The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) on Jan. 19 launched an innovative initiative that blends tradition with environmental protection, encouraging people to use circulated currency notes, known as Fit notes, as a more sustainable option for giving lucky money in the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.
Vietnam's 14th National Party Congress shoulders a historical mission: not only to set goals and directions for the 2026–2030 term, but also to make decisions on strategic issues concerning the future and destiny of the nation in many decades to come, State President Luong Cuong said at the opening ceremony of the event in Hanoi on Jan. 20.
During the 14th National Party Congress, Hanoi will impose vehicle bans and restrictions on multiple central roads, with authorities implementing traffic diversions and urging residents to proactively choose alternative routes.
A Minnesota man told Reuters on Monday he felt fear, shame and desperation a day after ICE officers broke down his door with guns drawn, handcuffed him and dragged him into the snow wearing shorts and Crocs.
More than 1,800 counterfeit luxury items, including fake Gucci glasses and Hermes watches, were seized in Vietnam after authorities uncovered a shop selling knockoff branded goods.
Four Asian hubs have secured spots in the top 10 of the 2026 Global Power City Index (GPCI), which measures the "magnetism" of major cities, their ability to attract people, capital, and enterprises globally.
Ho Chi Minh City will install six large LED screens on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street, allowing fans to gather and cheer for the national team in their U23 Asian Cup semifinal match against China tonight.
The 14th National Party Congress officially opened in Hanoi on Tuesday morning, bringing together national leaders and delegates to chart development priorities, including an ambitious 10% GDP growth target.
Millions of consumers may have been exposed to fake dietary supplements after police uncovered a massive production operation inside a Hanoi industrial park, authorities said.
The 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam will open on Tuesday morning at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, with 1,586 delegates representing more than 5.6 million Party members nationwide in attendance.
A revision to the Labor Code should be geared toward increasing the number of official public holidays and reducing working hours, according to experts and the labor union.
The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming language education and prompting significant debates regarding the role of teachers; this topic was a focal point among experts at the FPT Language and Education Conference (FLEC 2026) held by FPT on Jan. 17-18, 2025.
Singapore authorities have recalled two Nestlé and Dumex infant formula products over suspected cereulide contamination, launching investigations while urging parents to stop using the products and seek medical advice if symptoms appear.
The preparatory session of the 14th National Party Congress was held on the morning of Jan. 19, with the participation of key Party and State leaders and more than 1,500 delegates.
General Secretary To Lam, together with Party and State leaders and delegates to the 14th National Party Congress, paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum on Monday morning before attending the preparatory session.
China's birth rate plunged last year to its lowest level on record, official data showed on Monday, as its population shrank for a fourth straight year despite efforts to curb the decline.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has decided to extend night flight operations at six domestic airports, serving travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday and the 2026 spring festival season.
Hanoi police have imposed a VND2.5 million (US$95) fine on a local man for soliciting foreign tourists with illegal substances in the city’s Old Quarter.
Party General Secretary To Lam has accepted the invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to join the Gaza Peace Council and affirmed Vietnam’s readiness to participate as a founding member state of the council.
Indonesian authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi Province on the slope of a fog-covered mountain and had recovered the body of one of the 10 people on board.
The Hanoi Police Department has launched a remote enforcement system powered by artificial intelligence to penalize urban order and environmental violations.
A high-speed train derailed and was hit by another in southern Spain killing 39 people and injuring more than 120, authorities said Monday, saying the country's worst train crash in over a decade was "extremely strange".
The 14th National Congress of Vietnam's Communist Party will open with a preparatory session in Hanoi on Monday morning, following a visit to President Ho Chi Minh's Mausoleum and a tribute to war martyrs at the Bac Son Monument.
A 26-year-old office worker in Taiwan now faces lifelong dialysis after years of heavy sugar intake compounded by an undiagnosed kidney condition, doctors say.
The military, police and local authorities have rolled out multi-layered security plans to ensure safety ahead of the 14th National Party Congress next week.
A section of Rama II Road leading into the Thai capital of Bangkok has suffered a serious subsidence, causing a pickup truck to overturn and leading to severe traffic congestion.
Police in Da Nang have arrested seven individuals involved in a Cambodia-based cryptocurrency scam that allegedly imitated the Nasdaq exchange to misappropriate VND14 billion (US$532,800).
