The Honda Activa e:, an electric scooter, is widely seen as a strong candidate to enter the Vietnamese market ahead of the 2026 Lunar New Year although there has been no official confirmation.

Vietnam’s stock market upgrade to secondary emerging-market status by FTSE Russell has drawn interest from some of the world’s largest investment funds, including institutions managing trillions of dollars in assets, the country’s securities regulator said.

President Donald Trump doubled down Sunday on his claim that Greenland should become part of the United States, despite calls by Denmark's prime minister to stop «threatening» the territory.

Police in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam said on Sunday they were investigating an illegal gambling operation on Ha Long Bay after detaining 30 people during a raid on three fishing boats.

Local authorities in Nha Trang Ward, Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam are investigating an incident in which foreign tourists were threatened by a group of Vietnamese men armed with a shovel and a plastic chair at a public beach, after a video of the confrontation spread widely on social media.

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The People’s Committee of Da Nang City in central Vietnam has approved a controlled, time-limited test allowing a company to trial a new technology for converting digital assets into fiat currency and vice versa.

Hanoi welcomed a record number of tourist arrivals during the four-day New Year holiday from January 1 to 4, with the capital receiving around 560,000 visitors, a surge of roughly 250 percent year on year, according to the city’s Department of Tourism.

Thai media have expressed concern that Vietnamese fresh durians may soon overtake Thai durians in the Chinese market, as Vietnam’s share is approaching 50 percent.

World number six Taylor Fritz may not be at full fitness for this month's Australian Open after the American said a niggling knee issue had prevented him from pushing too hard in his season-opening defeat at the United Cup.

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland - When a devastating fire broke out in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana at around 1:30 a.m. on Thursday, some New Year’s revellers seemed unsure at first whether to take it seriously.

Vietnam is serious concerned about escalating tensions in Venezuela and calls on all parties to exercise restraint and refrain from using force, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated.

Police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam were questioning a taxi driver accused of tricking a South Korean tourist by switching banknotes, an officer told Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper on Saturday night.

Police in Quang Ninh Province, northern Vietnam have penalized a couple for cooking food on railway tracks, an incident that drew public attention after their daughter filmed the act and posted it on TikTok.

A homestay in Phu Quoc Special Zone, an island in An Giang Province, southern Vietnam, has been inspected and suspended after authorities uncovered violations of lodging business regulations following complaints from foreign guests about unfulfilled bookings.

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For years, longer holidays often meant longer stretches of excessive noise mostly produced by karaoke activities from cities to rural areas in Vietnam. But the 2026 New Year holiday feels noticeably calmer, at least in my neighborhood, because karaoke singers have finally lowered their volume.

Thousands of workers have stayed on the job through the New Year holiday to accelerate the construction of major infrastructure projects in Phu Quoc Special Zone, an island destination administered by An Giang Province in southern Vietnam, to serve the 2027 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit.

Tesla ceded its crown as the world's top electric vehicle maker to China's BYD after annual sales fell for a second year, hit by rising competition, the expiry of U.S. tax credits and brand backlash.

SAO PAULO -- A head-on collision between a bus and a truck left at least 11 people dead on Friday in southern Brazil, the country's Federal Highway Police said in a statement.

Road traffic accidents claimed 41 lives nationwide on Friday, the second day of Vietnam’s four-day New Year holiday, down nearly seven percent year on year, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Vietnamese railway attendants went to unusual lengths to help passengers after recovering gold jewelry mistakenly thrown away on a train and returning a forgotten handbag containing cash and bank cards, the national railway operator said.

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Vietnam has begun enforcing tough penalties on the use of e-cigarettes and heated tobacco products (HTPs), with individuals facing fines of up to US$190 and mandatory destruction of the devices under a new government decree.

Six members of a family in Son La Province, northern Vietnam were hospitalized with suspected food poisoning after eating fruit and yogurt during a holiday gathering, with a three-year-old boy later confirmed dead, local authorities said on Friday.

TOKYO -- In a model project by Japan's internal affairs ministry, municipalities in the countryside are collaborating with university students from urban areas, in order to leverage young people's ideas for regional revitalization.

NEW DELHI - At least nine people have died and more than 200 have been hospitalised in the central Indian city of Indore after a diarrhoea outbreak that officials said was linked to contaminated drinking water, according to a lawmaker and local health authorities.

Investigators on Friday set about the painful task of identifying the burned bodies of a blaze that engulfed a crowded bar and killed around 40 people at a New Year's Eve party in the upscale Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana.

The Phu Tho circus and multi-purpose performing arts theater in Ho Chi Minh City has begun lighting up at night as key technical systems enter trial operation, marking a new visual highlight for the Phu Tho sports and cultural complex as the landmark venue nears completion.

Phu Quoc Special Zone, administered by An Giang Province in southern Vietnam, welcomed nearly 7,000 foreign visitors on January 1, 2026, with many enjoying the island’s high-end attractions from daytime sightseeing through night-time entertainment.

The skies over Da Nang City in central Vietnam became noticeably busier as helicopters from Air Defense Division 372 conducted regular training flights in the final days of 2025, signaling the start of a new chopper flight training season.

NEW DELHI -- Canada's transport regulator has asked Air India to investigate an incident of a pilot reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol and failing two breathalyzer tests, a person familiar with the matter said.

After a successful trial period, Vietnam’s national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines on Thursday announced the official launch of its in-flight Internet service on international air routes.

Vietnamese traffic police handled nearly 10,500 violations nationwide on Thursday, the first day of the four-day New Year holiday, according to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security.

Several dozen people are feared dead and around 100 others injured after a fire tore through a crowded New Year’s celebration at Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana, forcing hospitals in Wallis to declare an emergency.