As Fengshen, the 12th storm to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year, entered the waters from Quang Tri to Quang Ngai Provinces on Wednesday night, it weakened into a tropical depression after being significantly affected by a strong cold front, according to the national weather center.

A bill to restrict social media for children under 16 will be introduced in the New Zealand parliament, officials said on Thursday, building momentum for parliament's efforts to prevent young people from being harmed while online.

Traffic police in Hai Phong City, northern Vietnam fined a man VND3.5 million (US$133) and confiscated his motorbike for multiple traffic violations, including letting go of both hands while riding on National Highway 5, the Traffic Police Department reported on Wednesday evening.

Military Region 5 has ordered all subordinate units to maintain a 24-hour readiness posture and prepare armored vehicles, speedboats, and personnel to assist residents as storm Fengshen approaches central Vietnam’s coast.

The European Union (EU) will provide Vietnam with 50 million euros (US$58 million) to support vocational education and training in digital and green skills, preparing the workforce for emerging industries such as semiconductors and artificial intelligence (AI), according to EU Ambassador to Vietnam Julien Guerrier.

Over the past 30 years, the French Development Agency (AFD) has invested more than US$3.8 billion in 120 projects across sectors such as energy, transportation, water supply, vocational training, and agriculture, improving the quality of life for nearly one-third of Vietnam’s population, said Julien Seillan, director of AFD Vietnam.

Elite Dental Group announced on October 20 its accreditation by the American Accreditation Commission International (AACI – USA) with a score of 95.33 out of 100, under the latest Standard Version 2.1 specifically designed for dental care facilities.

Storm Fengshen, the 12th storm to strike the East Vietnam Sea this year, was located about 230 kilometers east-northeast of Da Nang City on Wednesday afternoon. It is forecast to make landfall in central Vietnam early on Thursday morning.

A teacher from Da Nang City in central Vietnam has become the latest winner of Vietlott’s Power 6/55 Jackpot 1, taking home a prize worth over VND179 billion (US$6.8 million).

Vietnam has become an increasingly popular destination among Eastern European tourists, with accommodation searches for Vietnam from the region surging 59 percent overall between August 15 and September 30 compared to a year earlier, according to data from digital travel platform Agoda.

Police in Phu Tho Province, northern Vietnam have detained a man for allegedly stockpiling and freezing nearly 40 metric tons of pork from pigs infected with African swine fever, with the intention of selling the contaminated meat for profit.

Hoang Tung, founder of T.U.N.G Dining, one of Vietnam's most prestigious fine dining establishments, has been charged with tax evasion.

Residents in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang moved cars to higher ground on Wednesday to avoid flooding ahead of heavy rains forecast as storm Fengshen approaches.

Ho Chi Minh City-based Saigon Polytechnic College has awarded full scholarships worth nearly VND1.5 billion (US$61,000) to eight students from Cuba and Laos, marking a new milestone in international educational cooperation.

Around five million school-age children in Vietnam suffer from refractive vision problems such as myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism, according to the Ho Chi Minh City Center for Disease Control (HCDC).

A man in a remote mountainous area of Da Nang City, central Vietnam was attacked by a wild bear on Tuesday evening while returning home from his farm, according to the city's Ga Ry Border Guard Station.

Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, law enforcement and art experts say.

Israeli photographer Erez Marom has spent years traveling the length of Vietnam to document the country’s rarest and most endangered primates, creatures of extraordinary beauty that now hover on the brink of extinction.

Hanoi police said on Tuesday that the Noi Bai International Airport police station had investigated and uncovered a theft involving an airline employee at Tan Son Nhat International Airport who stole VND50 million (US$1,900) from checked luggage.

Storm Fengshen is forecast to bring extreme rainfall to central Vietnam, with some areas expected to receive up to 900 millimeters over the coming days, a level that could exceed the region's drainage capacity and trigger widespread flooding, landslides, and flash floods across several central provinces and cities.

Gold prices fell further on Wednesday, weighed down by signs of easing U.S.-China trade tensions and as investors took advantage of bullion's recent record rally to take profits while awaiting U.S. inflation data due later this week.

The Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) has proposed raising the daily betting cap on international football as well as horse and greyhound racing to VND100 million (US$3,800) per player, 10 times the limit put forward by the Ministry of Finance in a draft decree.

Residents in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang rushed to supermarkets and local markets on Tuesday evening to stock up on food and essentials as storm Fengshen, the 12th storm to enter the East Vietnam Sea this year, was approaching the coast.

Plastic can end up in the environment by many channels. Improper waste management can cause single-use plastics like bottles and grocery bags to end up in our oceans. But there’s also a smaller, sneakier source of plastic that also pollutes the land and sea. Called 'nurdles,' tens of millions of these tiny pellets have found their way into the ocean after ship spills.

The fight against malaria has stalled after two decades of progress, with climate change and population growth among factors threatening a resurgence of the potentially fatal disease, campaigners said Tuesday.

At age 10, Trinh Kieu Oanh sat in her fifth-grade classroom, struggling to see the blackboard. Fourteen years later, she no longer remembers colors — only shades of gray. But on the judo mat, the 24-year-old moves with quiet confidence, defying her blindness and the expectations that often come with it.

The People’s Committee of Binh Phu Ward in Ho Chi Minh City, in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Food & Beverage Association (FBA), on Monday held a press briefing to announce the 2025 Green Food Festival, the largest-ever vegetarian fest in the city, set to take place from October 31 to November 4.

PARIS -- Paris Saint-Germain scored seven and both Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven hit six in big victories while Arsenal crushed Atletico Madrid 4-0 on a prolific night of Champions League action on Tuesday.

An Australian retail bank employee has been granted the right to work from home all the time by the country's labour tribunal, as industry bosses urge more workers to return to the office.

Border guards and residents in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam on Tuesday buried a dead dolphin that had washed ashore along the Nhat Le coast, following local fishermen’s traditional rites.

The EU is weighing a ban on the usage of ethanol as an active ingredient in biocidal products, including hand sanitizers, over increasing risks of cancer, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday.

New Italian Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Alessandra Tognonato expressed Italy’s strong interest in the city’s key investment projects, particularly its metro initiatives, during a meeting with chairman of the municipal administration Nguyen Van Duoc on Monday.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have concluded an investigation and recommended the prosecution of four Vietnamese nationals and one South Korean national for allegedly smuggling 250 rubber boots and 405,000 packs of ESSE-branded cigarettes, with a total value of VND10.4 billion (US$394,981).

Transnational education is reshaping how Vietnam prepares for its future. For RMIT University’s leaders, it goes beyond delivering foreign degrees; it is about building a globally connected, locally grounded education system that equips students to lead in a rapidly changing world.

As storm Fengshen moves closer toward Vietnam’s central coast, Da Nang City is expected to experience widespread heavy rainfall over the next several days, with river levels possibly reaching or exceeding alarm level 3, according to the central region’s hydrometeorological agency.