Miryang Jeil Hospital, the only place in the South Gyeongsang city where women could give birth, will treat its last patients on Aug. 31 and close the next day, leaving nearly 100,000 residents without a delivery room.
Dak Lak, home to Vietnam's largest durian growing area, has entered peak season, and thousands of container trucks converge on collection points every day, backing up National Highway 26 for kilometers.
Record numbers of Hong Kong students are entering the city's publicly funded universities on international qualifications from fee-paying schools, while admissions of local exam takers have fallen, prompting calls for a quota.
From rickshaws and cyclos to trams, buses and trolleybuses, Hanoi's public transport has passed through many incarnations, each tied to memories of the old city.
A number of major infrastructure, housing and industrial projects were launched or put into operation in cities and provinces across Vietnam on Aug. 29, as part of activities marking the 81st National Day (Sept. 2).
Only 61% of American workers are confident of having enough money to live comfortably in retirement, down 6 percentage points in a year, as debt, healthcare costs and doubts over Social Security squeeze household finances.
Vietnam and the U.S. have begun discussions on a roadmap to translate their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership into concrete and measurable outcomes across a broad range of areas, U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Jennifer Wicks said at a press roundtable in Hanoi on Aug. 28.
Applications from first-year international students to U.S. universities fell about 10% in the 2025-26 admissions cycle, ending nearly a decade of growth as interest weakened across major source regions, according to a new report.
Traffic was gridlocked on Ring Road 2, An Phu Interchange and access roads to the Ho Chi Minh City–Long Thanh–Dau Giay Expressway, with vehicles crawling along several sections on Saturday.
Luo Qi was working her family's wild mushroom stall at a village market in southwestern China when a postal courier walked over and handed her an admission letter from Peking University.
A rack of 20 computers powered by living human neurons has gone into operation at the National University of Singapore, the first deployment of Australian startup Cortical Labs' biological hardware outside its home market.
The Lao Bao International Border Gate Guard Station in the central province of Quang Tri on Aug. 28 reported that its officers had promptly assisted and provided emergency care to a U.S. tourist who suffered a possible mild stroke while conducting entry procedures.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have detained a 42-year-old man whose three kites drifted into the landing approach at Tan Son Nhat International Airport, halting arrivals for 35 minutes and disrupting 16 flights.
The government has authorized local authorities to urgently implement a project extending the Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro line in Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh, scheduled to open by the end of this year as Vietnam's largest airport.
Travelers heading home or off on holiday arrived early at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City on Friday afternoon, filling roads around the airport and snarling traffic ahead of the National Day break.
Vietnam firmly opposes illegal reclamation, construction activities in Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands and has lodged a serious diplomatic representation over and reiterated its position on the matter, affirmed Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on Aug. 28.
The Class of 2026 at the British International School Ho Chi Minh City (BIS HCMC) achieved an average IBDP score of 36.7, outperforming the global average of 30.9, a consistent trend of academic excellence at the school.
Vietnam will introduce preferential visas for foreign visitors who contribute most to its tourism industry, under a Politburo resolution that also widens visa waivers and requires international travelers to carry insurance.
Comedian and broadcaster Park Soo-hong apologized after his family delayed a Korean Air flight by almost an hour after changing their decision to disembark, sparking public controversy.
President Donald Trump's administration has issued a memo for universities that seeks to restrict issuance of certain internship work authorizations for international students as the federal government warned that colleges not complying with the regulations may lose certification to enroll foreign students.
Boh Geh Uncle Canteen, an open-air eatery on the grounds of a former Royal Air Force base in northern Singapore, will serve its final meal on Sept. 18 and close permanently the next day after 57 years.
An unidentified body was found inside the wheel well of an aircraft at Kuala Lumpur International Airport's Terminal 2 (KLIA2) on Aug. 27, prompting authorities to launch an investigation.
Hanoi has allowed Phenikaa-X JSC to conduct controlled testing of a smart autonomous transport system, including autonomous buses, robotaxis, automated cleaning robots and delivery robots, at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park and the Hoa Lac campus of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
Climate change is leading to conditions that can destabilize high-mountain rock and ice, strengthening prospects for disasters such as this week's Himalayan flood along the border between Nepal and China's Tibet that killed 165, scientists say.
