Penang Island of Malaysia has been ranked among the world's 10 most welcoming destinations for visitors, according to a study by travel eSIM provider Holafly.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has ordered a thorough investigation into allegations that a car battery maker gave workers lead-flushing injections disguised as vitamin shots.
A student was caught wearing AI-powered smart glasses during Yonsei University's mathematics essay entrance exam in Seoul on Oct. 10, a week after a similar case at the University of Seoul.
Vietnam's capital is stepping up efforts to plant more trees and greenery around transport infrastructure and public spaces to improve the urban landscape, reduce heat and enhance environmental quality.
An Indonesian official described the forest fires causing haze across Malaysia and Singapore as a natural phenomenon, claiming that Indonesia's forests also supply oxygen to its neighbors.
Fresh graduates in Vietnam meet employers' expectations only in digital literacy, while time management and problem-solving show the widest gaps, a survey of 375 companies found.
Ho Chi Minh City is rolling out major infrastructure projects over the next five years to eliminate 28 severe traffic bottlenecks, according to the Department of Construction.
A Vietnamese couple wanted over a 2025 Hanoi acid attack, in which the husband allegedly posed as a food delivery driver, has been arrested in Bangkok.
The Saigon River pedestrian bridge in downtowwn Ho Chi Minh City is scheduled to have its main arch joined on Oct. 21, following successful factory load tests on its 3,400-ton arch structure and supporting frame ahead of transportation to the installation site.
A livestreamer appeared to be struck during a street argument in Bangkok with a tuk-tuk driver who objected to being filmed, in footage that has split viewers online.
Agence France-Presse and The Economist on Monday joined more than 40 publishers in a coalition aimed at preventing AI firms from using or profiting from their content without permission.
Inner Ho Chi Minh City could see 90-100 more days a year above 35 degrees Celsius by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario, and inner Hanoi 50-90 more, Vietnam's updated climate projections show.
Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, who ran English language school Apax Leaders, has been indicted for a second time, accused of fraudulently appropriating VND8.459 trillion (US$327 million) from 10,123 people, 60 more than in his first indictment.
Thai police raided four luxury housing estates in Bangkok on Oct. 10, targeting 94 homes worth more than 6 billion baht (YS$179 million) allegedly held for foreigners through Thai nominees.
Two Malaysian men could face the death penalty after police caught them with 32.73 kg of Erimin 5 pills worth RM3.3 million (US$808,000) at Kuching International Airport.
A Chinese tourist recovered his Louis Vuitton handbag within 20 minutes of its alleged theft at Singapore's Gardens by the Bay, but several items inside, including his passport and camera, were missing.
Vietnamese have overtaken Koreans as the second largest foreign group in Japan's census, turning a 2020 deficit of more than 51,000 residents into a lead of more than 210,000.
Hong Kong police have arrested 127 people in a crackdown on a Vietnamese-led syndicate suspected of loan sharking, illegal gambling, unlicensed bars, and providing accommodation and jobs to illegal immigrants.
A Vietnamese high school student and his friends have developed an AI system that can decipher doctors' handwriting and digitize medical records, with Amazon providing US$35,000 to support its further development.
Long-term residents of Villa Las Estrellas, a Chilean settlement on Antarctica's King George Island, must have their appendix removed before moving in because the nearest major hospital is more than 1,000 km away.
The arrival of the annual floodwaters signals the seasonal fishing rush in the Mekong Delta, prompting locals to head into the submerged fields to cast their nets and supplement their income.
Many young Vietnamese who paid brokers thousands of euros for vocational training in Germany say they have been overworked, cheated of wages and unlawfully fired.
Singapore will activate haze-related medical subsidies on Monday, capping treatment costs at S$10 (US$7.82) for eligible patients as worsening air quality raises health concerns.
A restaurant owner in China's Henan Province has given top-performing employees BMWs worth about 300,000 yuan (US$44,700) each after seeing them ride electric bikes to work in the cold.
A 60-year-old Chinese woman who once hauled her son out of internet cafes now plays Counter-Strike seven to eight hours a day and livestreams to more than 400,000 followers.
The California Institute of Technology tops Forbes's 2027 ranking of small private U.S. colleges, a list whose top 15 schools all have alumni earning median salaries above US$100,000 a decade after graduation.
At least 12 people were killed and 309 others wounded Saturday in a strike on Riyadh's international airport, Saudi Arabia's civil aviation officials said -- an attack that a diplomatic source blamed on Yemen's Houthis.
Applications for U.K. sponsored study visas fell 10.3% year on year in September, reaching their lowest level for the month in five years, as weakening international student recruitment adds to financial pressures on universities.
