Ho Chi Minh City's first and only metro line Ben Thanh–Suoi Tien has carried more than 19 million passengers in its first year of operation, averaging 52,000 trips per day.
Ho Chi Minh City has proposed building a 15-kilometer cable car linking Co Ong Airport with the center of Con Dao, aiming to ease future congestion while limiting damage to the island’s forests.
Ho Chi Minh City plans to introduce a low-emission zone from early 2027, with a full ban on gasoline motorcycles in downtown areas set to take effect in 2028 as part of Vietnam’s green transition.
A female university student who won gold for Vietnam in Esports at the 33rd SEA Games has been rewarded with VND102 million ($3,900) and an iPhone 17 Pro Max by her university.
The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday it was replacing its longstanding lottery system for H-1B work visas with a new approach that prioritizes skilled, higher-paid foreign workers.
Vietnam's Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed a plan to extend the New Year 2026 holiday to four consecutive days, up from the single day currently mandated.
A 43-year-old man who caused a chain-reaction traffic accident in Hanoi while under the influence of drugs is facing criminal investigation under Vietnam's amended Penal Code that criminalizes illegal drug use.
A Thai woman suspected of coercing her teenage daughter into sex work in a high-profile case in Japan was deported from Taiwan on Dec. 22 for prostitution-related offenses and violating immigration laws.
Hanoi will pilot restrictions on heavy trucks weighing 10 tonnes or more, as well as container trucks and tractor-trailers, on several key routes during peak hours as part of its effort to ease traffic congestion.
More than 10 tons of frozen noodlefish imported from China and preserved with formaldehyde, a toxic chemical banned in food, have been seized by police in central Vietnam, authorities said.
The first-instance trial of 55 defendants in a bribery case involving the Food Safety Authority (VFA) under Vietnam's Ministry of Health is scheduled to begin on Jan. 5, according to a decision issued by the Hanoi People's Court.
A woman who had been declared dead five years ago has reappeared and sought to annul her death registration after allegedly defrauding insurance companies of more than VND1.2 billion (US$45,600).
The Geological Agency of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (ESDM) has said that out of around 500 volcanoes in Indonesia, 127 of them are active volcanoes.
Every year, editors for publications ranging from the Oxford English Dictionary to the Macquarie Dictionary of Australian English select a "word of the year."
A new scholarship initiative linked to the upgraded Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between Vietnam and the United Kingdom is providing Vietnamese students with expanded access to U.K.-standard university degrees beginning in 2026.
Distinguished by its unique spiral-shaped campus, Dwight School Hanoi pairs the International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum with Manchester City’s football syllabus, a premium combination that commands the highest tuition rates in the capital.
With 12 million cars and motorbikes, a slew of transportation and urban development projects and outdated waste-treatment technologies, Ho Chi Minh City's air is becoming increasingly polluted, experts warn.
International students at some U.S. universities can pay as little as US$2,900–8,600 per year for on-campus housing and meal plans, far below the national average of $14,544.
A man in southern Vietnam has been summoned by police after posting a joking online comment threatening to bomb Long Thanh International Airport, authorities said.
Singapore Police have announced enhanced security measures along Orchard Road, the city-state’s busiest shopping belt, as large crowds of residents and visitors are expected on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
A junior high school teacher in Ho Chi Minh City has been disciplined after fining students for failing to follow a strict daily schedule that required them to sleep before 9 p.m. and wake up at 5 a.m., sparking backlash from parents.
The 15th plenum of the 13th Party Central Committee concluded on Tuesday morning after two days of intensive working, completing all agenda items with a high degree of consensus and quality.
Following the completion of site clearance, several sections of the Bien Hoa–Vung Tau Expressway in Dong Nai Province have been asphalted, paving the way for a route that will reduce travel time between downtown HCMC and Vung Tau beach town from 120 minutes to around 70 minutes.
A truck driver performed a daring maneuver as he drove more than two kilometers through heavy traffic of Ho Chi Minh City with a burning cargo bed to reach a fire station for help.
