A growing number of Americans in their 30s, 40s and 50s are heading back to university classrooms as the AI revolution makes the knowledge that took four years to earn expire in just five.
A family of eight in China's Jiangxi Province spent an entire night searching through 10 tons of compressed garbage to recover more than 1 kg of gold bars and jewelry worth 1.5 million yuan (US$217,000) that had been accidentally thrown away.
A total of 71,392,498 out of 76,609,388 voters had cast their ballots for Vietnam's 16th National Assembly and People's Councils of the 2026-2031 term as of 4 p.m. on March 15, nine hours after the election began at 7 a.m., representing a turnout of 93.19%.
Seven men, including suspected members of Japan’s organized crime groups, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly robbing cash worth about 420 million yen (US$2.6 million) in Tokyo’s Ueno District earlier this year.
The resumption of some flights from Dubai has allowed gold flows from this major global trading hub to partially resume this week, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.
Ho Chi Minh City plans to start building three new roads at a cost of VND40.6 trillion (US$1.55 billion) this year to Tay Ninh Province, home to Vietnam's busiest land crossing with Cambodia.
Party, State leaders joined nearly 79 million voters across Vietnam to cast their votes on March 15 to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2026-2031 tenure.
Singapore and Malaysia dominate a pilot Southeast Asia university ranking by Times Higher Education (THE), with Singapore taking the top two spots and Malaysian institutions occupying most positions in the top 10.
Voters across Vietnam headed to more than 72,000 polling stations on Sunday morning, marking the start of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.
Electronics manufacturing hub Bac Ninh Province needs more than 330,000 factory workers, but companies are spending so heavily on signing bonuses that workers have started gaming the system to collect payouts.
MIT Sloan School of Management claimed the No. 1 spot in the Financial Times' Global MBA Ranking for the first time in 28 years, as three elite programs, including Stanford, were absent from this year's list.
Nguyen Tri Phuong, a materials science professor at Canada's Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres (UQTR), has received US$1.05 million to develop next-generation rubber compounds designed to extend the lifespan of high-voltage transmission line components across Quebec Province.
La Hoang Anh spent hundreds of failed lab sessions before proving that compounds found in ordinary rice can kill leukemia cells more effectively than some common chemotherapy drugs.
A Vietnamese IT student who began freelancing as a coder in high school has grown his work into a startup generating up to VND2.5 billion (US$95,500) in monthly revenue, with plans to expand its cliente across Southeast Asia.
A 30-year-old man in Vietnam suffered seizures and lost consciousness for three days after inhaling laughing gas, doctors said, in a case that highlights ongoing abuse of the substance more than a year after the country banned it.
More than half of foreign workers in South Korea holding so-called "professional" visas earn more than 3 million won (US$2,038) per month, according to government data.
With monthly salaries of hundreds of millions to more than half a billion dong, the agriculture sector is entering an increasingly competitive race for senior talent in Vietnam.
The Cambodian Government on Friday approved a draft law introducing tougher penalties for operators of online scam networks, as the country faces growing challenges from transnational fraud groups and increasing scrutiny as a hotspot for cybercrime.
Vietnam's port city Hai Phong has approved a VND3.858 trillion (US$147 million) project to build a six-lane bridge and 4.2-km road connecting its center to undeveloped southern coastline, in a move authorities say will reshape the city's urban geography.
The FBI has placed Trung Duc Lu on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list with a US$1 million reward, accusing him of involvement in the 2014 torture, kidnapping and killing of two Vietnamese-American brothers whose bodies were found bound, stabbed and weighted down with cement in a Philadelphia river.
Open policies, strong academic opportunities and promising career prospects are drawing a record number of foreign students to South Korea, led by Vietnamese nationals.
A 100-year master plan for Hanoi envisions, among other things, converting the historic Long Bien Bridge into a pedestrian walkway and cultural exhibition space, to reshape the capital's skyline and identity.
This country has had a city serving as its de facto capital since 1868, but no statute, law, or constitutional provision formally designates it as the nation's capital.
Stanford Law School posted the highest bar exam pass rate of any U.S. school in 2025, new data from the American Bar Association shows, in a year when exam results improved nationwide.
Malaysia's Ministry of Health (KKM) has warned the public to stay away from the "six-second sleep" trend spreading on TikTok, saying the viral practice can cause stroke, permanent brain damage, and death.
Immigration New Zealand has announced plans to introduce a new Short Term Graduate Work Visa and expand eligibility for the Post Study Work Visa, aiming to better align international graduate pathways with the country's labor demand.
