A 13-year-old boy recounted on Tuesday how he swam for four hours through choppy waters off western Australia to get help for his family in a feat hailed by rescuers as "superhuman".
A Chinese social media influencer who reportedly earned millions teaching women how to attract men is under investigation after authorities ordered her to shut down all activities over concerns about social values.
More than 7,000 cannabis shops across Thailand have closed their doors after tougher regulations and policy shifts made it increasingly difficult for operators to remain compliant, inflicting heavy financial losses on small business owners.
Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 2 brought a 400-plus-ton sluice gate into operation, marking the first major step in reviving a long-delayed flood-control project aimed at protecting more than 6.5 million residents.
More than 8.4 billion email accounts belonging to users worldwide were bought, sold, and exchanged online after being exposed in previous cyberattacks, Vietnam police said.
The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Construction has said that refurbishment works at Ben Thanh Market, a city-level heritage site, and the landscape upgrading of the Turtle Lake roundabout were carried out in accordance with regulations, responding to a proposal by the city's architecture department to suspend the projects.
A 25-year-old Vietnamese engineer has co-led a study published in Nature introducing a rigorous new benchmark designed to assess expert-level reasoning capabilities of leading artificial intelligence (AI) models, a project originating from an Elon Musk's idea and advised by billionaire Alexandr Wang.
Singapore now allows medical graduates from eight more overseas universities to apply to practice from Feb. 1, citing rising healthcare demand from an aging population.
Asian universities are increasingly dominating global rankings across disciplines, highlighting India's stark underrepresentation and raising questions about its higher education systems, research investment and long-term academic strategy.
Tsinghua University has overtaken Oxford and Cambridge in global business and economics rankings, placing third worldwide in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings by Subject 2026.
The wave-pattern design painted in front of Ben Thanh Market is intended to evoke southern Vietnam's distinctive characteristics and give the place a modern makeover, according to the project sponsor.
Vietnam is deeply concerned about a new measure announced by the U.S. to impose additional tariffs on goods from countries supplying oil to Cuba, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson said on Feb. 2.
Thanh Hoa's Ham Rong Conference Center, a VND160 billion (US$6.1 million) public project, may be repurposed into a senior day-care facility after more than a decade of neglect.
Hanoi’s master plan proposes organizing the capital’s urban space into four vertical layers, tapping underground depth to drive development while safeguarding heritage sites, waterways and green spaces.
Vietnamese police have arrested 17 people suspected of trafficking drugs disguised as e-cigarettes, targeting students nationwide through social media sales and express delivery services across multiple provinces.
Malaysia has strengthened health surveillance and border controls to prevent the entry of the Nipah virus, amid concerns about virus infections from India.
U.S. President Donald Trump has sent a message congratulating Vietnam's Party General Secretary To Lam on his re-election for a 14th term and welcoming Vietnam's decision to join the Peace Council initiative.
The "Dream High" charitable surgery program will return to Hong Ngoc General Hospital in March 2026, in collaboration with specialists from the U.S.-based organization Nuoy, to provide corrective surgery for patients with upper limb deformities.
California College of the Arts will close as an independent institution after 119 years, as Vanderbilt University prepares to take over its main San Francisco campus at the end of the 2026-27 academic year.
Doan Thai Minh rose from modest beginnings to the top of Vietnam's national English exam for gifted students, a result he attributes to intensive preparation that included writing and revising about 200 essays in a single year.
Two tankers suspected of illegal ship-to-ship oil transfers were detained and more than 512 million ringgit (US$129.9 million) worth of crude oil seized 24 nautical miles west of Muka Head, Penang last week, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said on Saturday.
A monkey weighing around 6 kilograms repeatedly bit residents near a tourist hotspot in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, before being captured by authorities.
To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Cambodia for a state visit at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.
A video showing traffic lanes abruptly narrowing on a new flyover in India has gone viral, triggering online backlash, an official response from Mumbai authorities, and a sharp political jab from Aaditya Thackeray.
Quantum physicist You Chenglong has returned to China after more than a decade in the United States, taking up a full-time professorship at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu.
Asian universities have dominated global artificial intelligence (AI) rankings, with 18 of the world's top 20 institutions for AI education located in Asia, most of them in China, according to the latest CS Rankings (Computer Science Rankings).
Australian high school student Daniel Cox founded the Green Kites International Association (GKIA), presenting an alternative model of student leadership focused on durable, community-centered development.
