TOKYO -- The Japanese health ministry proposed Thursday that the cost of child delivery be fully covered by public health insurance.

TOKYO -- At the Japan Mobility Show 2025, the country's auto industry displayed a tendency to take advantage of the reviving popularity of cars that made Japanese youngsters' hearts race decades ago by incorporating memories of those cars into vehicles of tomorrow.

Wikipedia is working with Big Tech on deals similar to its arrangement with Google, the online encyclopedia's co-founder, Jimmy Wales, said on Wednesday, in a bid to help the firm monetize AI companies' heavy reliance on its content.

An exponential increase in the number of satellites placed in low-Earth orbit has brought advances in telecommunications including broadband access in rural and remote areas worldwide. It also has caused a surge in light pollution in space that imperils the work done by orbiting astronomical observatories.

NEW YORK - Climate and energy remain top of mind for long-term investors looking to ensure robust portfolios, panelists at the Reuters Next conference in New York said on Wednesday.

Thailand, the host of the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, has apologized to the Olympic committees of Vietnam and Laos after their national anthems were not played before a men’s football match between the two countries on Wednesday.

Some elementary schools in Da Nang City, central Vietnam are charging parents up to VND15,000 (US$0.6) per hour for picking up children after regular hours, officials said, a measure aimed at easing traffic congestion and offering flexible schedules for working parents.

In Vietnam, particularly in Ho Chi Minh City, the growth of lifestyle businesses mirrors the demand for diverse, spiritually oriented experiences seen in cities like Seoul, Tokyo, Copenhagen, and Bangkok.

A section of Nguyen Cong Tru Street near the Han River in An Hai Ward, Da Nang City, central Vietnam collapsed suddenly on Wednesday afternoon, pulling two cars into a deep sinkhole.

A tropical depression from storm Koto, the 15th storm to hit the East Vietnam Sea this year, has downgraded into a low-pressure area over central Vietnam, potentially bringing widespread moderate to heavy rain to the provinces from Quang Tri to Khanh Hoa, the national weather agency said.

The financial system risks undermining global trade if it fails to adapt to the economy's needs, with developing countries likely to suffer the most, the UN Trade and Development Agency said on Tuesday.

India is willing to amend an order requiring smartphone makers to pre-install a state-run cybersecurity app, the telecoms minister said on Wednesday, signalling a softening government stance following a backlash over surveillance fears.

Police in Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam have arrested and charged a former deputy head of a local market surveillance team on suspicion of killing a man at his former workplace earlier this year, the Ministry of Public Security said on Wednesday.

The search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 will resume at the end of December, Malaysia's transport ministry said on Wednesday, more than a decade after the plane disappeared.

Thirty-nine contestants from the Miss Charm 2025 pageant traded glamorous gowns for the simplicity of ‘ao ba ba,’ a traditional garment of the southern region, and ‘khan ran’ (striped scarf) as they transformed into Mekong Delta farm girls during a recent cultural experience trip to Can Tho City in southern Vietnam.

A meal in Hue City, central Vietnam has stirred social media after a diner found six dishes offered at the remarkably low price of VND50,000 (US$1.9) amid rising prices everywhere.

From a humble salted crab dish in Ca Mau, Vietnam’s southernmost province, a man has spent time and effort transforming it into a specialty: ‘cua gach ngam mam nhi’ (crab with tomalley marinated in high-grade fish sauce).

Thailand’s sport organizers have again misrepresented national flags involving Vietnam, this time on the official website of the upcoming 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, marking the second such incident in just over a month, local media reported on Tuesday.

Pham Nhat Vuong, chairman of Vietnam's leading private conglomerate Vingroup, saw his net worth surge by US$1.1 billion on Tuesday, propelling him to the position of the second-richest individual in Southeast Asia, according to data published by Forbes.

Hanoi authorities have ordered schools to limit outdoor activities and suspend classes when air pollution reaches hazardous levels, as the capital faces dangerously high smog.

Vietnam is determined to cultivate several strong agricultural enterprises that can lead both the region and the world by 2030, enhancing its integration into global value chains.

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KUALA LUMPUR -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said U.S. chipmaker Intel has announced an additional investment of 860 million ringgit ($208 million) in the country for assembly and testing operations.

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti said Vinicius Jr must be fully fit to make next year’s World Cup squad, reiterating his policy of picking only players who are 100% game-ready.

A nine-year-old boy suffering from end-stage heart failure has been saved thanks to the heart of an adult donor being transported over 1,600 kilometers from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City.

MILAN/MADRID -- A decade after it began working on a capital markets union, the EU is still struggling to agree a framework that encourages savers to put their cash to work within the bloc rather than in the U.S., prompting some of its 27 members to go it alone.

Some 600 experts began to work Monday on the next major UN climate report, as the international consensus on global warming is challenged by US President Donald Trump, who deems the science a «hoax».

Vietnam and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Monday launched an Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) Mission in Hanoi, with the agency voicing satisfaction over the country’s preparations.

Vietnamese Internet users continue to favor weak passwords, with ‘123456’ and simple variations such as ‘123456789’ and ‘12345678’ topping the list in 2025, according to a report by cybersecurity firms NordPass and NordStellar.

PARIS - FIFA said it will reveal the updated match schedule for the 2026 World Cup in a live global broadcast from Washington on Saturday, nearly 24 hours after the final draw determines the tournament’s unprecedented 12 groups of four.

Samsung Vietnam, a subsidiary of South Korea’s tech giant Samsung Electronics, has appointed Vietnamese executive Nguyen Hoang Giang as vice-president of Samsung Electronics Vietnam Thai Nguyen Co., Ltd. (SEVT).

Manufacturing was weak in the U.S., Europe and Asia's biggest economies in November, business surveys showed on Monday, as subdued domestic demand and tariff uncertainties weighed.

South Africa, Eswatini and Zambia on Monday began administering a groundbreaking HIV-prevention injection in the drug's first public rollouts in Africa, which has the world's highest HIV burden.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade is preparing a proposal to convert nearly 7,000 traditional markets into convenience stores and modern shopping centers as part of a national plan to upgrade the retail sector, a senior official said on Monday.

Vietnam currently has around 1.8 million children under five suffering from stunting, with the rate of malnutrition among ethnic minority children in remote areas being twice that of the Kinh ethnic group, according to UNICEF statistics.