Vietnam's Prime Minister on July 11 called for urgent measures to address the aftermath of a speedboat capsizing off Phu Quoc Island that killed 15 Indian tourists.
China evacuated more than 1.8 million people on Saturday as Typhoon Bavi churned toward the major eastern city of Wenzhou after pummelling Japan's southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds and brushing past northern Taiwan.
A Penang durian trader has been robbed twice within days, once at knifepoint, losing baskets of prized Black Thorn even as a national glut drives Malaysian durian prices to their lowest in years.
Typhoon Bavi pummeled Japan's southern Sakishima island chain with heavy rain and violent winds on Saturday as it headed towards Taiwan, prompting warnings of flooding and landslides.
A man was nearly sucked out the window of a Ryanair flight when it "detached" mid-air en route to Germany, with other passengers pulling him back inside, witnesses and officials said Friday.
Dong Nai City broke ground on July 10 on nearly VND12 trillion (US$456 million) of new and widened roads linking Long Thanh, Vietnam's largest airport, to highways, expressways, industrial parks and seaports.
Indonesia has strengthened enforcement of its visa regulations on Bali Islands, warning foreign influencers and content creators that producing commercial content while on a tourist visa could lead to deportation or even a lifetime entry ban.
A Vietnamese woman has graduated from Harvard Medical School with a perfect 4.0 GPA, earning top marks in every course throughout the two-year Master of Medical Sciences in Global Health Delivery program.
A man has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison for damaging the Nguyen Dynasty throne on display at Hue Imperial Citadel in central Vietnam.
A landslide sparked by heavy rains driven by Typhoon Bavi killed 10 people in the southern Philippines on Friday, authorities said, bringing the storm's death toll to at least 15.
Indonesia has been ranked the fifth most traffic-congested country in Asia, highlighting the region's continuing struggle with worsening road gridlocks.
Thai police on July 9 dismantled a criminal network accused of forging birth registration documents to obtain Thai nationality for foreign children, arresting several suspects, including a hospital employee and an administrative official.
A Brown University economics professor says most of his class cheated with AI on a take-home midterm that averaged 96%, only for the in-person final to collapse to 48%.
The death toll from floods triggered by Typhoon Maysak has risen to 39 in southern China, as rescue teams push deeper into battered communities in Guangxi after days of torrential rain, reservoir breaches and cuts to power and water supplies.
Taiwan's weather forecaster warned on Thursday of "destructive" winds as the biggest typhoon in years swept towards the island after pounding U.S. Pacific territories.
A fire that tore through a shoe factory in eastern China on Thursday killed at least 28 people, state media said, with more than 500 fire and rescue personnel racing against time to extinguish the blaze.
Japan plans to begin testing fully autonomous buses for public transportation from fiscal 2027, according to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.
The National Economics University in Hanoi drew more SAT submissions from Vietnamese students in 2025 than any American school, a sign of how quickly a U.S. college-entrance exam has become a domestic admissions tool.
Authorities in Beijing and Taipei have shut down parks, offices and suspended in-person school classes due to the arrival of Typhoon Bavi, the most powerful storm in the area in years.
Indonesia's resort island of Bali broke ground on its first waste-to-energy plant on July 8, marking a major step in efforts to improve waste management, reduce environmental pressure and expand renewable energy generation.
Tens of thousands of passengers have been affected as Bavi, the biggest typhoon in years which is sweeping towards Taiwan, has forced airlines across eastern Asia to cancel or reschedule more than 180 flights.
Vietnam has officially included a second airport for the capital region in its revised national airport development plan, which has been recently approved by the Ministry of Construction.
Airlines in Vietnam must now refund passengers within 14 to 45 days and pay up to US$165 in compensation for delayed or canceled international flights.
Six preschools, nine schools, two continuing education centers, and three vocational schools in Hanoi are expected to trial English as a second language from the next academic year.
Cao Liangliang, a former Google DeepMind director who worked on Gemini, has left the U.S. to join Hong Kong Polytechnic University, two decades after he left the city to build his career abroad.
A woman broke down in tears at a Malaysian airport when three boxes of Musang King durians she had packed for her flight home to Saudi Arabia were refused under the airline's ban on the fruit.
