Ho Chi Minh City broke ground on April 29 on a VND50 trillion ($1.9 billion) package of urban projects, anchored by a new administrative complex in Thu Thiem with a plaza built for half a million people and the redevelopment of the historic Saigon River wharf.

Dozens of international students have accused English-language schools in Ireland of withholding tuition fees for months after visa rejections, despite regulations requiring timely refunds.

The Thai Ministry of Transport is preparing an action plan to boost EV adoption by 300,000 vehicles, supported by tax incentives and a car trade-in scheme.

Career Fair 2026 hosted by British University Vietnam (BUV) served as a recruitment platform linking students with early fast-track opportunities, shortening their career path to joining multinational corporations while still at university.

Police in Thailand have arrested an Indonesian who allegedly defrauded Americans of about $10 million, Thai authorities said Sunday, adding that they will extradite him to the U.S.

A prolonged heatwave has caused severe losses for aquaculture farmers in the Mekong Delta province of Ca Mau, with shrimp and crabs dying on a large scale as pond water dries up and salinity levels rise.

A 32-year-old Nepali computer science student known to Sydney's rough sleepers as "the Birdman" died homeless in a tunnel beneath one of the city's most-visited parks, his body lying undiscovered for about a week as roughly 100,000 commuters streamed past.

Vietnam plans to spend more than VND1.8 trillion (US$68 million) a year on cash bonuses for women who have a second child, part of an urgent boost to reverse a fertility decline that has pushed the country's birth rate below replacement level.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to introduce 13 direct bus routes to Long Thanh International Airport in neighboring Dong Nai Province to develop a high-quality airport bus network.

With his belief in the power of spiritual practices and the positive energy every human possesses, His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa says inner transformation is a sustainable way to contribute to changing the community and world.

Most international students from outside the European Union will pay around €2,900 to €3,900 (US$3,400 - 4,560) per year at French public universities starting next academic year, a roughly 16-fold increase from current fees, under a new government plan.

Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, ‌and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has released the largest free library of Olympiad-level math problems ever assembled, a collection of more than 30,000 problems and expert-written solutions spanning 47 countries and territories.

Vietnam will need VND802.868 trillion (US$30.5 billion) over the next five years to expand and upgrade its expressway network, a spending required to underpin the government's double-digit growth ambitions, the country's construction minister said.

Vietnam's Party General Secretary and State President To Lam held talks with visiting President of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Lee Jae Myung in Hanoi on Wednesday, following a state-level welcome ceremony held for the guest.

New Zealand will raise income and sponsorship requirements across several visa categories, including parent-related pathways, in a move aimed at tightening financial eligibility rules for family reunification.

Australia's internet watchdog raised fears on Wednesday that popular online gaming platforms such as Roblox and Minecraft were being used by "predatory adults" to target children.

Ho Chi Minh City and southern Vietnam will likely enter the rainy season in early May, about 10 days earlier than usual, forecasters said, warning of thunderstorms, tornadoes and hail.

The Lyrid meteor shower, one of the oldest recorded sky events in human history, will reach its peak in the pre-dawn hours of April 23 over Southeast Asia.

The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) has launched its first round of recruitment for Long Thanh International Airport as Vietnam's largest-ever infrastructure project is scheduled to begin operations by the end of 2026.

Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday broke ground on a VND36.7 trillion (US$1.39 billion) metro line that will tunnel beneath the Saigon River, anchoring a transit corridor designed to eventually link with Long Thanh International Airport.

Tesla Education has joined a small group of schools in Ho Chi Minh City offering the full International Baccalaureate (IB) Continuum after completing a five-year process to implement the full IB pathway from primary through secondary education.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will pay an official visit to Vietnam from May 1 - 3, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam.

Mainland China has placed five universities in the top ten of the Times Higher Education's Asia University Rankings 2026, while Japan and South Korea have fallen in rank despite overall gains.

Five ancient stone axes believed to date back thousands of years have been discovered in En Cave within Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park complex in central Vietnam.

Vietnam has reiterated its opposition to any foreign activities in the Spratly and Paracel Islands that are conducted without its permission, in response to reports of military exercises by Taiwan on Ba Binh Island.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents on the night of April 25 after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security, officials said.

Dong Nai Province has proposed a 41-kilometer extension of Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line to establish a direct link between Ho Chi Minh City center and the new Long Thanh mega airport.

South Korean authorities warned of possible "yellow dust rain" this week as air quality held at "bad" levels nationwide, with dust from deserts in China and Mongolia continuing to linger days after first blanketing the peninsula.

Hanoi will trial a low-emission zone on 11 streets in downtown Hoan Kiem Ward from July 1, banning gasoline-powered motorbikes from 6 p.m. to midnight on Fridays and from 6 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and Sundays.

Singaporean authorities have seized more than 36 kg of cannabis at Changi Airport, arresting a Portuguese man for attempting to smuggle the drugs into the country.