Seven individuals have been taken into custody for operating a scheme that transformed pork into counterfeit beef using cow's blood and industrial chemicals, supplying dozens of restaurants across the city.
A man in central China has been arrested after breaking into a jewelry store at night, stealing more than 1.7 kilograms of gold and hiding the stash behind his family’s ancestral tombstone to pay off gambling debts, police said.
A Vietnamese woman was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail in Singapore on Dec. 19 after admitting to bigamy, stemming from a years-long double marriage across two countries.
The Indonesian National Police conducted comprehensive security sweeps across Jakarta on Dec. 21, as part of a high-level initiative to ensure public safety ahead of the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Old houses built during the French colonial period along Le Loi Boulevard, near Ben Thanh Market, have had their facades repainted in a uniform color scheme, with granite-paved sidewalks creating highlights to welcome the Lunar New Year.
More than 60 people were hospitalized in Ho Chi Minh City after suspected food poisoning linked to banh mi bought from a local bakery, authorities said.
South Korea has reached a new demographic milestone with its foreign resident population hitting an all-time high, a trend fueled largely by an influx of young migrants and international students, particularly from Vietnam.
A coach bus slammed into a barrier on an Indonesian highway early Monday, flipping over in an accident that killed at least 16 people, a rescue worker said.
An international drug syndicate was busted after Malaysian police seized over 18 tonnes of drugs worth nearly US$375 million in one of the country's biggest drug busts on record.
Police have summoned a 34-year-old Russian woman for questioning after videos surfaced of her performing dangerous stunts on a high-capacity motorcycle, including kneeling and lying on the seat while riding on public roads.
More than half a million people in Cambodia have been displaced from their homes by two weeks of deadly border clashes with neighboring Thailand, Phnom Penh's interior ministry said Sunday.
The Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has remained a steadfast and loyal force under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam for more than eight decades, Party General Secretary To Lam wrote in an article released to mark the military’s 81st founding anniversary on Dec. 22.
Hanoi has begun rolling out AI-powered traffic lights on six major downtown streets, with city officials saying the system has lowered the number of stops vehicles must make along these routes.
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Wide cracks, warped pavement and leaning guardrails now scar the US$417 million Chi Thanh–Van Phong Expressway in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province after historic floods in November, damaging sections as it nears completion.
A nine-month-old baby was killed after his grandfather fell asleep while driving on an expressway linking Hue and Da Nang, causing the car to crash into a concrete median.
Vietnam ranks fourth in international comparisons for self-care readiness, with an overall score of 3.04 out of 4, behind only Singapore, Australia and Germany, according to a recent study.
Richard Davies, 49, and his wife Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, have become two-time National Lottery millionaires, beating staggering one-in-24-trillion odds.
A viral video circulating on Indonesian social media shows motorcyclists taking extreme risks to escape a traffic jam by crawling under a container truck stopped at a red light.
Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbings killed at least three people, the Taiwanese city's fire department said, adding that the suspect was also dead.
Singapore's government said Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from Dec. 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases.
Ho Chi Minh City has delayed the completion of the An Phu Interchange at its eastern gateway from the end of this year as planned to the second quarter of 2026.
Air quality in Ho Chi Minh City has shown signs of decline in 2025 compared to previous years, driven primarily by rising fine dust pollution and traffic.
An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced an Australian citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of smuggling cocaine to the tourist island of Bali.
Vietnam on Friday morning launched and inaugurated a sweeping package of 234 major infrastructure projects nationwide, marking one of the country’s largest coordinated development drives to date, with total investment exceeding VND3.4 quadrillion (US$129.2 billion).
Hanoi logged nearly 400 traffic violations in just three days after launching an AI-powered camera system, highlighting a sharp jump in detected offenses compared with traditional patrols.
In a move to reduce air pollution and promote green mobility, Hanoi has approved a plan to deploy 5,000 public electric bicycles, alongside restrictions on petrol- and diesel-powered vehicles in the city’s central area.
A Vietnamese woman has died after falling three stories from an air-conditioning unit at a car parts factory in Daegu, South Korea, where she had been working illegally, during an immigration raid, igniting calls for visa rule review.