A rain-swollen mountain stream in Lai Chau Province in northern Vietnam ate away the foundation of a two-story house until it collapsed into the water on the morning of July 8, just after the six people inside escaped.
A commercial airline pilot is suing the operators of the Sheraton Denver Downtown, saying a swarm of bats got into his 22nd-floor room, bit him on the foot and left him with rabies treatment billed at nearly US$100,000.
Singapore police have seized a S$55 million (US$42.5 million) luxury bungalow allegedly bought with the proceeds of a scheme to smuggle servers believed to contain Nvidia artificial intelligence chips that Washington bars from export to China.
The passenger number on Ho Chi Minh City's public bus network has increased by more than 30% year on year since the city introduced free fares on 134 subsidized routes on July 1.
Malaysia is planning to establish a transit center capable of accommodating 1,000-2,000 foreign workers as part of efforts to strengthen migrant labor management, enhance security, and ease airport congestion.
Villagers in southern China joined rescue workers in searching for hundreds of escaped snakes after floodwaters triggered by Typhoon Maysak washed away a snake farm in Hengzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
Admission into the most exclusive universities in the United States is fiercely competitive, as top schools like Caltech now accept just 3% of applicants.
Australia's space agency has traced six mysterious metallic spheres that forced the closure of a Queensland beach to a foreign rocket, identifying them as pressure vessels from a space launch vehicle.
Thirty-four foreigners who entered Vietnam on tourist visas have been found operating computers and phones for an online scam ring in the northern province of Quang Ninh.
Passengers could one day ride a metro from the beaches of Vung Tau straight to Vietnam's largest airport, under a proposal to extend a planned rail line to Long Thanh.
An 11-year-old boy is set to stand trial in juvenile court after being accused of playing with matches and starting a fire that tore through the Gul Plaza shopping mall in Pakistan's largest city of Karachi in January, killing 72 people.
China has reaffirmed its leadership in Asian higher education, with eight of its universities securing spots in the region's top 10 in the 2026-2027 Best Global Universities rankings published by U.S. News & World Report.
South Korea will hand foreign engineers its fast-track residency visa based on their skills and an employer's need for them, its industry and justice ministries said.
Thunderstorms and strong winds have killed at least eight people in central China, state media said Tuesday, as heavy rains and flooding left two more dead in country's southern region.
Elon Musk, currently the richest person in the world, became the world's first-ever trillionaire on June 12, 2026. He is now an American citizen, but was not born in the United States.
A stretch of land alongside the Saigon River will be renovated with parks, public squares, underground facilities, a pedestrian bridge, and cultural amenities.
Creative projects took center stage at British University Vietnam's Career Day in June, giving employers the opportunity to assess students' practical skills, creative thinking, and industry readiness beyond traditional CVs.
Government agencies, educators, and gaming companies called for closer collaboration to develop skilled talent as Vietnam seeks to strengthen its gaming industry at a forum hosted by British University Vietnam.
More than 1,300 sets of fallen soldiers' remains have been recovered, including those from three mass graves, during the first 111 days of the nationwide 500-day campaign to accelerate the search for, recovery and identification of war martyrs.
A Malaysian man who was fired from a Phnom Penh scam compound after three days for failing to con a single victim was sentenced to 16 months and two weeks in a Singapore jail.
In a landmark moment for the country's healthcare sector, 11 Vietnamese hospitals have debuted on Newsweek and Statista's prestigious list of the best specialist medical institutions in the Asia-Pacific.
Maria believed she was romancing a prince from Dubai, captivated by his flirtatious smile and declarations of affection he showered on her during live video calls. But the suitor was an AI deepfake, making her yet another victim of an online romance scam.
As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes education and the workplace, many families are placing greater emphasis on universities that help students develop critical thinking, adaptability, and practical skills alongside academic knowledge.
Police have dismantled a gambling network involving football betting and illegal lottery gambling with transactions totaling more than VND1 trillion (US$38 million) in southern Vietnam as part of a nationwide crackdown during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
A foreign national currently in Vietnam on a tourist visa is inquiring whether their visa can be converted to a work visa to legally remain and work in the country.
