Vietnamese people possess strong academic foundations and the capacity to compete internationally in knowledge and intellectual skills, but one of the most significant gaps lies in soft skills, particularly the ability to conduct independent research and exercise critical thinking.

Vietnam’s tourism industry is set to welcome its 20 millionth international visitor, scheduled to arrive in Phu Quoc Special Zone, an island administered by southern An Giang Province in mid-December, marking the first time the country will receive 20 million foreign travelers in a single year.

Five days after the opening ceremony for the 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, host nation Thailand has formally apologized to the Vietnamese sports delegation for an error involving the display of the map of Vietnam omitting Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Tuong Sa (Spratly) Archipelagos and Phu Quoc Island.

Expatriates in Vietnam, international visitors, and overseas Vietnamese have donated over VND1.65 billion (US$62,700) to help residents hit by floods and storms in Dak Lak Province, south-central Vietnam.

More than 15,000 workers and 3,000 machines and pieces of equipment are racing against time at the construction site of the big-ticket Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province, a neighbor of Ho Chi Minh City.

The 25th Audio Visual Equipment Show in Hanoi (AV Show Hanoi 2025) opened on Saturday, showcasing dozens of advanced audiovisual systems, including a US$190,000 made-in-Vietnam loudspeaker, and highlighting the growing sophistication of Vietnam’s high-end AV market.

BANGKOK - Thailand announced a curfew in its southeastern Trat province on Sunday as fighting with Cambodia spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region, two days after U.S. President and would-be peacemaker Donald Trump said the sides had agreed to stop.

A serious traffic accident claimed the lives of three people after a motorcycle slammed into the rear of a truck parked along the roadside in Krai Village, Chu Pah Commune, Gia Lai Province, Vietnam in the wee hours of Sunday.

More than 400 law enforcement personnel were deployed on Saturday as police sought the suspect in a shooting at Brown University in Rhode Island that left two students dead and another nine people wounded at the Ivy League school, officials said.

KOLKATA - Lionel Messi's tour of India kicked off chaotically on Saturday as fans threw objects, ripped up seats and invaded the pitch at Kolkata's Salt Lake stadium after the Argentine soccer great made only a brief appearance at a ticketed event.

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In celebration of the 2025 European Pho Week, the Embassy of Vietnam in Germany on Friday hosted an exchange and promotional event for Vietnamese pho at Viet Pho Restaurant in Berlin.

Rising property prices in Vietnam are putting home ownership out of reach for many millennials and members of Generation Z, according to a new survey presented at the Vietnam Real Estate Summit (VRES 2025) in Ho Chi Minh City.

U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc E. Knapper on Friday visited families affected by natural disasters in Yen Binh Commune, Lang Son Province, northern Vietnam as part of a U.S.-funded humanitarian assistance program aimed at helping northern Vietnamese communities recover from recent storms and floods.

Almost two weeks on from devastating floods, Muslim worshippers in Indonesia's Sumatra who gathered at their local mosque on Friday for prayers were blocked from entering by a huge pile of thousands of uprooted trees.

Vietnam and the United Kingdom on Thursday in Hanoi officially launched the Climate and Ocean Adaptation and Sustainable Transition (COAST) program, a five-year initiative aimed at strengthening the resilience of Vietnam’s coastal communities and marine ecosystems in the face of climate change.

As Australia moves to bar children under 16 from using major social media platforms including Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube, Vietnam is grappling with how to protect its younger internet users while recognizing the role of online connectivity in modern education and social life.

JPMorgan top boss Jamie Dimon signaled support for former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh as the next chair of the U.S. central bank, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

Pho Day 2025 officially opened this morning in Ho Chi Minh City and is expected to welcome about 100,000 visitors, with the participation of nearly 30 pho brands from across Vietnam.

LONDON -- With The Magnum Ice Cream Company's shift towards beauty and wellbeing can fire up growth and margins.

Japanese businesses have called on Ho Chi Minh City to continue improving immigration procedures at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, saying waiting times remain long despite recent upgrades, according to remarks made at a business dialogue held on Friday in the city.

In the final days of November, historic floods swept through the south-central provinces of Dak Lak, Gia Lai, and Khanh Hoa, inundating thousands of houses, but despite the shock and grief, residents remain determined to recover and rebuild homes, fueled by solidarity and government support.

A reader from Da Nang City, Hoang Thi Minh Sinh, who recently married a foreign national and gave birth, wrote to ask Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper what documents are required when registering her child’s birth.

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TOKYO -- Almost half of Japanese nationals feel familiar with loneliness and isolation, a government survey showed Friday.

TOKYO -- Japan issued tsunami advisories for the Pacific coast of Hokkaido and Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi prefectures from northern to northeastern Japan after another offshore earthquake shook the regions late Friday morning.

Among the brands participating in Pho Day 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City this weekend, Manuel Sponton and Thu Trang — the duo behind the Italian restaurant and pho bar Pho Ong Tay — are expected to showcase their traditional Vietnamese beef ‘pho’ for local residents and visitors.

Hanoi police have arrested and charged a 48-year-old man with attempted murder after he was caught on camera pushing a traffic police officer into the path of an oncoming truck, authorities said on Friday.

Vietnam’s Viet Duc University Hospital is poised to open a long-delayed second facility in Ninh Binh Province next week after more than a decade of construction, aiming to ease severe overcrowding at its main campus in Hanoi.

A new analysis by the World Health Organization reaffirmed there is no link between vaccines and autism -- contrary to theories being propagated in the United States.

Several households in Hiep Thanh Commune, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam’s Central Highlands have been evacuated after severe landslides struck a 35-hectare pine-covered hill, raising fears that soil erosion could spread and directly threaten residential areas at the foot of the slope, authorities confirmed on Friday.

A midnight ‘ultimatum’ from Airbus sent Vietnam’s aviation sector into a 32-hour race to update software on 81 aircraft.

The newly-passed Disease Prevention Law introduces two forms of vaccination in Vietnam, mandatory and voluntary.

Ho Chi Minh City will build two pedestrian bridges across Ton Duc Thang Street to better connect Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street with Bach Dang Wharf, aiming to improve pedestrian safety, ease traffic conflicts, and create a modern public space along the Saigon River.

FRANKFURT -- Plans to impose an effective ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in the European Union have been abandoned, a senior EU lawmaker told German mass tabloid Bild on Thursday.