Ho Chi Minh City woke up to a blanket of dense smog on Wednesday morning with gloomy skies enveloping buildings and obscuring visibility for road users as the air quality index (AQI) measured at above 160, indicating “unhealthy" level.
Vietnam has approved nearly VND3.8 trillion (US$150 million) to develop the civil aviation component of Phan Thiet Airport, aiming to significantly improve air access to the popular coastal tourism hub of Mui Ne.
Singapore's High Court dismissed on Tuesday the first legal challenge in years to the city-state's mandatory death penalty for certain drug crimes, a blow for campaigners in a year that has seen executions peak.
The populist party founded by Thailand's former leader Thaksin Shinawatra nominated his nephew on Tuesday as its top choice for prime minister in the upcoming election.
Westlink International School Hanoi has been authorized by the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) to deliver the IB Middle Years Program (MYP), completing a key step in the school's development of a full IB learning pathway from the Primary Years Program (PYP) through MYP and toward the IB Diploma Program (DP).
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, with its large size, heavy payload and high technical requirements, was the ideal aircraft to comprehensively assess Long Thanh airport's readiness, according to aviation authorities.
Environment police under the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with Ho Chi Minh City officers, raided a wildlife captivity facility on Monday, discovering a menagerie of endangered animals kept without legal documentation.
Ho Chi Minh City is weighing proposals to install around 20,000 battery-swap cabinets for electric motorbikes on sidewalks and streetlight poles, as the city accelerates a shift toward cleaner urban transport.
Hanoi has set a new air-quality benchmark, aiming for "good" or "moderate" air on more than 80% of days each year, as the Vietnamese capital tightens pollution controls and accelerates a shift toward cleaner transport.
Vietnamese fugitive Le Khac Ngo, alias Mr. Hunter, a suspected ringleader of a fraud syndicate accused of swindling over VND5.3 trillion (US$208 million), has been extradited from the Philippines to Vietnam.
Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport will launch facial recognition at its international Terminal 2, allowing passengers to clear security in just 1–3 seconds under a smart airport rollout.
A motorbike rider who was on the phone in central Vietnam narrowly avoided a crash when a parked car's door suddenly swung open into his path, a split-second moment captured on video and shared online this week.
Hanoi will undertake numerous emergency works ahead of the 2026 rainy season to prevent flooding at a cost of VND5.6 trillion (US$212.8 million), improving drainage and disaster response.
People across Southeast Asia are some of the world's heaviest Internet users, but one country stands out with an eye-stretching daily average that nearly hits 9 hours.
British University Vietnam (BUV) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Chinese Service Center for Scholarly Exchange (CSCSE), under China's Ministry of Education, aimed at strengthening cooperation in education and academic exchange between Vietnam and China.
British University Vietnam (BUV) has held its December 2025 Graduation Ceremony, recognizing more than 600 bachelor's and master's graduates whose academic results meet internationally benchmarks quality standards.
BUV Fashion Club recently staged the Tan Vien Fashion Show, which drew more than 200 attendees and featured 50 outfits created by students from British University Vietnam (BUV) and other universities across Hanoi.
A Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the largest wide-body aircraft currently operated by Vietnam Airlines, touched down at Long Thanh International Airport on Dec. 15, marking a key technical milestone as Vietnam’s biggest aviation project enters its final preparation phase.
Vietnam has sharply increased fines for foreigners who overstay their permitted period of residence, with penalties now reaching up to VND40 million (US$1,520) under new government regulations taking effect on Dec. 15.
Two South Korean nationals are set to stand trial in Ho Chi Minh City this month, accused of operating a restaurant in the city center that doubled as a front for a prostitution ring catering to foreign clients.
More than 100 people have been hospitalized or treated after eating banh mi sold by the Hong Van chain in Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam, prompting an investigation and the temporary shutdown of the business.
Vietnam's largest passenger jet will touch down at Long Thanh International Airport in Monday afternoon, a key technical milestone as the new airport prepares to welcome its first commercial flights days later.
Long Thanh International Airport is set to reach a historic milestone on the morning of Dec. 19, when the first three flights operated by Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, and Bamboo Airways are scheduled to land at the site.
The 171st repatriation ceremony for the remains of U.S. servicemen missing in action (MIA) from the war in Vietnam took place at Gia Lam airport in Hanoi, following a recent unilateral search in the northern province of Lao Cai.
Ho Chi Minh City is moving ahead with plans to build two new pedestrian bridges along the Saigon River, linking Nguyen Hue and Thai Van Lung streets to Bach Dang Wharf to improve walkability and ease traffic pressure along the city’s central riverfront.
Two gunmen shot and killed 11 people and wounded many others at Sydney's Bondi Beach on Sunday in a "terrorist" attack on a gathering for the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
Australia is facing one of its worst teacher shortages in decades, with public schools increasingly relying on university students who have not yet qualified to keep classrooms running.
Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has announced it is considering a comprehensive inspection of the London College for Design and Fashion (LCDF – Hanoi) following indications of regulatory violations in its university-linked training programs.
The healthcare and social assistance industry is set to lead Australia's job market transformation, expected to account for more than one-fifth of all jobs in the nation by 2035.
A 19-year-old university student in Hanoi collapsed, convulsed, and fell into a coma suffering from acute kidney failure after taking just a few puffs of an electronic cigarette with friends.
Vietnam is set to send around 1,500 students abroad each year under a government-backed program targeting strategic fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, defense and medicine.
Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport has unveiled a newly upgraded terminal after a nearly US$190 million expansion, adding automated check-in, biometric security screening and faster baggage processing to improve passenger flow.
While the United States remains the top global destination for international students, hundreds of thousands of American students are also choosing to study abroad each year, with the vast majority heading to Europe.
Cambodia shut its border crossings with Thailand on Saturday, after Bangkok denied U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that a truce had been agreed to end days of deadly fighting.
Ho Chi Minh City repeatedly ranked among the world’s 10 most polluted cities on Saturday, as thick haze blanketed large parts of the city and air quality reached levels considered unhealthy for the general population.
Germany is seeing a record surge in international students in the 2024–2025 academic year, as more young people seek affordable, high-quality education and the chance to work after graduation.
The Vietnamese government has issued a directive to accelerate the development of Long Thanh International Airport, aiming to establish it as the most attractive and competitive aviation destination in Southeast Asia, with the ultimate goal of surpassing current regional leaders.
Canada has launched a CAN$1.7 billion (US$1.2 billion) program to recruit leading global researchers, part of the effort to poach intellectual talent looking to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump's policies.
Singapore's government on Friday gazetted as a national monument the former home of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, a site long at the center of a bitter family dispute among his children.
The lack of parking space for hundreds of thousands of gasoline motorbikes entering Ring Road 1 in Hanoi downtown and for electric vehicle charging stations is a huge hurdle to the city's plans to restrict the former.
Vietnam is racing toward a major milestone at Long Thanh International Airport, with more than 15,000 workers mobilized to prepare for the airport's first flight on Dec. 19.
A former dental imaging technician in Singapore has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for secretly taking and distributing sensitive photographs of female patients over a three-year period.
Air pollution in Hanoi is driven not only by winter temperature inversions but also by dense traffic, nonstop construction, spontaneous trash burning and industrial emissions.
Dozens of students at the Hanoi branch of the London College for Design & Fashion (LCDF) have been shocked to discover that their U.K. top-up bachelor's degrees are not recognized by Vietnamese authorities.
A Han Chinese couple in eastern China were left stunned when their daughter's blond hair and blue eyes emerged as a striking contrast to the family's typically East Asian features, a mystery later explained by a rare case of genetic inheritance skipping multiple generations.
Ho Chi Minh City will build two pedestrian bridges over Ton Duc Thang Street to Bach Dang Wharf on the Saigon River in the city center to ease congestion and improve road users' safety.
Vietnam is approaching a major readiness milestone for Long Thanh International Airport, as the Vietnam Air Traffic Management Corporation (VATM) confirms that all navigation systems, equipment and staffing are now in place for technical test flights scheduled from Dec. 15–19.
Vietnam's maritime agencies on Thursday coordinated the emergency transfer of a passenger injured aboard the cruise ship Westerdam to the central city of Da Nang.
Vietnam’s National Assembly on Dec. 11 approved a VND196 trillion (US$7.8 billion) plan to build Gia Binh International Airport in Bac Ninh Province, paving the way for a new world-class aviation hub in the north.
A former flight attendant in Ho Chi Minh City has been sentenced to four years in prison for helping operate a prostitution ring at a karaoke restaurant she co-managed with her Chinese boyfriend.
Vietnam has approved amendments to its mineral law that place rare earths under strict state management and prohibit raw export, signaling a shift in how the country plans to develop one of the world’s most sought-after resources.
RMIT University used its 25th anniversary in Vietnam to reaffirm plans to expand its presence in the country and continue investing in transnational education.
Construction of Ho Chi Minh City’s Ring Road No. 3 has left Nguyen Xien Street shrouded in dust, forcing users to cover up and local residents to constantly spray water and clean their homes.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration officially launched his “Trump Gold Card” visa program on Dec. 10 to provide a pathway, with a steep price, for non-U.S. citizens to get expedited permission to live in the world's largest economy.
Canada is moving toward tightening its Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP) program, a pathway that hundreds of thousands of international students depend on to stay and work in the country after finishing their studies.
Hanoi woke up on Dec. 11 to its most severe pollution episode of the winter, as monitoring stations across the capital reported AQI levels above 220, a range considered "very unhealthy" for the general population.
