A Swedish investor has proposed studying the development of a luxury five-star eco-resort with net-zero carbon emissions in Quang Ngai Province, central Vietnam.
Businesses and media experts gathered in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday to discuss how companies could capitalize on the excitement surrounding the 2026 FIFA World Cup to boost revenue, attract customers, and strengthen brand value.
The DINK lifestyle, an acronym for ‘Dual Income, No Kids,’ is increasingly becoming a notable choice among many young people, particularly in big cities.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has raised concerns over aviation safety after unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and kites disrupted 38 flights at Noi Bai and Cat Bi airports in northern Vietnam on June 6-7, prompting the agency to recommend stronger measures to prevent similar incidents.
Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to accelerate connectivity in the fields of economy, transport, culture, education, and tourism, while advancing plans to establish cross-border economic zones and special economic zones as part of efforts to further strengthen bilateral ties.
Vietnam and Thailand have agreed to raise bilateral trade to US$25 billion in the near term and $50 billion in the longer term, while strengthening cooperation across all fields, as part of efforts to advance their comprehensive strategic partnership established last year.
Can Tho City in southern Vietnam has called on Singaporean enterprises to expand their investment in several strategic sectors, including smart urban development, which is seen as an area of urgent demand.
OTTAWA -- The Canadian government is launching a new loan program to help domestic airlines deal with high fuel prices and maintain operations and jobs, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday.
The United States denied entry over the weekend to soccer referee Omar Abdulkadir Artan, who had been expected to be the first Somali to officiate at a World Cup match.
HAVANA/CANCUN - A historically strong earthquake struck off Cuba's northwest coast on Monday, according to official reports, shaking parts of Cuba, Mexico and Florida that are typically not prone to quakes.
The Vietnamese government on Monday issued Decree No. 202, extending the exemption of registration fees for electric vehicles (EVs) for an additional three years until the end of 2030.
Local authorities in Da Nang City, central Vietnam have launched coordinated clean-up operations to remove waste and restore polluted areas as several roads and vacant lots across the city continue to be plagued by illegal waste dumping, causing environmental pollution and undermining the city's urban landscape.
Several museums in Da Nang City, central Vietnam will begin charging admission fees from June 10, as per a resolution recently approved by the city council, with exemptions and discounts available to eligible visitors.
Two Vietnamese pheasant chicks have recently hatched at Pairi Daiza wildlife park in Belgium, a positive step in global efforts to conserve one of the world’s most endangered bird species and strengthen its genetic diversity.
TOKYO -- A drug to treat kidney diseases in cats has entered its final stage before being put into practical use in Japan.
Ly Son Special Zone, an island destination administered by Quang Ngai Province in central Vietnam, on Sunday hosted the 2026 Ly Son Cross Island swimming race that attracted more than 800 athletes at home and abroad.
TOKYO -- The Japanese education ministry plans to launch a model project in fiscal 2027 to provide basic Japanese-language instructions for school life and classes to foreign national children.
International visitors attending the Digital Finance Day 2026 in Ho Chi Minh City on the weekend expressed enthusiasm for cross-border payment solutions that allowed them to use familiar mobile payment applications from their home countries, saying the convenience could encourage greater spending while they were traveling in Vietnam.
Piaggio Vietnam has announced a recall of 1,063 Vespa and Piaggio motorcycles in Vietnam to inspect and replace components related to the front lighting system.
Police from Ha Tinh Province, north-central Vietnam have uncovered a major interprovincial network producing and trafficking illegal military-grade weapons, leading to the dismantling of two large-scale factories in Ho Chi Minh City and Dong Nai City, authorities announced on Sunday.
Recent incidents involving unruly foreign visitors in tourism hubs across central Vietnam have gone beyond the bounds of ordinary cultural differences.
The Japanese city of Utsunomiya has suspended all 94 of the primary and middle schools that it operates on Monday after its first-ever bear sighting, a municipal official said.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training’s recent directive calling for an absolute ban on filming, photographing, and distributing footage of school violence has raised questions about whether the education sector wants students to put their phones away, or to learn when recording is appropriate and when sharing should stop.
Police in Ho Chi Minh City have dismantled a large-scale network allegedly led by a married couple that produced and sold slippers bearing international luxury brand names being protected in Vietnam, including Nike, Adidas, Crocs, and Gucci.
The second competition night of the Da Nang International Fireworks Festival (DIFF) 2026, themed ‘Heritage,’ lit up the sky above the Han River on Saturday evening, treating tens of thousands of spectators to an emotional spectacle of light and color.
Residents and tourists in Hue City, central Vietnam were treated to a display of counterterrorism tactics featuring armed robots and elite police units during a large-scale public security showcase on Saturday evening.
A small Vietnamese café is quietly carving out a distinctive presence in New York City, a global crossroads of culinary cultures in the United States, where traditional ‘ca phe phin’ (Vietnamese filter coffee) has been adapted for American consumers while preserving its cultural essence.
Digital payments have evolved from a novel option into a core pillar of Vietnam’s digital economy, speakers said at Digital Finance Day 2026, which opened in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday.
The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park in Quang Tri Province, north-central Vietnam has been officially designated a UNESCO World Biosphere Reserve, a major milestone for one of the country’s most renowned natural heritage sites that adds new momentum for conservation, scientific research, and sustainable tourism.
Traffic police in Da Nang City, central Vietnam said on Saturday that they had impounded a motorcycle ridden by a foreign man carrying a foreign woman after the pair were seen stretching out their arms in a ‘flying bird’ pose while traveling on a road on Friday evening.
Police in Can Tho City, southern Vietnam have dismantled two large-scale facilities producing and selling fake luxury goods, seizing more than 4,200 counterfeit items bearing labels of famous brands such as Hermès, Gucci, Burberry, Louis Vuitton, Dior, and Versace, authorities confirmed on Saturday.
Police in Soc Trang Ward, Can Tho City, southern Vietnam are verifying viral videos showing a group of people carrying a coffin with a living person inside while parading and dancing on the street, a ward leader said on Saturday.
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