A recent fatal fire at a four-story building on Tran Hung Dao Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has once again revealed a deadly urban hazard: tube houses with a single escape route are easily blocked by smoke and flames, according to the city’s fire and rescue police division.

Controlling a spouse’s income, making him or her dependent financially or emotionally, is now recognized as a form of economic domestic violence in Vietnam and shall be fined VND20-30 million (US$760-1,140).

Cardiovascular disease continues to be a major public health challenge in Vietnam, accounting for over 30 percent of all deaths in the country, comparable to the global average of 32 percent.

Vietnam’s exports in the first 11 months of 2025 surged to over US$430 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of more than $20 billion, according to a recent report by the National Statistics Office of Vietnam under the Ministry of Finance.

Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone, as the death toll rose to 618.

At least 23 people died after a fire at a nightclub in India's Goa state, the chief minister of the state said on Sunday as videos on social media showed ambulances lining up to help the injured.

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As urban consumers become more selective about what appears on their family dining tables, many are willing to pay more for services such as clean vegetable subscription boxes and remote vegetable growing.

A delegate of the National Assembly (NA) has recently proposed waiving hospital fees for cancer patients and those requiring dialysis as soon as possible, well before the current target of 2030, to reduce the financial burden on patients with life-threatening and chronic illnesses.

A commune official in Lam Dong Province, Vietnam’s Central Highlands, has been detained for allegedly transferring nearly US$19,000 from the commune’s public funds into his personal account, according to local authorities.

The creativity of local chefs has given rise to a unique dish that pairs Ca Mau’s famous seawater crabs with traditional Vietnamese dessert elements: a sweet soup (che) featuring crab filling that brings together savory and sweet notes.

Several parents in Hanoi have sent air purifiers to classrooms and kept vulnerable children at home as air pollution in the capital reached unhealthy levels this week.

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is introducing its integrated digital trade platform at Vietnam Expo 2025, a move designed to leverage Vietnam’s rapidly accelerating digital transformation.

A sleeper bus travelling on National Highway 80 in Dong Thap Province, Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, suddenly hit three people sitting by the roadside on Friday evening, killing two and seriously injuring the third, local police said on Saturday.

The Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City has spotlighted traditional sake from Gifu Prefecture at a recent cultural event, underscoring how shared culinary heritage is helping bring the two countries closer together and opening new avenues for bilateral trade.

Along with serving 20,000 bowls of pho to visitors, nearly 30 well-known pho brands will demonstrate pho noodle making, broth cooking, as well as share their own unique stories at the Pho Day 2025 event next weekend.

Nearly 98 percent of food samples collected from six provinces and city supplying Ho Chi Minh City met national safety standards, city authorities said on Friday, highlighting efforts to ensure safe food for the city’s population of more than 14 million.

Hundreds of people took part in a fire drill at the Da Nang Administrative Center in Da Nang City, central Vietnam on Friday, authorities said, testing the city’s emergency response and evacuation procedures.

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The United States announced an additional US$750,000 in emergency aid to Vietnam on Friday, raising total support for families and individuals affected by recent floods to $1.75 million, the U.S. Embassy in Hanoi said on Facebook.

TOKYO -- Recreational vehicles are attracting ever-rising attention in Japan, not just as campers but as evacuation shelters, traveling hotels and business offices.

Following the Broadcaster Meeting and Press Briefing for the 33rd SEA Games held in Thailand in September, Ho Chi Minh City Radio and Television (HTV) became one of the first broadcasters to secure television rights for the 2025 Southeast Asian Games.

China, Sweden, and South Korea have provided financial assistance to help Vietnam recover from recent historic floods and other natural disasters in the central region, as local authorities and communities work to restore daily life and rebuild affected areas.

Amid uncertainty, tech-savvy young people are turning passion projects into income streams.

For fisherman Effendi Basyaruddin, the deadly floods and landslides in Indonesia's Aceh province over the past week have triggered traumatic memories of the day 21 years ago when he ran for his life as the ocean rose like a cliff face and smashed through his hometown.

Endangered penguins living off South Africa's coast have likely starved en masse due to food shortages, a study said Friday, with some populations dropping by 95 percent in just eight years.

ROME -- The Olympic flame arrives in Rome on Thursday as the Milan-Cortina Winter Games home into view, but organisers are rushing to make sure everything is ready for a sprawling sports showcase spread across a vast area of northern Italy.

Vietnamese police have arrested three South Korean nationals accused of running a fraud ring in Cambodia who were hiding in Da Nang, central Vietnam before transferring them to South Korean authorities for extradition.

Japanese stationery and office furniture group Kokuyo plans to acquire up to 65.01 percent of the charter capital of Thien Long Group Corporation, a leading Vietnamese stationery producer, through the purchase of shares from its major shareholder and a public tender offer.

WELLINGTON -- New Zealand police have recovered a diamond-encrusted green Faberge egg after keeping a six-day watch over the thief accused of swallowing it.

Torrential rain and rapidly rising rivers submerged more than 3,300 homes and left one man dead in Lam Dong Province, central Vietnam after only one day of severe flooding that also triggered landslides and widespread infrastructure damage.

Four people died after a fire broke out at a building on Tran Hung Dao Street in downtown Ho Chi Minh City early on Friday, local authorities said.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has released millions of dollars in emergency grants to countries in Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka hit hardest by recent floods, providing immediate humanitarian relief and support for early recovery and reconstruction efforts.

Hyundai officially introduced the Santa Fe Hybrid to the Vietnamese market on Wednesday, at a price of VND1.369 billion (US$51,760).

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is “tragic” that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.