Environmental

Dozens dead as Typhoon Yagi devastates Vietnam

Typhoon Yagi has caused significant devastation in Vietnam but is met with unity and resilience of the affected communities. In one viral video, cars on the roa...

China

13 days ago

Over a million evacuated as Super Typhoon Yagi hits China

Super Typhoon Yagi has made landfall on China’s Hainan Island on Friday, bringing heavy rain and winds up to 245 kilometers per hour which make it 2024’s second...

Vietnam recognizes Hanoi’s pho as national cultural heritage

Culture

28 days ago

Vietnam recognizes Hanoi’s pho as national cultural heritage

Vietnam’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism officially recognized Hanoi-style pho — along with Nam-Dinh-style pho and Quang-style noodle soup — as part of...

Asian countries shine at inaugural international AI olympiad

China

August 16, 2024

Asian countries shine at inaugural international AI olympiad

Singapore, China and Vietnam won big at the inaugural International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) 2024, held in Burgas, Bulgaria, from Aug. 9 to 15...

Vietnamese tourists fatally poisoned in Bangkok hotel

Crime

July 18, 2024

Vietnamese tourists fatally poisoned in Bangkok hotel

Six Vietnamese tourists, including two Vietnamese American dual citizens, were found dead in a locked hotel room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok on Tuesday...

Hanoi university loosens height requirements for students amid outrage

Education

July 8, 2024

Hanoi university loosens height requirements for students amid outrage

The Hanoi School of Business and Management (HSB), part of the Vietnam National University in Hanoi, removed its height requirement for students on June 6 amid...

Vietnamese airport cleaner returns lost $55K to traveler

Home

July 2, 2024

Vietnamese airport cleaner returns lost $55K to traveler

Tran Thi Huong, a cleaner at Da Nang International Airport, discovered a bag containing $54,900 in cash while cleaning on Wednesday and promptly reported the fi...

VinFast hopes new mini-SUV EV will mitigate its financial bleeding

Business

June 26, 2024

VinFast hopes new mini-SUV EV will mitigate its financial bleeding

Vietnamese electric vehicle automaker VinFast is releasing the VF3, a $9,200, 10-foot-long mini-SUV electric vehicle (EV), in the Asian market as the company sc...

‘I’m proud of you, b*tch’: Vietnamese American popstar Thuy is just what we need

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June 21, 2024

‘I’m proud of you, b*tch’: Vietnamese American popstar Thuy is just what we need

Pursuing music was a secret passion for Thuy — one that she had kept hidden from her parents. Born Thuy Thi Thu Tran, the now-independent singer-songwriter grad...