered much of Lough Neagh, the largest lake in the UK and Ireland.

ROME -- Children across Italy are returning to classrooms after a traditional three months off school -- the longest summer holiday in Europe.

Oblique Seville and Melissa Jefferson-Wooden recorded their first major victories in winning the men's and women's 100 metres world titles on Sunday, making it honours even between sprint powerhouses Jamaica and the United States.

Vietnamese blockbuster ‘Mua Do’ (Red Rain) has led the local box office for nearly a month after its release in August, earning over VND650 billion (US$24.6 million).

The Vietnamese government has instructed that the amended draft of the Personal Income Tax Law must explicitly include income from gold trading as taxable, aiming to increase market transparency and reduce speculative activity.

Kenneth Atkinson, founder of Grant Thornton Vietnam, has recently opened up about his more than three decades living and working in Vietnam—a period he describes as “a breath of fresh air.”

Though the Mid-Autumn Festival is still nearly a month away, Luong Nhu Hoc Street in Cho Lon Ward, known as a ‘lantern street’ in Ho Chi Minh City, has already transformed into a radiant hub of color and festivity, drawing large crowds of families and young people eager to shop, take photos, and soak in the early holiday atmosphere.

A VND1.1-trillion (US$42 million) park project along Thuy Van Street on Bai Sau Beach in Ho Chi Minh City is nearly complete, but the investor is struggling to stop residents and tourists from trampling grass lawns, parking cars on tiled areas, and running motorbikes inside the park.

Vietnam’s Tam Anh Hospital signed a cooperation agreement last week with Russia’s National Medical Research Radiological Center (NMRRC), marking a new phase in cancer diagnosis and treatment in Vietnam.

Kuwait's government on Sunday invited local and international companies to take the first step in bidding for contracts as part of its plans to develop three new cities to help tackle a shortage of housing in the oil-rich country.

Rising oceans and flooding caused by climate change will threaten the homes and livelihoods of over a million Australians by 2050 while deaths from heat-related illness will soar, a landmark report warned Monday ahead of the country's releasing its emission reduction targets this week.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Public Security's criminal investigation agency announced on Sunday that the unit had worked with police in several localities to crack down on a massive illegal weapon manufacturing and trafficking ring, with illicit transactions reportedly amounting to tens of billions of Vietnamese dong.

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Eighteen middle and high schools in Ho Chi Minh City will receive support from seven Japanese teachers during the 2025-26 academic year, the city’s Department of Education and Training announced on Sunday.