A hailstorm swept across the summit of Fansipan in Lao Cai Province, northern Vietnam on Wednesday afternoon, pelting the area with ice stones measuring between one and three centimeters in diameter.

A collision involving six automobiles caused hours of severe traffic congestion on Phu My Bridge in Cat Lai Ward, Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday night.

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TOKYO -- A nationwide survey by the health ministry showed Wednesday that about 23 pct of some 13,000 sauna facilities across Japan do not have emergency buttons.

Police in Lam Dong Province, located in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, have filed charges against several people following a gunfire incident and violent clash in a residential area of Da Lat, authorities said on Tuesday.

Vietnam is expected to become Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy by purchasing power parity (PPP), behind Indonesia, between 2026 and 2031, after surpassing Thailand and several regional peers, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

BERLIN - The number of immigrants residing in the European Union climbed to a record high of 64.2 million in 2025, up about 2.1 million from a year earlier, according to a report published on Wednesday by the Centre for Research and Analysis on Migration at RFBerlin.

President of the Republic of Korea Lee Jae Myung arrived in Vietnam on Tuesday afternoon for a four-day state visit at the invitation of Vietnamese Party General Secretary and State President To Lam and his spouse, accompanied by a high-profile delegation of leading business figures.

SINGAPORE -- Dawn Medical Technologies has acquired a controlling stake in Pinnacle Health Equipment, the companies said on Wednesday, giving the CBC Group-backed buyer a foothold in Vietnam.

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Four long-time friends from Australia made a memorable trip to Vietnam, revisiting favorite destinations and exploring new ones, including Ha Long Bay, where they enjoyed a luxury overnight cruise and traditional cuisine.

China does not view a trade surplus with Vietnam as a strategic objective, underscoring a willingness to expand imports of high-quality Vietnamese goods as part of efforts to rebalance bilateral trade, Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei told a press briefing in Hanoi on Tuesday.

The net worth of Vietnamese billionaire Pham Nhat Vuong rose by about US$1.7 billion on Tuesday, lifting him to 69th place on Forbes’ global rich list, as shares linked to his Vingroup advanced.

A Vietnamese court has sentenced five Lao nationals to four life terms and one 20-year prison term, while Vietnamese defendants received two death penalties and other jail terms, in a major drug trafficking case involving more than 143 kilograms of narcotics smuggled from Laos into Vietnam.

Vietnam’s growing influence in the global footwear industry is drawing increasing attention from Europe, as MICAM Milano, one of the world’s leading footwear trade fairs, steps up efforts to connect with Vietnamese businesses and designers.

In the heart of India's capital city New Delhi, a few men are practising the ancient Mughal tradition of pigeon-rearing, training the birds to navigate long distances, as they preserve a skill passed on for generations.

Ho Chi Minh City is stepping up its green transformation agenda with the launch of the ‘Green Vietnam 2026’ initiative, a platform aimed at accelerating sustainable development and positioning the southern metropolis as a leading hub for green transition in Southeast Asia.

Northern Vietnam is forecast to experience a notable shift in weather patterns as a late-season cold air mass might move in, bringing an end to recent heat and ushering in cooler conditions on Wednesday night, according to the national weather center.

CHIAYI, TAIWAN -- Taiwanese artist Wang Wen-chih, who created one of the highlights of this year's Taiwan Lantern Festival, has expressed hope for cultural exchanges with Japan through art, recalling his experience at art festivals there.

Electricity imports from Laos into Vietnam rose sharply in the first quarter of 2026, supported by the commissioning of new renewable energy projects in Laos and the expansion of cross-border transmission infrastructure, helping strengthen the Vietnamese power supply amid rising demand.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Apple (AAPL.O) on Monday named longtime hardware boss John Ternus as its next CEO, turning to another insider to steer the iPhone maker after Tim Cook as it navigates a world radically altered by artificial intelligence, a technology it has lagged on.

Police in Long An Ward, Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam on Monday said they returned a handbag containing more than VND200 million (US$7,600) to its owner after an eighth-grade student found it and reported the case.

A survey team has discovered a new cave in Phong Nha–Ke Bang National Park, a UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site in Quang Tri Province, central Vietnam, featuring an exceptionally rare underground waterfall estimated at around 350 meters in height.

NEW YORK - Apple shares declined less than 1% in late trading on Monday after the communications hardware firm said its chief executive, Tim Cook, would step down after nearly 15 years at the helm of the world's second most-valuable company.

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Unleashed and unmuzzled dogs roaming freely in public spaces across Ho Chi Minh City are raising growing safety and hygiene concerns, particularly in crowded areas such as Gia Dinh Park and along the Nhieu Loc Canal.

The prolonged heat has pushed more than 20,000 hectares of forest in the U Minh Ha area of Ca Mau, Vietnam’s southernmost province, into high fire risk, with many areas at dangerous levels or higher, authorities said.

Vietnam plans to extend a special consumption tax cut on electric vehicles by nearly four years to the end of 2030 in a bid to boost EV sales and reduce emissions, the parliament office said over the weekend.

Nguyen Dinh Nhu Van, the reigning Miss Global 2025, has been named Vietnam’s only representative in the top 100 nominees for the Miss Global Beauties 2025, as selected by the Global Beauties website.

Health authorities in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating a suspected rabies outbreak after a dog bit three people, killed four puppies, and attacked several other dogs in the same neighborhood in Phuoc Thang Ward.

TOKYO -- An international team, including four Japanese researchers, has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics for precisely measuring the magnetic moment of muons, tiny subatomic particles.

HONG KONG - Major Asian airlines have reported surging demand on European routes as travellers shun disrupted Middle Eastern hubs, in a shift analysts suggest could persist for some time even after the Iran conflict ends.

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Ho Chi Minh City was bustling last weekend as young visitors flocked to pose for photos with a meditating frog statue and a collection of animal sculptures.

Chinese companies are accelerating a shift toward higher-tech and precision electronics investment in Vietnam, where their total registered capital has reached about US$36 billion across 6,386 active projects, industry representatives said at a recent conference in Ho Chi Minh City.

Young Vietnamese chess player Dau Khuong Duy, 15, secured the championship at the Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026 held in Thailand on Sunday afternoon after nine rounds of competition.