Phu Quoc Special Zone, an island administered by An Giang Province in southern Vietnam, welcomed a flight carrying 220 Russian tourists on Sunday, marking the resumption of direct air service between Russia and the ‘pearl island’ after years of suspension.

Party General Secretary To Lam left Hanoi on Monday for a three-day official visit to Finland, marking the first-ever trip by a top Vietnamese Party leader to the Nordic nation since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1973.

Vietnam’s armed forces and relevant agencies have been mobilized as the country braces for powerful storm Fengshen, the 12th storm to hit the East Vietnam Sea, now moving rapidly across the sea and likely to strengthen further.

Vietnam’s rapidly aging population is driving a rise in chronic oral health conditions among older adults, but the country lacks a dedicated dental care model for this group, health experts said on Sunday.

Morocco's 2026 budget will allocate 140 billion dirhams ($15 billion) to health and education, up 16% from last year, the royal palace said in a statement on Sunday.

Vietnamese adults consume an average of 231 grams of fruits and vegetables per day, well below the 400 grams recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO), Ho Chi Minh City’s health agency said on Sunday.

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HONG KONG -- A cargo plane flying from Dubai skidded off the runway into the sea while landing at Hong Kong International Airport early on Monday, the city's airport operator said, with local media reporting the deaths of two people.

Thieves raided Paris's Louvre museum in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France's priceless crown jewels, but dropping a gem-encrusted crown as they fled, officials and sources said.

AUSTIN, Texas - When Bernie Ecclestone was asked about a group of guests receiving VIP treatment at a Formula One race nine years ago, the commercial supremo said they were representatives of «a fruit company».

LONDON - Arsenal remained top of the table as the Premier League resumed thanks to a gritty 1-0 win at Fulham but Ange Postecoglou's Nottingham Forest nightmare ended in the sack after 39 days following a 3-0 home loss to Chelsea on Saturday.

During rush hour, it is no longer unusual to see long lines of motorbikes riding against traffic on several streets in Ho Chi Minh City, turning certain roads into de facto ‘lanes’ for traffic violators.

Speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly (NA) László Kövér has praised Ho Chi Minh City for its impressive transformation, highlighting the remarkable progress the southern metropolis has achieved since his last visit to Vietnam a decade ago.

What was already a bustling scene on the first day of the Vietnam Phở Festival in Singapore turned even livelier on its second and final day, as long lines formed at Our Tampines Hub, the country’s largest community center, early on Sunday morning.

After surviving 13 hours adrift at sea with his young daughter, Nguyen Thanh Tung, 35, from Truong Vinh Ward, Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam, has formed a volunteer rescue team to repay the kindness that once saved his life.

Many Singaporeans and international residents living and working in Singapore have shown their love for Vietnamese ‘pho’ at the Vietnam Phở Festival 2025, which kicked off on Saturday at Our Tampines Hub.

Traffic police in Vietnam detected 3,829 alcohol-related violations on Saturday, the first day of a nationwide campaign to control alcohol levels among drivers.

The Michelin Guide has expanded its legacy beyond restaurants, unveiling its first-ever global list of distinguished hotels and resorts under the new MICHELIN Key system, which honored a resort in Vietnam with a top spot.

Much has been made of the difficulty for promoted sides in adapting to the Premier League in recent years, but this season's trio have fared much better having accumulated more than double the number of points after eight games as last term.

Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security have arrested Ranjit Prithviraj Thambyrajah, a 65-year-old Australian national and CEO of Nam Song Hau Trading Investing Petroleum Joint Stock Company in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam, for allegedly committing fraud to misappropriate property totaling up to US$4.9 million, the company announced on Saturday.

The Vietnam Phở Festival 2025 made an impressive debut in Singapore, welcoming an estimated 15,000 visitors on Saturday, the opening day.

Remittances sent through credit institutions and economic organizations in Ho Chi Minh City reached US$7.969 billion in the first nine months of 2025, according to the State Bank of Vietnam’s (SBV) Regional Branch No. 2.

India's longest-running film celebrates 30 years in the same cinema on Monday, a Bollywood romance so beloved that fans know it simply by its acronym «DDLJ».

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Finance and the Nasdaq Stock Exchange signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Friday at Nasdaq’s headquarters in New York to cooperate in developing the Vietnam International Financial Center in the city.

As part of the Vietnam Phở Festival 2025 in Singapore, Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday organized the Vietnam – Singapore Investment, Trade and Tourism Promotion Forum to help strengthen bilateral business ties.

A group of students from the International School (Vietnam National University, Hanoi) has gained attention for successfully creating a battery from discarded coffee grounds—an ambitious innovation by young people with no technical background, majoring instead in economics, management, and marketing.

A Panama-flagged cargo ship that was detained at Vietnam’s Quy Nhon Port over a cargo damage dispute has been released following a compensation settlement, a local court said on Friday.

Two Austrian tourists were rescued late Friday after getting lost during an unauthorized hike in Hoang Lien National Park in northern Vietnam, local authorities said.

WASHINGTON -- The state of California announced a lawsuit against three major plastic bag producers and reached a settlement with four other manufacturers on Friday after concluding an investigation into their false claims that these bags were recyclable.

Continuous heavy rainfall from Friday to Saturday has caused flooding and landslides across the mountainous northwestern part of Da Nang City, central Vietnam, disrupting traffic and isolating several villages.

Storm Fengshen that recently grew from a tropical depression in the Pacific region is expected to enter the East Vietnam Sea on Monday, likely becoming the 12th storm to affect the maritime area this year, according to Vietnam’s national weather agency.

SEOUL -- The mother and two sisters of Samsung Electronics Chairman Jay Y. Lee plan to sell some 1.73 trillion won ($1.22 billion) worth of shares in the South Korean tech firm, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Researchers have unearthed near Lake Turkana in northern Kenya fossils of hand and foot bones belonging to an extinct human relative dating to 1.52 million years ago, revealing that this species would have been able to grasp and manipulate objects such as stone tools and was fully bipedal.

Chefs and organizers of the Vietnam Phở Festival 2025 on Friday morning were busy completing final preparations at various kitchens across Singapore, ahead of the culinary festival’s official opening the following day.

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