First Lady of the Republic of Korea Kim Hea Kyung attended the Korea Culture and Tourism Festival 2026 with a wide range of activities in Hanoi on April 23, as part of President Lee Jae Myung’s state visit to Vietnam.

A number of infrastructure projects meant to serve the 2027 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Phu Quoc Island are facing delays due to land clearance bottlenecks, with some places reoccupied by residents.

A Vietnamese medical practitioner waiting for her flight performed about 15 minutes of chest compressions on a stranger who collapsed at Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong, keeping him alive until airport medics arrived and took over.

Wang Hong, a 35-year-old Chinese mathematician at New York University, has taken two of mathematics' most prestigious prizes in the space of four days, sealing her status as a frontrunner for the 2026 Fields Medal.

General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and State President To Lam and his spouse Ngo Phuong Ly presided over an official welcome ceremony in Hanoi on Wednesday for President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung and his spouse Kim Hae Kyung, who are on a state visit to Vietnam.

A 71-year-old man was taken into custody following a triple shooting that claimed the lives of two local men and a Vietnamese woman in Johor.

As digital technology continues to lower barriers to image production, creative thinking has become an increasingly important differentiator in the design profession.

A 35-year-old French tourist underwent emergency surgery in Vietnam for a ruptured ectopic pregnancy recently, nearly a month after doctors in France twice misdiagnosed her condition as a miscarriage.

Seven-year-old Phuong Anh has lived with Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder that requires her to avoid sugar entirely and undergo costly biweekly infusions to stay alive.

Five foreign restaurant workers climbed through a side window to escape a fire in Nha Trang's tourist quarter on April 29, after the rolling front door of the building where they worked and lived jammed shut as smoke filled the interior.

Two students from Ton Duc Thang University and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education recently published a paper in a prestigious, century-old Q1 mathematics journal.

A married couple of scientists has won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for creating the world's first gene therapy to restore sight in patients with a rare form of inherited blindness.

In recent years, Bangkok has undergone a profound urban transformation that goes far beyond infrastructure upgrades or isolated development projects.

Local governments in Japan are footing the bill for singles to swipe right on dating apps in hopes of reversing the nation's severe demographic decline.

Thousands of people flocked to the Hung Temple historic site in northern Phu Tho Province Sunday to offer incense and pay tribute to the Hung Kings, who according to legends founded the country nearly 5,000 years ago.

Work started on Lien Chieu Container Port in central Da Nang City on April 25, aiming to boost logistics services, port-based industry and urban development while strengthening Vietnam’s position on global shipping routes.

Feeling lost during conservations with his successful friends, a Vietnamese farmer decided to put financial hardships aside and go back to school, and, despite initial failures that convinced him to again stop, finally graduated from university at 65.

The FBI is investigating whether the deaths and disappearances of at least 10 U.S. scientists and government personnel over the past four years are connected, following weeks of online speculation and pressure from President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.

Vietnam plans to join international clinical trials of mRNA-based cancer vaccines and other next-generation vaccines starting in 2026, in a move aimed at strengthening its capacity in advanced biomedical research and treatment.

Students at St. Paul American School Hanoi received offers from a wide range of leading universities worldwide in the 2026 admissions cycle, reflecting the school's structured approach to international university preparation.

A senior at an IT-specialized high school in Hanoi has secured early admission to Duke University after combining top-tier academics with community initiatives and a deeply reflective personal essay.

Two graduate institutions in Japan are set to launch a program later this month to strengthen the recruitment and career development of international doctoral students, as demand for highly skilled workforce is challenged by population drop.

Le Thi Ly has sold her family home to keep providing free therapy for children with cerebral palsy and other disabilities after their previous center, a public one, closed recently.

Wang Hong, a 35-year-old Chinese mathematician at New York University, has taken two of mathematics' most prestigious prizes in the space of four days, sealing her status as a frontrunner for the 2026 Fields Medal.

Four Lao nationals who were hired to pose as tourists and smuggle more than 143 kg of narcotics into Vietnam were sentenced to life in prison on April 20 at a trial in Ho Chi Minh City.

Long Thanh International Airport, Vietnam's largest-ever aviation project, is short of nearly 6,000 workers to finish on time, raising the prospect that it will miss its opening deadline this year, its state investor has warned.

President of South Korea Lee Jae Myung and his spouse arrived in Hanoi on Tuesday afternoon, beginning a four-day state visit to Vietnam.​

U.S. consulates rejected 35% of student visa applicants in 2025, the highest refusal rate in a decade, according to a new report that warns American universities face billions of dollars in lost tuition revenue.

Thailand's capital, Bangkok, has experienced 19 consecutive days of dangerous heat index levels, with extremely high temperatures and humidity pushing conditions into a high-risk zone for public health.