A sudden overnight surge from the Long Song reservoir has inundated part of Lam Dong Province, flooding more than 1,000 homes, sweeping away dozens of fishing boats and submerging farmland as heavy rain pounded the central region.
Torrential rain battered Khanh Hoa and Lam Dong provinces overnight, flooding major roads, isolating neighborhoods and forcing families to evacuate as rivers surged with the remnants of Storm Koto.
A tropical depression currently active east of the Philippines is expected to enter the East Sea within the next two to three days and may strengthen into a storm, Vietnamese weather authorities said.
Hanoi’s air has slipped into its third major pollution episode of the season, and for millions of residents, the health impact is now on par with passively smoking two cigarettes every single day.
Fourteen rainfall records were shattered as three consecutive storm systems devastated central and south-central Vietnam in November, causing historic flooding and economic losses estimated at VND29.32 trillion (US$1.11 billion).
Following a historic flood late last month, the vegetable-growing hub of D’ran Commune in Lam Dong Province now lies in ruins with collapsed greenhouses, withered crops, and mud-buried farmland, leaving many households with nothing.
A section of Nguyen Cong Tru Street near a construction site in downtown Da Nang City suddenly sank Wednesday, pulling in two cars and a man, injuring his leg.
The Vietnamese government is moving to speed up phase 2 of Long Thanh International Airport, seeking the authority to self-approve the next feasibility study so construction can start earlier than planned as economic and air-travel growth outpace forecasts.
Ho Chi Minh City is laying the groundwork for one of Southeast Asia's largest metro systems, with plans to train nearly 500 specialists to operate seven new lines stretching more than 350 km by 2035 and over 500 km by 2045.
Flights between China and Japan are being slashed at an extraordinary pace this month, with nearly 40% of scheduled services, more than 1,900 flights, now canceled as political tensions spill into one of Asia’s busiest air corridors.
Persistent fine dust has blanketed Hanoi for nearly a week, pushing air quality to unhealthy levels and severely impacting residents' daily routines and city travel.
Two Vietnamese women are being prosecuted by Japanese authorities for allegedly attempting to smuggle over 30 kg of cannabis into the country, concealed within suitcases of dried food.
The record heights of these bridges are measured by deck-height, which means the vertical distance from the bridge deck to the ground or canyon/river valley below.
At the QS Higher Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2025 in Seoul, South Korea, British University Vietnam (BUV) was officially awarded the QS 5-Star rating for the 2025–2028 period.
Student internships are not just about errands or menial work; they are recognized as crucial stepping stones to meaningful careers worldwide, according to BUV's experts.
Police in the northern province of Lang Son have arrested 57-year-old Doan Van Sang, a former market management official, accusing him of killing a 36-year-old man at his unit’s headquarters and secretly disposing of the body in January.
Vietnam’s health sector is pushing towards zero-fee hospital treatment and regular health checks for all citizens in line with Politburo Resolution No. 72.
Some flood-hit regions of Southeast Asia experienced their heaviest November rains since 2012, according to an AFP analysis, as climate change intensifies seasonal weather patterns.
Hanoi is urging residents, especially seniors, children and people with respiratory issues, to limit outdoor activity and wear masks as the capital slips deeper into its latest air-pollution spell.
Ho Chi Minh City plans to create new low-emission zones in its inner areas, Can Gio and Con Dao, where violations could attract fines of VND200,000-400,000 (US$7.58-15.16).
A Vietnamese man traveling through Ho Chi Minh City found himself stuffed and stressed at the airport after learning he could not bring more than 130 shrimp-and-pork tapioca cakes banh bot loc into Japan, where he now works.
Doctors at Binh Duong General Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City have completed a complex surgical procedure by reattaching a woman's severed hand after first keeping it alive by grafting it to her leg.
The 15 U.S. universities with the highest number of international students in the past academic year are mostly ranked among the country's 50 best, with tuition fees ranging from $24,000 to over $75,000 per year.
A malfunction in an undersea power cable has caused widespread outages that have upended daily life on Phu Quoc Island, forcing hotels to run generators nonstop, driving up costs.
The T1 and T2 roads linking Long Thanh International Airport with National Highway 51 and the Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway have taken shape ahead of their scheduled opening on Dec. 19.
Hope Foundation has won in the Best Practices category at the Global Corporate Sustainable Development Awards (GCSA) for its School Hygiene project, emerging from nearly 100 international submissions.
A 14-year-old student in north-central Vietnam achieved an outstanding 8.5 IELTS score on her first attempt, a result she credits to early English exposure and consistent, detailed practice.
Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces are expected to experience a spell of widespread thunderstorms lasting from Tuesday evening through Saturday, according to the Southern Hydrometeorological Station.
A 26-year-old Chinese tourist was bitten by a shark while scuba diving in the Maldives after choosing to enter the water during her period, a decision she made based on advice she found online saying it was safe.
The Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon is glowing brighter than ever this holiday season, draped in more than 1,000 kilometers of LED lights that illuminate its façade and twin bell towers each night from Dec. 1 to Jan. 5, 2026.
Northern Vietnam is bracing for a sharp chill as a strengthening cold spell pushes south, expected to send temperatures tumbling across the region starting Wednesday.
An 84-year-old German traveler was found dead inside his Phuket hotel room over the weekend after friends and staff were unable to reach him, with police saying the door was locked from the inside.
A former flight attendant and her Chinese boyfriend are at the center of a widening criminal case in Ho Chi Minh City, accused of turning a karaoke restaurant into a tightly managed prostitution network involving hundreds of young women.
The death toll from flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,600 on Dec. 1, as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed the military to help survivors.
A 35-year-old Chinese man suffered permanent vision impairment in his right eye after an all-night gaming session led to a sudden central retinal artery occlusion, commonly known as an "eye stroke."
Singapore has seen a sharp rise in travelers caught failing to declare dutiable or taxable goods this year, with more than 23,700 cases detected across air, land and sea checkpoints from January to October, nearly double the number reported in 2024.
Only about half of Vietnamese undergraduate students in Australia secured full-time employment after graduation, according to a survey funded by the Australian Government Department of Education.
The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) has pledged S$250,000 (US$192,800) to five national societies in Asia, where communities have been severely affected by recent flooding.
Storm Koto weakened into a tropical depression over the central East Sea on Monday, but the system is still expected to bring heavy rain, rough seas and rising flood risks to south-central Vietnam in the coming days.
The Ben Thanh–Can Gio metro will run 53 km from Ben Thanh underground station through HCMC's downtown area and Nha Be, cross the Soai Rap River into Can Gio, and link to the city’s existing and planned urban rail network.
A rainy spell is forecast to hit Vietnam's south-central region on Tuesday, under the impacts of Storm Koto and a cold snap, posing risks of flooding in low-lying areas and landslides in mountainous regions.
Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel on Monday to help victims of devastating flooding that has killed nearly 1,000 people across four countries in Asia in recent days.
Canada will issue a maximum of 408,000 study permits next year, a 7% decrease from this year, with the number of new international students reduced by half as the country continues to curb immigration.
Tropical Storm Koto is continuing to weaken over the central East Sea and is forecast to weaken into a low-pressure area at sea due to the influence of a cold air mass moving from the north.
The Ministry of Education and Training plans to pilot the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into the general education curriculum (grades 1–12) starting this month.
Tens of thousands of homes and resorts on Phu Quoc were thrown into a sudden blackout after the island’s Ha Tien–Phu Quoc undersea power cable broke on Saturday, triggering one of the most disruptive outages in recent years.
Vietnam's major carriers have finished updating critical flight-control software on their Airbus A320 and A321 jets, clearing the aircraft to resume normal operations ahead of a tight deadline on Nov. 30 set by European regulators.
Hanoi was blanketed in hazardous smog Sunday morning as air-quality levels spiked into the “very unhealthy” range across the capital and much of northern Vietnam, the first severe pollution episode of the 2025–2026 winter.
Koto, the 15th storm entering the East Sea, has left one person dead and three missing in south central Vietnam, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has reported.
The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 400 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.
Waves of 4-5 m highers high have been relentlessly pounding the beaches of Nha Trang, Phan Thiet, Mui Ne, and Quy Nhon under the impact of Storm Koto, causing damage to sea embankments and bridge foundations.
Affected by a cold air mass from the north, Storm Koto has barely moved and is weakening, with forecasts predicting it will lose further strength before reaching land.
Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.
A tropical depression that formed near the equator and tracked north into the East Sea has been described by Vietnamese meteorologists as an unprecedented event in modern weather records.
Tran Thanh Nhan Duc failed his university entrance exam, a shocking failure that set him on study mission to secure a US$93,000-a-year fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.
A 60-year-old Russian tourist died on Saturday after being swept out to sea while swimming off Mui Ne, as storm-driven waves continued to pound Vietnam's south-central coast.
Dozens of flights across Vietnam were diverted overnight as Storm Koto sent dangerous winds and turbulence sweeping through the country’s southern air corridors, forcing aviation authorities to activate 24/7 storm-response protocols.
