Many streets in Hanoi flooded, some nearly a meter deep, after more than 150 mm of rain fell overnight, leaving residents struggle to get to work or take their children to school, and some not able to leave home at all.
Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida flew their own Boeing 737-800 into Hanoi on Sept. 14, five days after the country's aviation regulator renewed their qualifications to fly the jet.
Indonesia's capital Jakarta has emerged as one of Southeast Asia's leading intelligent urban centers, ranking second in the region in an assessment of cities using AI and digital technology to enhance urban life.
Sanofi and Vietnam Vaccine Joint Stock Company (VNVC) have signed a joint declaration on next-generation vaccine manufacturing in Vietnam, with three vaccines initially selected for assessment as potential candidates for local production.
Singapore has opened online bidding on hundreds of luxury handbags and jewelry pieces seized in its largest money laundering case, launching a series of 15 auctions that will run through May 2027.
Australia will stop foreign students from bringing their partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten rules for temporary migrants to switch visas, media reported on Thursday, ahead of a minister's speech on immigration changes.
The number of foreigners entering South Korea for study and training surpassed a record 500,000 in 2025, marking more than a sixfold increase since 2021, driven by the global expansion of Korean pop culture.
Rainfall exceeding 150 mm in several parts of Hanoi from Wednesday night to Thursday morning caused widespread flooding, paralyzing traffic and forcing businesses and schools to close.
China has completed drilling a key tunnel on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, which will create a shorter trade route to Europe and bypass Russia.
Tran Quang Vinh, an International Physics Olympiad gold medalist, was the only student to win two of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology physics department's academic awards this year.
Singapore has been ranked the world’s most welcoming city for travelers, ahead of London and Sydney, in a global study by travel eSIM provider Holafly.
Thai King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida visited Quan Su Pagoda in Hanoi on Wednesday and attended a prayer ceremony for peace.
Achieving several milestones from a young age, Professor Le Hong Van dedicated her life to mathematics, continuing to publish research, teach and pursue new work in geometry, machine learning, and artificial intelligence until her death at 65.
Researchers at the National University of Singapore have used brief pulses of a weak magnetic field to eliminate breast tumors in 75% of the mice they tested, without any chemotherapy.
King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua of Thailand paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum in Hanoi and laid a wreath at the Monument to Heroes and Martyrs on Wednesday.
A low-pressure trough driven by northern cold air is expected to bring a five-day spell of heavy rain to Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam starting Sept. 17.
Heavy traffic choked streets around Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City northwestern gateway on Wednesday morning as road closures began for the city's second metro line construction.
Several sections of Cach Mang Thang Tam and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets in central Ho Chi Minh City will be fenced off, converted to one-way traffic and subject to vehicle restrictions for construction of its second metro line.
A woman who sold 21 smuggled puppies from her flat is the first person jailed in Singapore for keeping animals for sale at unlicensed premises, the National Parks Board said on Sept. 15.
Japan, which has one of the world's lowest birth rates, plans to establish an expert panel to consider allowing foreign workers to join the security industry as the sector faces a serious labor shortage.
A fire broke out at a four-story house in an alley on Van Cao Street in Tay Ho Ward in Hanoi early Wednesday, killing five people while four others escaped.
A Singapore Airlines flight to New York turned back to Changi Airport after an in-flight medical emergency, landing eight hours and 47 minutes after takeoff.
Ho Chi Minh City has budgeted more than VND26 trillion (US$1 billion) for acquiring land for the 23-km metro line between Tan Son Nhat airport and Phu Huu that will go on to Long Thanh airport.
Eight students in a single Chinese-language class at Hanoi's Foreign Language Specialized School have won places at Tsinghua University and Peking University.
Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse hosted a banquet on Tuesday evening for King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana of Thailand, who are paying a state visit to Vietnam.
Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam held talks with King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua, following the official welcoming ceremony for the King and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana in Hanoi on Tuesday morning.
