A Beech King Air 350ER aircraft conducted the first calibration flight at Long Thanh Airport in Dong Nai Province, southern Vietnam on Friday morning, heralding the start of a month-long campaign to test and certify the airport’s key aviation systems.

Vietnamese banks have blocked nearly 300,000 money transfers flagged as potentially fraudulent, worth about VND1.5 trillion (US$57 million), said the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV).

The Coca-Cola Vietnam factory in Ho Chi Minh City will close on September 27, 2025, marking the end of its 30-year term, with its operations moving to a new facility in neighboring Tay Ninh Province.

Vietnamese player Lai Ly Huynh has secured a place in the final of the 2025 World Xiangqi (Chinese Chess) Championship after edging out Chinese rival Meng Fenrui on tiebreaks at the end of a tense group stage.

Education authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have raised concerns about teacher quality at private foreign language and IT centers, citing cases involving underqualified instructors, including foreign nationals.

SYDNEY - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promoted his government's world-first teen social media ban at an event in New York, warning the challenges posed by social media for children was «constantly evolving».

More than 1,000 children in Indonesia's West Java have suffered food poisoning this week from school lunches, authorities said, the latest in a series of outbreaks and another setback for the president's multi-billion-dollar free meals programme.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development lifted its 2025 growth forecast for the first time in more than a year but warned that the effects of tariffs and war will weigh on growth in 2026.

As Vietnam transitions into a smart society, it risks losing the cultural values that make up the soul of its cities.

The Da Nang People’s Committee has approved an artistic lighting project for the city’s bridges over the Han River, with a total investment of over VND149 billion (US$5.6 million).

Nickel mining threatens one of the world's most important marine biodiversity and coral hotspots in Indonesia, despite the government revoking several permits, a report warned Thursday.

In Morocco's High Atlas mountains, shepherds Hammou Amraoui and his son hardly need words to speak. Across peaks, they whistle at each other in a centuries-old language, now jeopardised by rural flight.

Vietnam has chosen singer and television personality Nguyen Huong Giang to compete at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant, marking the first time a transgender woman will represent Vietnam at the global competition.

Vietnam qualified for the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup with a 4-0 win over Lebanon on Wednesday, completing a perfect run through Group E in the qualifying round held in China.

TAIPEI - Taiwan's fire department on Thursday revised down to 14 the death toll from a typhoon this week on its remote east coast, but said 33 people were still unaccounted for.

Storm Bualoi, located east of the Philippines on Thursday morning, is forecast to reach level 12 (118-133 kph) with gusts at level 15 when entering the East Vietnam Sea on Saturday morning, according to the national weather center.

Ho Chi Minh City has proposed community service as a penalty for traffic violations, as part of wider efforts to improve road safety and reduce congestion.

COPENHAGEN -- Denmark's Aalborg airport, used for commercial and military flights, was closed due to drones in its airspace, police said early on Thursday, two days after the country's main Copenhagen airport was shut over drone sightings that raised European security concerns.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has warned of rising risks to financial stability as the outstanding loan in the real estate sector continues to surge, with concerns growing over bad debt, asset bubbles, and liquidity mismatches.

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The British Embassy in Vietnam hosted the UK Summer Festival at Nha Rong Harbor in Ho Chi Minh City on Tuesday to mark the visit of the UK Royal Navy ship HMS Richmond.

A portion of a busy road in Thailand's capital caved in early Wednesday, leaving a hole dozens of meters deep in front of a main hospital and forcing people nearby to evacuate.

Hotspots of water scarcity could emerge by the 2020s and 2030s across the Mediterranean, southern Africa, and North America, as climate change intensifies droughts, a new study said Tuesday.

TOKYO -- Over 90 pct of scholarship recipients in Japan are in financial strain due to inflation, a nonprofit organization survey has shown.

Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has instructed relevant ministries and authorities to step up preparations for typhoon Ragasa, ensure accurate forecasts on its path and impacts, and issue warnings on possible worst-case scenarios to enable timely response.

Vietnam’s egg, salted, coconut, and iced milk coffees are already popular with foreign visitors. Now, travelers are discovering another curiosity that soon wins their heart: avocado coffee.

U.S. President Donald Trump argued for lower levels of global migration and urged a turn away from climate change policies on Tuesday in a combative, wide-ranging speech to the U.N. General Assembly that leveled scathing criticism of world leaders.

Starting September 25, tourists visiting Nha Trang Bay in Khanh Hoa Province, south-central Vietnam will be required to pay entrance fees ranging from VND6,000 (US$0.2) to VND40,000 ($1.5), depending on the tour, according to the bay management board.

OSLO -- Norwegian police said on Tuesday they were investigating a blast on a street in central Oslo and later conducted a controlled detonation of a second explosive device found on the site, adding that a suspect had been apprehended for questioning.

HONG KONG -- Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, lashed Hong Kong with hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday, while heavy downpours in Taiwan resulted in the deaths of 14 people.

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva announced on Tuesday a $1 billion investment in the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, a multilateral funding mechanism it has proposed to support conservation of endangered forests, at a United Nations event in New York.

In an ongoing effort to protect migratory birds, forest rangers in Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam, in coordination with local authorities, have launched extensive inspections and confiscated thousands of illegal bird-hunting tools and decoys.

From around 10:00 pm until dawn, large groups of youths have been gathering in Da Nang City, central Vietnam, engaging in dangerous and illegal behaviors such as high-speed motorbike racing, reckless weaving through traffic, revving engines, and performing stunts.

Ho Chi Minh City is seeking international expertise, particularly from the United Kingdom, to implement transport-oriented development (TOD) models at strategic locations in a bid to transform its urban landscape through sustainable TOD, according to a workshop held in the southern metropolis on Tuesday.

China Pacific Construction Group has sent an official document to Ho Chi Minh City authorities and Vietnam’s government agencies proposing the investment in a railway connecting Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City and the under-construction Long Thanh International Airport in neighboring Dong Nai Province.