The death toll from a tourist boat accident in Vietnam's Halong Bay climbed to at least 38 with several people still missing, the government said, as rescuers continued to search for survivors while bracing for the approach of Typhoon Wipha.

Floods caused by monsoon rains blanket large swathes of the Philippine capital. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China and Vietnam plan to hold their first joint army training exercise this month, a sign of deepening military ties as the two countries grapple with US tariff policies.

Vietnam is laying the groundwork for a national carbon market, aligning legal, technical, and financial frameworks to meet the country’s net-zero commitment.

In Vietnam, the Ministry of Health considers AI a vital tool in building an intelligent healthcare management system, aiding in diagnostics and treatment, developing disease warning software, and monitoring public health. The “AI Opportunities for ...

D-Day veteran 'Papa Jake' Larson, who survived German gunfire on Normandy's bluffs in 1944 and garnered 1.2 million followers on TikTok late in life by sharing stories to commemorate World War II and his fallen comrades, has died at 102.