An Italian parents' group and a number of families faced off against Meta and TikTok on Thursday in the first hearing of a lawsuit that seeks to restrict minors' access to social media platforms.
Long considered soccer's last great unconquered market, North America has embraced the beautiful game to a stunning degree over the past few decades -- and the upcoming World Cup could accelerate that boom.
A widespread heatwave across Vietnam is expected to gradually weaken in southern areas from Saturday, while the northern and central regions will continue to endure high temperatures through at least Sunday, according to the national weather agency.
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Apple Maps has begun updating Vietnam’s administrative boundary data, allowing users to search using both former and current local names while laying the groundwork for advanced features such as Look Around, real-time traffic updates, and more accurate directions.
Vietnam wishes to promote its relations with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in a more substantive and effective manner, Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Le Hoai Trung, the special envoy of Party General Secretary and State President To Lam, said on Wednesday.
Ho Chi Minh City’s electricity consumption has surged to a record high as prolonged hot weather is driving up demand for cooling, according to Ho Chi Minh City Power Corporation (EVNHCMC).
An economy does not begin to weaken when it runs out of ideas, but it begins to weaken when those who create value are forced to compete with those who simply copy it.
Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast plans to transfer its entire stake in VinFast Trading and Production Joint Stock Company (VFTP), including its manufacturing operations in Vietnam, to an investor group involving CEO Pham Nhat Vuong.
About 59,000 years ago, a Neanderthal suffered from an awful toothache caused by a deep cavity in one of the molars on the lower jaw. That tooth has now been discovered inside a Siberian cave, bearing signs of dental surgery apparently performed with a small stone tool to remove decay and relieve pain.
Several wards in Hanoi have released lists of food businesses fined for administrative violations related to food safety, including a number of well-known brands popular among consumers such as Phe La, Ngu Uyen Hue beef noodle soup, and Bosan spicy noodles.
Authorities in Hai Chau Ward, Da Nang City have deployed forces to address karaoke singing along Bach Dang Street near the Han River, confiscating three portable loudspeakers.
Ho Chi Minh City has proposed expanding cooperation with Cuba through renewable energy projects, including the installation of solar power systems at Cuban schools and hospitals.
Police in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam have detected 20 foreign nationals suspected of working without permits and beyond the scope of their visas and temporary residency documents during an inspection at a commercial establishment.
Vietnamese authorities, experts, and legal professionals have called for stronger, more coordinated measures to combat intellectual property infringement, following Prime Minister’s Official Dispatch No. 38.
Vietnam records around 250,000 cosmetic surgeries annually, with between 25,000 and 35,000 cases resulting in complications, experts said at a seminar held in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday.
TOKYO -- One of Japan's largest Thai cultural exchange events, which has drawn around 300,000 visitors in recent years, was held over the weekend under sunny skies at Tokyo's Yoyogi Park amid the growing interest among Japanese people in the Southeast Asian country's culture, including modern entertainment.
Vietnam aims for the average height of its youth to rank among the highest in Southeast Asia and reach levels comparable with countries at similar stages of development by 2045, a goal that officials and experts say is achievable through stronger investment in nutrition, education, and public health.
Rows of houses in Hanoi’s Van Kiep and Bach Dang neighborhoods are being demolished to clear land for the Tran Hung Dao Bridge project, a nearly-VND16 trillion (US$607.17 million) infrastructure development linking the central areas of the Vietnamese capital with the eastern side of the Red River.
HELSINKI -- Finland's capital Helsinki has spent billions of euros on public transport and bicycle lanes — and plans more — despite mixed reactions from residents.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City are investigating a case of vandalism after a Vietnamese man and two French nationals were caught defacing construction barriers at the footbridge project over the Saigon River.
Twenty Edwards’s pheasants, a Vietnam-endemic species believed to be extinct in the wild, are being flown from Germany to Vietnam this week as part of an international conservation initiative aimed at restoring the species to the forests of central Vietnam.
Police in Nha Trang, a famed beach destination in south-central Vietnam, have arrested a local man after catching him in the act of stealing a foreign tourist’s belongings on the beachfront.
Vietnam and China agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, infrastructure, technology, and supply chains during talks between Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam He Wei in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Power and pricing take today’s focus as we unpack the ways in which millions of Americans are unknowingly financing electric grid projects before they get any benefit, passing on costs to customers, as officials seek to upgrade electric grids to keep up with demand from data centers.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have coordinated with relevant authorities to receive 33 Vietnamese citizens deported from the United States through Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi.
Rare and endangered turtle species, including the critically endangered central Vietnamese flowerback box turtle, have been recorded in the Phong Dien Nature Reserve in central Vietnam’s Hue City during a 2026 biodiversity survey, reserve authorities said.
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Residents in Ho Chi Minh City use umbrellas, wide-brimmed hats, shaded bus stops, and roadside trees to escape extreme heat as temperatures in southern Vietnam reach 36-38 degrees Celsius in mid-May.
Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City plan to stop approving new high-rise apartment projects in downtown or densely populated areas, Tran Luu Quang, secretary of the municipal Party Committee, said on Monday.
The United States will continue allowing imports of swimming crab products from Vietnam after the U.S. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) determined that Vietnam’s crab fishery met requirements.
World Cup debutants Curacao have parted company with head coach Fred Rutten just one month before the tournament kicks off, the federation confirmed on Monday.
KYOTO -- Children who have been physically abused by their parents are more likely to turn to juvenile delinquency than those who have not, a group of researchers, including those from Kyoto University, has found.
The Middle East-headquartered hypermarket chain LuLu Hypermarket has launched its second charter flight, directed by M.A. Yusuff Ali, chairman and managing director of LuLu Group International, to transport Vietnamese agricultural products to the United Arab Emirates, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade’s Agency of Foreign Trade.
The deadliest animals are not lions, spiders or snakes, but the tiny mosquitoes that suck our blood, make us itchy and infect us with disease.