Hundreds of cancer patients arrive before dawn at Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital each day, but many must wait four to six weeks to begin radiotherapy as its machines operate at full capacity.
A high tide on Saturday afternoon left many Ho Chi Minh City streets deep under water, stalling vehicles and making it hard for residents to get around.
Winning first and second prizes in Vietnam's national English competition for gifted students, along with achieving a perfect IELTS score of 9.0, has earned a 12th grader direct admission to Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.
A 54-year-old renovation contractor from Malaysia's Sarawak state has won RM10.17 million (US$2.49 million) in a lottery jackpot on two numbers he said were inspired by a dream.
The English proficiency of Vietnamese teachers is the biggest challenge to making English a second language in schools, according to the U.S.-based Educational Testing Service (ETS), following a survey of 35,000 teachers across six provinces and cities.
Hanoi inaugurated projects, opened a road section to technical traffic and broke ground on major works on Oct. 9 to mark the 72nd anniversary of Capital Liberation Day (Oct. 10, 1954-2026).
The Trump administration has opened an investigation into nine U.S. universities, including Harvard, Yale, Stanford and MIT, over alleged fraud in the J-1 visa program for foreign researchers and scholars.
The path to settling in Australia is no longer as straightforward as it once was, and foreign students with genuine study goals are likely to face fewer challenges compared to those seeking permanent residency through education, experts say.
Six more freehold luxury apartments seized in Singapore's S$3 billion (US$2.3 billion) money laundering case will go under the hammer on Oct. 28, after only four of the first 26 properties offered at auction found buyers.
Thai customs officers detained an Indian passenger arriving from Jakarta at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport after finding more than 1.3 kg of gold hidden inside a speaker.
South Korea plans to bar international students who lack a required Korean-language score from taking part-time jobs starting in 2028, after a one-year grace period, under a student visa overhaul its Justice Ministry announced this week.
Long queues formed at McDonald's outlets in Singapore on Oct. 8 for limited-edition merchandise tied to K-pop star G-Dragon, and one crowded outlet was seen with its shutters pulled down.
The U.S. Transportation Department said on Wednesday it is proposing to boost grants for major transit projects by 10% in areas that have above-average marriage and birth rates and imposing strict deadlines to ensure projects remain on schedule.
More than 30 pigs have become unlikely social media stars at Keat Farm in Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang, splashing down bright pink water slides, diving into a pool and showing off tricks including cannonballs and underwater somersaults.
Thailand's Queen Suthida flew a Gripen fighter jet solo for the first time on Oct. 8, watched by King Maha Vajiralongkorn at an air base in Surat Thani Province.
Singapore collected more than S$639,000 (US$499,380) in unpaid fines from 265 foreign motorists at its land checkpoints in three days, weeks before it starts denying entry permits to vehicles with outstanding penalties.
Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for “bold and inventive” works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the boundaries of poetry and prose.
The Ministry of Construction has approved adjustments to the planning of Phu Quoc International Airport for 2021–2030, with a vision to 2050, adding and revising facilities to meet security, safety and organizational requirements for APEC Economic Leaders' Week 2027.
Singapore has pledged nearly S$70,000 (US$54,700) in support for every child, but long working hours and education pressure are keeping many young couples from becoming parents.
British University Vietnam (BUV) and Manchester Metropolitan University have expanded their partnership to integrate workplace experience into academic programs and strengthen graduate employability in Vietnam.
Ho Chi Minh City has addressed flooding in many places, yet its fragmented infrastructure, delayed works, and increasing rainfall and high tides mean many areas still suffer from severe waterlogging.
Singapore's air pollution ranked the worst among the world's major cities on Oct. 7 as haze from Indonesian wildfires blanketed the region and prompted the neighboring Malaysian state of Johor to shut all its schools for two days.
Malaysia's oldest higher education institution, Universiti Malaya (UM), has achieved a milestone by becoming the country's first university to ever enter the global top 200, placing 194th in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2027.
Asia has overtaken Europe for the first time in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, with China's Tsinghua University rising to 11th place and becoming the highest-ranked university outside the U.S. and U.K.
A mathematics professor and provost at Dartmouth College has been accused of using AI to write nearly all of his academic papers and opinion pieces, sparking criticism from colleagues and students who are calling for his dismissal.
A former Buddhist monk in Thailand was convicted Wednesday of misusing donations to a highly praised hospice he established for people with HIV/AIDS and given the maximum term of 50 years in prison.
More than 12 hours after heavy rain poured over night, several basements at the Cityland Park Hills upscale complex in Ho Chi Minh City remained under over a meter of water on Thursday morning, leaving motorbikes, medical equipment, and machinery severely damaged.
