TOKYO -- Public hospitals operated by local governments across Japan are facing increasingly severe financial pressure.

Residents of the Quy Hoa leprosy village in Quy Nhon Nam Ward, Gia Lai Province, central Vietnam were left homeless after storm Kalmaegi tore through the coastal area, destroying roofs and homes of leprosy patients and their families.

SYDNEY - Rain has helped curb the spread of a wildfire in New Zealand's oldest national park, though mist and foggy weather conditions forced the grounding of all rescue aircraft and delayed some firefighting efforts, authorities said on Monday.

MANCHESTER - Manchester City laid down a clear statement of intent in Pep Guardiola's 1,000th game as a manager with a crushing 3-0 defeat of Premier League champions Liverpool on Sunday.

Vietnam’s coffee brand Three O’Clock officially entered the Indian market on Saturday, launching three stores simultaneously in Gurugram through an international franchise partnership.

SINGAPORE -- Global shares rose on Monday on optimism that an end to the historic U.S. government shutdown could be in sight, while the dollar was nursing losses from last week.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City have arrested 22-year-old Doan Quoc Viet, the operator of the TikTok account ‘Du Bau Troi,’ for allegedly posting videos that insulted people from both northern and southern Vietnam and fueled regional discrimination.

Thanh Cong (TC) Group aims to begin local production of Skoda electric vehicles (EVs) at its Thanh Cong Viet Hung auto plant in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam, with potential models including the new-generation Elroq and Enyaq.

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Vietnam’s renowned ST25 rice has once again made global headlines by winning the World’s Best Rice Award 2025, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, marking the third time the Vietnamese rice has been crowned the world’s finest.

MADRID - Three people died and 15 were injured on Saturday as rough seas battered the Spanish holiday island of Tenerife, emergency services said.

KUALA LUMPUR - Hundreds were missing on Sunday after a boat sank near the Thailand-Malaysia border, as 10 survivors and one body were recovered, the Malaysian maritime authority said.

Vietnam’s renowned ST25 rice has once again made global headlines by winning the World’s Best Rice Award 2025, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, marking the third time the Vietnamese rice has been crowned the world’s finest.

The number of people hospitalized for food poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City after eating ‘banh mi’ from a local shop has risen to 162, with Salmonella likely being the cause, health authorities reported on Saturday.

The Indian community in Vietnam, together with international friends, gathered at the Sheraton Saigon Hotel on Saturday night for the Diwali Gala 2025, a dazzling celebration of India’s festival of lights.

SEOUL - South Korean rescue officials pulled a third body from the rubble after the collapse of a large structure at a power station, media reports said on Sunday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has urged ministries, sectors, and localities to make the utmost effort to ensure Vietnam achieves 8.4 percent economic growth in the fourth quarter, which he said is crucial for the country to meet its full-year target of over eight percent.

Almost half of Vietnam’s population is exposed to secondhand smoke in their homes, health officials said on Saturday, as the government launched a campaign to expand smoke-free environments in restaurants, hotels and public spaces.

Vinh International Airport in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam is scheduled to resume operations on December 19 following extensive runway, taxiway, and terminal renovations, local authorities announced on Friday.

NEW YORK -- The Nasdaq ended slightly lower on Friday but registered its biggest weekly percentage drop since early April as investors worried about the sustainability of a rally in artificial intelligence shares, while U.S. Treasury yields inched lower.

Residents in Nghe An Province, north-central Vietnam discovered a 250-kilogram unexploded bomb while fishing on the Nam Mo River last week, prompting a successful disposal operation by military sappers on Friday.

HSINCHU, Taiwan -- Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Saturday said the semiconductor giant is experiencing «very strong demand» for its state-of-the-art Blackwell chips, as its appetite for wafers from TSMC grows.

Authorities in Ta Nang Commune, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam ordered the emergency evacuation of 70 households on Friday night amid fears that the Cay An irrigation reservoir, holding 1.7 million cubic meters of water, could burst.

Ho Chi Minh City will host the 2025 International Martial Arts Festival from November 21 to 23, organizers said on Friday.

More than 80 people have been hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City after eating 'banh mi' from a street stall on Nguyen Thai Son Street in Hanh Thong Ward, with health officials confirming Salmonella as the cause of the incident.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Friday he could force airlines to cut up to 20% of flights if the government shutdown did not end, as U.S. airlines on Friday scrambled to make unprecedented government-imposed reductions.

Five people were confirmed dead, three remain missing, and seven others injured as of 11:00 am on Friday following storm Kalmaegi, which caused widespread destruction across Vietnam’s Central Highlands and south-central provinces, according to the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority.

Vietnam welcomed more than 1.7 million international visitors in October, a 13.8-percent increase from the same month last year, as the Southeast Asian country entered its peak tourist season, data from the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism showed.

Vietnam has reaffirmed its commitment to strict, public and transparent measures against illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

A group of 21 travel agencies from Taiwan wrapped up a six-day trip to Da Nang, where they explored the central Vietnamese city’s leading tourism sites and services, according to the municipal Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

BERLIN/TOKYO -- Semiconductor maker Nexperia has resumed some shipments of its vital chips, auto executives said on Friday, with Germany welcoming signs of de-escalation in a fight for control of the company that has rattled the car industry.

KYOTO -- A team at Kyoto University's Center for iPS Cell Research and Application, or CiRA, has succeeded in creating component cells for the thymus using human induced pluripotent stem cells.

Vietnam will impose administrative fines of up to VND30 million (US$1,200) for forcing a spouse to have sex against their will from December 15, and offenders may be required to issue a public apology at the victim’s request, the Phap Luat Thanh pho Ho Chi Minh (Ho Chi Minh City Law) newspaper reported.

Vietnam's richest man Pham Nhat Vuong and his two sons have established Vinspace, which focuses on scientific research and technology development in natural sciences, alongside activities such as air cargo transport, aircraft and spacecraft manufacturing, and satellite telecommunications.

Traffic congestion in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s largest city, has intensified as vehicle numbers soar and roadworks narrow key routes, local authorities said on Thursday.