More than 50 tons of pork were allegedly processed and sold as premium “exotic” meats to restaurants across southern Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City police said.
Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and seven crew members after contact with the aircraft was lost on Saturday, officials said.
International enrolment in U.S. master/s programmes is expected to decline by 15% this year, driven largely by visa difficulties and uncertainty over post-study work opportunities, according to a new study.
South Korea's aggressive push to attract international students is colliding with a growing policy failure, with more than one in nine now overstaying visas or working beyond permitted limits, according to a new academic study.
Professor Takaaki Kajita, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, delivered a public lecture on gravitational waves at Phenikaa University in Hanoi Friday.
Bac Ninh Province, one of northern Vietnam’s biggest magnets for foreign investment, is facing a growing shortage of skilled factory workers as manufacturers ramp up production, driving wages and recruitment bonuses higher.
After 16 years on the drawing board, Ho Chi Minh City has rolled out updated designs for its second metro line, the Ben Thanh-Tham Luong route, now targeting completion by 2030.
The Thai Government is urging stricter controls on pollution sources, a ban on open burning, and expanded work-from-home measures, given that PM2.5 fine dust pollution has surged since Jan. 14.
Vietnam’s dramatic victory over the UAE after 120 minutes sent thousands of fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to flood the streets in the early hours of Saturday to celebrate the team's advancement to the AFC U23 Asian Cup semifinals.
Vietnam may be moving closer to a shorter workweek as labor experts and lawmakers renew calls to gradually cut working hours in the business sector from 48 to 40 hours per week, citing concerns over worker health and work–life balance.
Ho Chi Minh City will introduce 500 electric bicycles into its public transport system ahead of the Lunar New Year, expanding last-mile travel options as part of its green transport push.
Berlin authorities have renamed a tram stop in the Lichtenberg District "Dong Xuan," a symbolic gesture honoring the cultural and economic contributions of the city's Vietnamese community.
A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath.
Hanoi has begun piloting an early air quality forecasting system to provide advance warnings and guide pollution control measures as winter air pollution worsens across the capital.
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the U.S. president who had sidelined her since overthrowing Nicolas Maduro.
An international school in northern Vietnam charging tuition of up to VND1.1 billion (US$42,000) a year has been ordered to suspend student enrollment after authorities found it was operating without the required licenses.
A Hanoi court sentenced the chairman of Z Holding JSC to 30 years in prison for running a major counterfeit milk operation that fetched VND2.4 trillion (US$91.35 million).
Vietnamese and Cambodian police have dismantled one of the largest cross-border online scam networks ever uncovered, arresting 205 people at multiple compounds in the Cambodian border city of Bavet.
Doctors at Tu Du Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City successfully saved a newborn in an exceptionally rare medical case, in which the birth of the second twin was delayed by eight weeks after the first twin was lost mid-pregnancy.
Thailand’s Department of Royal Rainmaking and Agricultural Aviation (DRRAA) has launched emergency flights to disperse PM2.5 particles as air quality in many parts of the country, including Bangkok, has reached hazardous levels.
As the digital economy is identified as one of Vietnam's key growth pillars, British University Vietnam (BUV) has launched two strategic technology scholarships for 2026: the Tech Queens Scholarship and the Innovation Weaving Scholarship.
The White House has re-submitted the nomination of Jennifer Wicks McNamara as U.S. ambassador to Vietnam, restarting the Senate confirmation process after her earlier nomination was returned at the end of the previous congressional session.
Beyond just bandages and medicine, nurse Nguyen Ngoc Lan Phuong has also become a source of patience and compassion for more than the 300 children at Hope School who lost their parents to Covid-19.
After narrowly missing perfection on his first attempt, Nguyen Quang Viet Nhat decided to try again and has achieved a rare perfect double: a 1600 score on the SAT and a 9.0 overall score on IELTS.
Malaysian social media users have greeted a striking satellite image shared by the U.S. Embassy in Kuala Lumpur with a wave of self-deprecating humor, jokingly assuring Washington that the nation has "no oil, only palm oil."
Two major bridges worth more than VND32 trillion (US$1.2 billion) broke ground on Jan. 15, a move expected to ease chronic congestion and strengthen transport links between Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring Dong Nai Province.