Ho Chi Minh City wants to establish a low-emission zone in its downtown and Thu Thiem starting July 2027, which will later expand until Ring Road 2, restricting vehicles that fail to meet emissions standards from entering.
A total of 142 Indians, 47 Americans, 34 Australians and 24 Canadians, along with nationals from South Korea, the Netherlands, Malaysia, Portugal and South Africa, are missing in Nepal after devastating flash floods on Aug. 26 killed at least 165 people.
The presence of around 167,000 international students currently contributes approximately 20 billion MYR (US$5 billion) annually to Malaysia's economy through tuition fees, living expenses and other related spending.
Computer programmer Fei Zhaojun's boss asked him if artificial intelligence could soon replace humans in coding jobs. Two weeks later, he was laid off from his job in Beijing, together with about 160 of his colleagues.
Two Chinese nationals will be charged on Aug. 26 for their alleged involvement in a scheme to counterfeit Singapore currency after attempting to deposit a fake note at the Marina Bay Sands casino, police announced.
President Donald Trump's administration has issued a pause on visa appointments for applicants around the world during an ongoing immigration crackdown by the U.S. government in the Republican leader's second term in the White House.
Tesla's robotaxi service in Texas is misrouting riders and stranding them kilometers from their destinations, according to complaints posted over the past two weeks by the company's own brand ambassadors and repeat owners.
Plans to clear part of Singapore's dwindling secondary forests for high-density housing have sparked a rare public backlash in the city-state, prompting the government to adjust the proposal as it tries to boost housing capacity.
Vietnamese students are increasingly pivoting toward science and technology, with STEM fields capturing 33.6% of all university enrollment choices in 2026, according to official data.
Nearly 44% of American men aged 16 to 24 are neither working nor looking for work, up from 31% in 2000, based on Bureau of Labor Statistics participation data.
Indian and Chinese technology professionals are returning home in rising numbers as layoffs, higher visa costs and repeated changes to H-1B rules squeeze foreign workers out of the U.S. job market.
A Vietnamese man was arrested at Tan Son Nhat airport in Ho Chi Minh City as he passed through immigration control, more than 20 years after he left Vietnam for the U.S. following an alleged theft.
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United States.
Hong Kong, the top financial hub in Asia-Pacific, recorded fewer than 30,000 births in a year for the first time on record, with migration alone keeping its population growing.
A Chinese film school graduate whose family business collapsed weeks before her graduation now cooks for 50 to 60 households across Los Angeles, charging US$40 an hour.
A woman turned away at the Vietnamese border for arriving without a visa is suing Asiana Airlines for US$100 million, the South Korean carrier disclosed.
Australia is using fees paid by international students applying for visas to help finance reforms aimed at improving the domestic higher education system, Education Minister Jason Clare has said.
Thailand's Queen Suthida has commenced training on the Gripen fighter jet in Surat Thani, embarking on a rigorous aviation program that could culminate in a historic solo flight.
A 20-year-old food delivery rider rammed a knife-wielding man with his electric scooter on a street in northwestern China, ending an attack that had wounded two people.
The U.S. dominates the 2026 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), with Harvard remaining number one, while mainland China leads overall representation in the top 1,000.
A Seoul court sentenced a Chinese national to 20 years in prison for leading a hacking ring that stole more than 38 billion won (US$27.3 million) from wealthy South Koreans, including Jungkook of boyband BTS.
Singapore, ranked the world's second-richest country by GDP per capita in 2025, would reduce infant-care fees to S$300 (US$236) per month as its government pushes to make childcare more affordable for families.
President Donald Trump's administration on Monday released a proposed regulation to codify an unprecedented fee of more than US$100,000 on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers that has been blocked by the courts.
After more than a year of construction, Terminal 2 at Phu Quoc International Airport, designed in the shape of a fire phoenix, is taking shape as crews work on the roof and ceiling and install 9,800 glass panels.
A 46-km rail line connecting central Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh airport would cost VND134 trillion (US$5.12 billion), according to the project's feasibility study.
