Ho Chi Minh City aims to become a leading medical tourism hub in the region, leveraging its high-quality hospital and resort systems along with competitive costs.

In teeming Manila, where poverty runs deep and millions lack adequate shelter, some of the living have found refuge among the dead.

A 40-year-old man was electrocuted and another injured while checking their stalls at a flooded market in Quang Dien Commune, Hue City, central Vietnam at noon on Friday, local authorities confirmed the same day.

«Bulle ou l’errance des monts vermeils,» a theater performance directed by Leo Barcet that combines French contemporary theater with traditional Vietnamese music, will premiere in Ho Chi Minh City this weekend.

A tropical disturbance from the Pacific Ocean could move across the Philippines into the East Vietnam Sea during the first week of November, potentially developing into a tropical depression or storm, according to the Southern Regional Hydro-Meteorological Center.

Ho Chi Minh City and Liverpool signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to boost cooperation in healthcare, education, and science and technology, officials said.

Vietnam’s Ministry of National Defense, the U.S. Department of War, and the U.S. Department of State have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in addressing war legacy issues.

Artificial intelligence is no longer just a futuristic concept for Vietnamese education, as it is happening now. At an online talk hosted by Thanh Nien (Young People) newspaper from Ho Chi Minh City on Friday afternoon, leading experts in education and technology shared insights on how AI, new learning models, and English proficiency are reshaping both teaching and learning across Vietnam.

LONDON -- The U.S. Federal Reserve has moved back into line with other major rate setters after it cut rates by a quarter point on Wednesday but pushed back against market bets that it would keep going as the Washington shutdown fogs up its forecasting lens.

Climateworks Center under Monash University in Australia has released a new report on a tailored transition roadmap to help Ho Chi Minh City develop net-zero industrial precincts (NZIPs).

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French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday.

Tetra Pak, the world leader in food processing and packaging solutions, will spotlight its innovations in ready-to-drink (RTD) coffee at Coffee Expo Vietnam 2025, held from Thursday to Saturday at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center.

Vietnam’s Tam Anh Research Institute (TAMRI) under Tam Anh General Hospital and the UK’s Oxford University announced a cooperation agreement on training, research, and medical innovation in the presence of Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam this week.

Police in An Long Commune, Dong Thap Province, southern Vietnam reported on Wednesday that a nighttime patrol team had apprehended three individuals involved in a large-scale dog theft operation, seizing 24 stolen dogs, all found dead, along with a cache of tools used for the crime.

German sportswear maker Puma on Thursday said it would cut 900 jobs in its corporate workforce globally by the end of 2026, while announcing a series of measures to revive the business and combat sharp sales declines.

JAKARTA -- Indonesian authorities are investigating food poisoning cases involving nearly 700 children in Yogyakarta province this week, after students ate meals prepared under President Prabowo Subianto's key free school meal programme, an official said.

Floodwaters in the central Vietnamese tourism hub of Hoi An rose to 3.4 meters early on Thursday, matching the record level set in 1964, local authorities said.

Vietnam will make English a compulsory subject starting from first grade under a new national education plan aimed at turning the language into the country’s second language by 2045, the government said on Tuesday.

TOKYO -- The number of elementary and junior high school students in Japan who refused to go to school in fiscal 2024, which ended last March, hit a record high of 353,970, an education ministry survey showed Wednesday.

No longer merely a 'low-cost factory,' Vietnam is redefining itself as a hub of green innovation where farmers generate clean electricity, small businesses access global markets, and the Net Zero 2050 commitment takes shape through technology and policy.

Hurricane Melissa bore down on the Bahamas Wednesday after cutting a path of destruction through the Caribbean, leaving 30 people dead or missing in Haiti and parts of Jamaica and Cuba in ruins.

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Social media platform TikTok has announced that it has surpassed 460 million monthly active users across Southeast Asia, including 70 million in Vietnam.

Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong arrived in Busan on Tuesday afternoon to attend the 32nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Week and engage in bilateral activities in South Korea through Saturday at the invitation of South Korean President Lee Jae Myung.

TOKYO -- The Japanese and U.S. governments on Tuesday announced investment projects worth up to US$400 billion involving Japanese and U.S. companies, including the construction of advanced nuclear power plants.

Bringing together artists from Japan, Brazil, Indonesia and Vietnam, the international exhibition Art and Culture has opened a vibrant and emotional contemporary art space in Ho Chi Minh City.

Vietnamese Party General Secretary To Lam has invited leading artificial intelligence (AI) strategists, scholars, and experts from the UK and around the world to visit Vietnam for direct engagement with local policymakers and researchers, aiming to strengthen cooperation in AI-related fields.

Hanoi authorities are considering allowing public elementary and middle schools to offer supervised care for students outside of regular school hours, with a proposed maximum fee of VND12,000 (US$0.45) per 60 minutes.

British bank HSBC has upgraded its forecast for Vietnam’s 2025 GDP growth from 6.6 percent to 7.9 percent following the country’s exceptional third-quarter performance.

The Football Association of Thailand (FAT) issued an official apology on its website on Tuesday after China’s flag was mistakenly displayed in place of Vietnam’s during the draw for the ASEAN U19 Boys’ Futsal Championship 2025.

United Airlines has resumed daily passenger flights connecting Ho Chi Minh City and the United States after nearly ten years, the airline announced on Monday.

On the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Malaysia, Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong held their second annual meeting on Tuesday, cementing both nations’ commitment to deepening economic cooperation and advancing the next Vietnam-Singapore Industrial Park (VSIP 2.0) generation.

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NARA -- Tetsuya Yamagami, who is charged with murdering former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the western Japan city of Nara about three years ago, pleaded guilty in the first hearing of his trial at Nara District Court on Tuesday.