Record heavy rains and flooding in central Vietnam this week have killed 35 people, disaster management officials said Sunday, with five more still missing in the deluge.

The Ho Chi Minh City Border Guard Command said on Sunday that a foreign cargo ship has been required to anchor for investigation following a collision that caused the sinking of two local fishing vessels off the coast of Vung Tau.

MEXICO CITY - A festive holiday weekend turned tragic for families in northwestern Mexico on Saturday when a deadly blaze engulfed a discount store in the city center of Hermosillo, killing at least 23 people and injuring a dozen.

FPT Play confirmed on Saturday evening that it has officially obtained the broadcasting rights for the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, set to take place in Thailand in December, noting that at least two other Vietnamese television stations will also broadcast the multi-sport event.

From divorce to relocation, people are turning to chatbots for guidance on major life decisions.

Brazilian public health researchers have found mounting evidence in the state hosting COP30 that mercury poisoning from illegal gold mining has caused widespread neurological problems and disabilities in Indigenous children.

Vietnam performed its first organ transplant in 1992 with support from foreign experts. Today, the country has become fully proficient in transplant techniques and even improved procedures to better suit local conditions.

A tropical depression off the coast of the Philippines on Saturday night strengthened into a storm, internationally named Kalmaegi, which is forecast to enter the East Vietnam Sea on Wednesday next week and become the 13th storm to hit the maritime region this year.

The Department of Agriculture and Environment of Lam Dong Province in Vietnam on Sunday morning confirmed that a self-built water reservoir on a mountainside in Tuy Phong Commune had burst, sending a torrent of water crashing down into a residential area and sweeping away a family of three.

The Hanoi administration has announced a VND30-billion ($1.2 million) donation and the cancellation of fireworks displays planned for the 2025 Autumn Fair’s closing ceremony and a live concert, in solidarity with flood-hit localities in central Vietnam.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duc Loc recently shared his perspective with Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on combining community service with educational and public awareness initiatives for traffic offenders. He argued that community service should go beyond punishment and be paired with efforts to educate offenders and raise public awareness.

Vietnam needs to develop well-structured startup incubator programs to nurture companies in the data industry and pave the way for future unicorns, experts said at a science-technology event held in Hung Yen Province, northern Vietnam on Wednesday.

Ho Chi Minh City has been named a new member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) for film, becoming Vietnam’s first and Southeast Asia’s only representative in this category, the UN agency said on Thursday.

More than 200 booths are offering hundreds of vegetarian dishes to food lovers at the 2025 Vegetarian Food Festival in Ho Chi Minh City, jointly organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Culinary Association and the People’s Committee of Binh Phu Ward.

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.

At first glance, 'ca nuc kho ot' — Hue-style braised mackerel scads with chili — may look like an ordinary home meal, yet behind this humble dish lies a story of care, tradition, and the enduring spirit of Vietnamese cooking.

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.