More than 300 U.S. airport security officers have quit since the Department of Homeland Security shut down on Feb. 14, and absence rates at screening checkpoints have more than doubled, plunging some of America's busiest airports into chaos at the start of spring break.
A 39-year-old Chinese livestreamer collapsed and died on camera after suffering a sudden brainstem hemorrhage during a late-night sales broadcast in Shanxi Province on March 9, with footage of her final moments later trending to the top of Weibo's search rankings.
Voters across Vietnam will head to the polls to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term this Sunday.
Vietnam Airlines has announced adjustments to its flight operation plan, adding nearly 1,000 seats on routes between Vietnam and Europe during the peak travel period amid operational constraints linked to the situation in the Middle East.
The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday sentenced four defendants to death for their roles in a large-scale drug trafficking ring in the city.
Vietnamese carrier Vietjet Air announced on March 12 the launch of two new international routes linking Da Nang with Jakarta in Indonesia and Nha Trang with Singapore, further expanding regional connectivity.
Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.
A rare parasitic plant species, the Himalayan sapria (Sapria himalayana), has been recorded in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam, according to the park's management board.
Registration has opened for the online "Run for Kids with Rare Diseases" charity race, allowing participants to raise funds to support children with rare diseases through Hope Foundation.
Like many school systems facing teacher shortages, South Carolina's Allendale County has looked overseas for help. A quarter of the teachers in the rural, high-poverty district come from other countries.
Eleven Vietnamese universities have been included in the first Southeast Asia university ranking released by Times Higher Education (THE), with the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City placing among the top 13.
Ho Chi Minh City is studying a plan to run express metro trains between Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh airports, cutting travel time to about 30 minutes over a distance of roughly 60 km, the city's top leader said.
Ho Chi Minh City's only metro line will be extended to Long Thanh International Airport under an emergency fast-track mechanism after the government approved the project in principle, a move aimed at solving a looming transport bottleneck before the mega-airport opens for commercial flights.
A Japanese zoo caring for a baby monkey who has become an internet sensation was forced to issue a statement denying he was being bullied, following an outpouring of concern online.
Pham Duc Trung Kien used to walk the halls of the White House and the U.S. Department of Defense, before dedicating his American connection to fostering Vietnamese talents.
Three Vietnamese researchers in Hong Kong have solved a 20-year puzzle in molecular biology that could reshape how scientists develop cancer treatments based on RNA interference.
Thailand's national flag carrier Thai Airways will raise ticket prices by 10% to 15% to offset rising fuel costs, its chief financial officer (CFO) Cherdchom Therdthirasak has said.
A 36-year-old Filipino tourist who was 16 weeks pregnant collapsed in her bathroom in Hanoi after her uterus ruptured without warning, triggering massive internal bleeding that doctors said could have killed her within minutes.
Security staff at Da Nang International Airport have returned a backpack containing US$5,000 in cash, nearly 40,000 Indian rupees ($435), a mobile phone and personal documents to an Indian tourist who left it behind while checking in for a domestic flight.
A global oil crisis triggered by the Middle East conflict is choking diesel supplies to Phu Quoc Island, where Vietnam is racing to build a convention center, roads, and hotels and expand the airport for the APEC 2027 Economic Leaders' Week.
Vingroup, Vietnam's largest private conglomerate, has proposed building a 14-km sea crossing combining a bridge and an underwater tunnel to connect two coastal areas of Ho Chi Minh City.
Australia has tightened regulations for the Training visa, introducing stricter application procedures to prevent foreign workers from using the program to prolong their temporary stays.
Amid complicated geopolitical developments and increasing fuel prices, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has suggested a number of policy measures to reduce pressure on Vietnam's aviation industry.
Thai police said Tuesday they had arrested a Myanmar national accused of trying to smuggle 120 liters of diesel out of Thailand, days after the country banned fuel exports due to the Middle East war.
A South Korean scam ring that allegedly defrauded businesses in its home country out of 1.2 billion won (US$900,000) and relocated to Vietnam to evade a crackdown in Cambodia has been busted.
Vietnam's airline operating costs have jumped 60-70% after jet fuel prices tripled in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) said at an emergency meeting on March 9 to discuss the industry's response.
Thai authorities have recently intensified their crackdown on illegal immigration, arresting 42 foreigners who paid tens of thousands of baht to illegally enter the country in search of work.
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has strengthened measures to respond to rising temperatures by deploying a network of cooling spots and more than 2,800 free drinking water points to help protect residents from the summer heat.
Southeast Asia is set to see a warmer-than-usual early summer, potentially raising power demand and straining grids at a time when the Middle East conflict has tightened energy supplies in the region.