Three bar employees were arrested in the beach town of Nha Trang after allegedly chasing and beating foreign tourists with sticks and metal bars in retaliation for a coworker whom they claimed was assaulted by a foreign tourist earlier.
A team of three robbers stole suitcases holding US$2.7 million in cash on a busy street in central Tokyo, police and media said Friday, a rare crime in the Japanese metropolis that prides itself on safety.
A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping operate a Cambodia-based phone scam network that impersonated Vietnamese government officials, pressuring victims to transfer money.
Police in Vietnam have launched a criminal investigation into a warehouse accused of producing fake coffee made from soybeans following a raid earlier this week, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.
Party General Secretary To Lam, on behalf of the 14th-tenure Politburo, signed a decision on Friday to assign Politburo members to join the 14th Party Central Committee's Secretariat.
The three-day Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) secretariat meeting over border issues wrapped up on Jan. 29 without reaching any consensus, said a Cambodian defense spokesperson.
A Beijing operations manager fired for forcing a kiss on a colleague has lost his bid for compensation after a court ruled the dismissal was lawful, even though he was not criminally prosecuted.
Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are preparing the ground for a ban on children using social media, a minister said Thursday, as concerns mount globally over online addiction and abuse.
Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh Province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law.
Authorities in the beach resort city of Nha Trang are investigating a violent altercation that escalated into a road chase between foreign tourists and local individuals.
In response to the alarming Nipah virus cases in India, Singapore and Indonesia have stepped up health screening measures at airports to prevent the disease from entering and spreading.
Thailand’s aviation regulator has asked Thai AirAsia to explain how 23 passengers were left behind on FD3116 from Don Mueang to Hat Yai, prompting the aircraft to return and causing a 36-minute delay.
Vietnam has identified a high-potential offshore oil discovery at the Hai Su Vang field, about 65 kilometers off its southern coast, a move that could strengthen domestic energy supply and offshore exploration efforts.
China executed 11 people linked to telecom scam operations on Thursday, state media reported, as Beijing toughens its response to the sprawling, transnational industry.
A British Airways flight bound for London lost a wheel just moments after taking off from Las Vegas, with video footage appearing to show part of the landing gear falling away mid-air.
Once thrown into the Tau Hu Canal during a gang fight at nine, Nguyen Chien Thang never imagined he would one day be head of the kitchen in a high-end restaurant.
State President Luong Cuong and European Council President Antonio Costa announced Thursday that Vietnam and the European Union have upgraded their relationship to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.
Governor Greg Abbott ordered Texas universities and state agencies on Tuesday to halt new H-1B visa petitions, which are used by employers to hire foreign workers with specialized skills, until next year.
Many South Korean universities are planning to raise tuition fees for international students by between 3% and 11%, citing funding shortages for lecturer salaries and investment in practical training facilities.
Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health screenings and airport surveillance for travelers arriving from India.
Singapore Airlines will ramp up flights on several major Asian and long-haul routes between March and October, adding capacity as peak travel demand builds across the region.
Vietnamese health authorities are stepping up surveillance for the deadly Nipah virus following fresh concerns linked to a cluster of cases in India, after past findings showed bats in Vietnam had been exposed to the virus.
Phu Quoc has launched two massive urban developments worth a combined VND69.55 trillion (US$2.6 billion) as the island accelerates preparations for APEC 2027, reshaping its skyline to host world leaders and top officials.
Malaysia’s Religious Affairs minister has sparked debate after suggesting that work-related stress may be one of the factors behind what he called LGBT-related cases, prompting questions from lawmakers and rights advocates.
The Vietnam Administration of Disease Prevention under the Ministry of Health has issued an urgent dispatch calling for enhanced surveillance and prevention of the Nipah virus at border gates nationwide.
Two Chinese men were arrested after breaking into a private residence in Da Nang City, prying open a safe and stealing gold and silver before fleeing by train, police said.
The death toll from a landslide in Indonesia has risen to 34 with dozens still missing, authorities said on Wednesday, days after the torrent of debris crashed through a mountain village.
A military aircraft crashed in the mountainous area between in the central province of Dak Lak on Wednesday morning and the pilot has escaped with injuries.
School principals in Vietnam face fines of up to VND10 million (nearly US$400) if students are caught vaping at school, as authorities move to curb a sharp rise in youth e-cigarette use.
