Indonesian rescuers were racing Thursday to find at least 61 people missing after a ferry sank on its way to the popular resort island of Bali, a local search and rescue agency said.
Vietnam's Ministry of Health has ordered a nationwide recall of Désembre Derma Science High Frequency Cream Professional after inspectors found its formula and advertised uses did not match its registered documents.
A Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced five people to life imprisonment instead of death for smuggling 118 kg of narcotics as prescribed in the recent amendments to the Penal Code.
Four adults from one family heading out on vacation were killed along with their pilot and co-pilot when a small plane crashed minutes after taking off from an Ohio airport, officials said.
Thailand's Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday as it considers a petition filed by 36 senators seeking her dismissal.
Two men in Vietnam have been arrested for scamming nearly US$39,000 from Vietnamese expats in the U.S. and Australia by posing as bank employees offering fake loans online.
Women accounted for around 10% of suspects in drug-related cases in Indonesia over the past three months, according to the National Narcotics Agency (BNN).
The rise of AI, Big Data, and automation is transforming the global labor market, making digital expertise a competitive advantage and a promising future career path.
Ho Chi Minh City will increase the frequency of services on its metro line until Aug. 15 to meet the rising demand following the merger of other provinces with it.
A Chinese man stole eight cars across seven cities during a journey home, abandoning each vehicle when it ran out of fuel, all to avoid paying for a plane ticket.
An 18-year-old girl in Vietnam was rushed to hospital late at night with severe pain, only for doctors to discover her kidney had almost "turned to stone."
Thailand's Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from duty pending a case seeking her dismissal, adding to mounting pressure on a government under fire on multiple fronts.
A Vietnamese high school senior has won the sole full-tuition scholarship for international students at the University of Technology Sydney this year, beating global competition with a combination of academic excellence, leadership and creative flair.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has issued an urgent directive to aviation units nationwide, calling for strengthened flight safety measures during the summer peak travel period and in anticipation of adverse weather conditions such as thunderstorms.
Young adults in Vietnam are suffering from kidney failure after consuming unregulated weight loss pills and supplements but often only discover the damage too late when the symptoms appear.
Indian customs officers in Mumbai have caught a passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third smuggling bust in a month.
Nearly 15,000 families living on and along canals in Ho Chi Minh City's District 8 will be removed and resettled in apartment buildings under an urban renewal plan.
Party General Secretary To Lam attended a ceremony on Monday to launch the two-tier local government for the new Ho Chi Minh City, which now incorporates the territories of the former HCMC, Binh Duong Province, and Ba Ria – Vung Tau Province.
Lang Son has officially joined the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network, becoming Vietnam's fourth global geopark after Dong Van Karst Plateau, Non Nuoc Cao Bang, and Dak Nong.
Clad in reflective vests and waving traffic control sticks, a spirited crew on a main road in central Jakarta cheerfully waved to people as they cleared hidden hazards with iron bars and circle magnets tied to ropes.
For her 6th grade honors class, math teacher Ana Sepúlveda wanted to make geometry fun. She figured her students "who live and breathe soccer" would be interested to learn how mathematical concepts apply to the sport. She asked ChatGPT for help.
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced technologies is reshaping how information is disseminated, setting new standards for corporate communications professionals.
The National Children's Hospital in Hanoi recently performed an emergency surgery to save a three-month-old girl who had suffered severe sexual abuse committed by a male relative.
A fire broke out at an electronics store in the southern province of Dong Nai Saturday, destroying around 1,000 mobile phones, laptops, tablets, and household appliances and causing damage worth billions of dong (VND1 billion=US$38,300).
A 33-year-old man in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province, China, suffered a 13 cm rectal prolapse after spending two hours watching videos on his phone while using the toilet.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, an American tech powerhouse, has been named the world's best university once again in the 2026 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) rankings.
Two students in Taiwan have been sentenced to prison for defrauding five insurance companies in a scheme where one of them claimed his legs needed to be amputated due to frostbite injuries from a late-night motorcycle ride.
Despite its importance as a national infrastructure project, connectivity to Long Thanh International Airport, poised to become Vietnam's largest upon completion, remains limited, raising concerns about its operational effectiveness.
A male student was caught using high-tech devices to cheat on Vietnam's national high school graduation exam by transmitting the Literature test questions outside so his friend could solve them using ChatGPT.
A 19-year-old student was rescued from a scammer pretending to be a police officer, who accused him of involvement in a drug case and demanded VND600 million (US$23,000).
Vinh International Airport is preparing for a six-month closure starting July 1 to undergo extensive upgrades, including runway extension, terminal renovations and improved facilities for passengers.
Two Vietnam Airlines planes collided while taxiing at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport on Thursday afternoon, grounding both aircraft and forcing hundreds of passengers to rebook.
Vietnamese high school students took the English test for their graduation exam on Friday, and many students, along with their teachers, have lamented that the questions were too difficult.
A firefighter police officer in northern Vietnam has been suspended after allegedly driving drunk and crashing into 10 vehicles, seriously injuring two young women.
A major road in Ho Chi Minh City, Lo Lu, that was potholed and suffered from frequent flooding is being upgraded at a cost of VND755 billion (US$28.9 million).
Japan on Friday executed a man dubbed the "Twitter killer" who murdered and dismembered nine people he met online, in the nation's first enactment of the death penalty since 2022.
Beginning July 1, passengers on Ho Chi Minh City's Metro Line 1 connecting Ben Thanh and Suoi Tien will be able to use smart IC cards for automated fare payment at all stations along the route.
The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore announced on Thursday that it removed 1,288 illegal health product listings, including 644 prescription medicine, from local e-commerce and social media platforms.
Thailand's government has announced a plan to tighten the rules on selling cannabis, the kingdom's latest attempt to restrict the drug, three years after it was decriminalized.
Data analytics and data science professionals play a crucial role in business decision-making, but the job market is heating up, and the supply of qualified talent remains limited.
A 21-year-old male student's excessive consumption of energy drinks to study late resulted in an emergency hospitalization for swollen legs and exhaustion, before doctors diagnosed him with severe kidney damage.
From a computer gifted by her father in the 1990s, Lan Vu taught herself to code, earned a PhD in Computer Science, and has since been granted 19 U.S. patents.
Indonesian authorities have arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of narcotics during a two-month crackdown.
Over 1.16 million students took the national high school graduation exam on Thursday morning, marking the first time the exam follows two different curricula and incorporates external content for Literature.
Vietnamese authorities have uncovered a major food safety scandal where tens of thousands of tons of animal-feed oil were secretly sold as cooking oil to restaurants, factories and food producers across the country.
A growing number of young Vietnamese are facing end-stage kidney failure due to unhealthy lifestyles, with many unaware of the silent dangers of poor eating and sleeping habits.
Vietnam's gaming industry, once dominated by global tech giants, is quickly becoming a fertile ground for Gen Z entrepreneurs, offering vast potential for those with bold ideas and creative ambition.