A tour firm employee in Phu Quoc Island has been accused of assigning an uncertified operator to a speedboat, which overturned and killed 15 Indian tourists in July.
Young engineers and university teams set off from Johannesburg in solar-powered vehicles as the 2026 Sasol Solar Challenge puts their designs to the test on a journey of more than 2,500 kilometers towards Cape Town.
Singapore, renowned for its clean air and strict environmental standards, saw air quality deteriorate sharply on Tuesday, with all five regions recording unhealthy levels for the first time since September 2019.
A foreign man and woman were arrested approximately an hour after stealing three gold bracelets worth VND208 million (US$7,700) from a shop owner in Dak Lak Province.
Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse, Ngo Phuong Ly, hosted an official welcome ceremony for King of Thailand Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua and Queen Suthida Bajrasudhabimalalakshana in Hanoi on Tuesday morning.
A U.S. federal judge on Monday postponed implementation of a Trump administration policy that would impose stricter limits on how long foreign students and journalists can study or work in the United States, the world's largest economy.
Ho Chi Minh City needs tens of thousands of highly skilled technical workers for urban railway projects that are already under way or taking shape, while the current workforce meets only a small portion of the demand.
Arsenale, an Italian leader in luxury rail tourism, has reached an agreement to acquire a strategic 33% stake in SJourney, a luxury tourist train brand in Vietnam.
More than 94% of the site has been cleared and work is underway on the airfield, the VIP terminal and the control tower as Gia Binh International Airport pushes to ready its first facilities for APEC 2027.
Air quality in central Singapore fell back into the unhealthy range on Monday as smoke from fires in Indonesia's Kalimantan and Sumatra drifted north across the region.
25 winners of mathematics' highest honor, among them a medalist who joked he would quit the field for romance fiction, warned that AI companies are damaging their discipline.
A family dog stayed by a six-year-old boy's side for 17 hours overnight on a mountain in Dak Lak, more than 10 km from home, until they were found the next morning.
Faster transit times, round-the-clock train operations, and the growth of two-way freight services are expanding logistics possibilities, while building rail transport corridors linking China, Vietnam, ASEAN, and beyond.
Prime Minister Le Minh Hung has called on India's ACME Group and GMR Group to expand investment and cooperation in Vietnam, particularly in clean energy, green industry, high technology and infrastructure.
Universities with strong STEM programs lead a ranking of U.S. universities that prioritizes graduates' return on investment over traditional academic reputation to identify institutions offering the best overall value.
Users in Singapore spent an estimated US$18.8 million on OnlyFans in the platform's most recent audited financial year, ranking 17th in the world for spending per adult.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport recorded a 30% increase in air connectivity in 2025, making it the second strongest improver in the Asia-Pacific region after China's Shanghai Pudong International Airport.
After a string of failed ventures, Ngo Huynh Trang went home and put all her money into turning 6 hectares of family forest into an eco-tourism site on the edge of a UNESCO biosphere reserve.
Four Chinese nationals pleaded not guilty in a Malaysian court on Sept. 10 to kidnapping a 72-year-old Singaporean man at Penang International Airport and holding him for a S$1 million ransom, about $780,000.
The Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed a workday swap that would extend the inaugural Vietnamese Culture Day holiday into a four-day weekend at the end of November.
The Hoan Kiem Lake area in downtown Hanoi is set for a new look, with a number of existing buildings to be taken down, more public space added and a triumphal arch built as its centerpiece.
A California security firm used artificial intelligence to build a worm that could hijack WeChat accounts through a single unanswered call, putting more than a billion users at risk before the flaw was fixed.
As many as 59% of Vietnamese students cannot use reading comprehension knowledge and information to handle real-world situations, according to a global assessment of 15-year-olds by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Vietnam and France have issued a joint statement on promoting the implementation of their comprehensive strategic partnership framework on the occasion of Party General Secretary and President To Lam's official visit to France and attendance at the International Space Summit at the invitation of French President Emmanuel Macron.
