South Korea has reached a new demographic milestone with its foreign resident population hitting an all-time high, a trend fueled largely by an influx of young migrants and international students, particularly from Vietnam.
Rush-hour congestion is costing commuters in major Southeast Asian cities dozens of hours each year, according to TomTom data comparing traffic delays globally.
A Vietnamese student has been arrested in Seoul after allegedly abandoning her newborn baby in a paper bag during sub-zero temperatures, leading to the infant's death.
Environment police under the Ministry of Public Security, in coordination with Ho Chi Minh City officers, raided a wildlife captivity facility on Monday, discovering a menagerie of endangered animals kept without legal documentation.
While the United States remains the top global destination for international students, hundreds of thousands of American students are also choosing to study abroad each year, with the vast majority heading to Europe.
A former dental imaging technician in Singapore has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for secretly taking and distributing sensitive photographs of female patients over a three-year period.
Ho Chi Minh City will build two pedestrian bridges over Ton Duc Thang Street to Bach Dang Wharf on the Saigon River in the city center to ease congestion and improve road users' safety.
Authorities in Tokyo are investigating after an infant's severed head and limbs were discovered in a freezer at an adult entertainment venue in Sumida Ward.
International students in healthcare-related fields are the most likely to secure employment in Australia, consistently outperforming other disciplines at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Vietnam's primary school students ranked first in both Mathematics and Reading among seven surveyed Southeast Asian countries in 2024, although both the proportion achieving "high proficiency" and the national average score have declined compared to five years ago.
Starting next spring, the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles will offer a course on the music career and cultural impact of South Korean rapper, singer, and songwriter G-Dragon.
A member of the powerful Samsung Group family has become a national talking point after scoring nearly perfectly on South Korea's highly competitive national university entrance exam, the Suneung.
More than 6,000 foreign workers were injured or killed in workplace accidents in Japan last year, with Vietnamese nationals recording the highest number of casualties at nearly 1,600 cases.
Ho Chi Minh City will implement traffic adjustments across multiple central streets Saturday and Sunday to accommodate an international marathon event.
China will impose a 13% tax on condoms and other contraceptives starting next year, ending a three-decade tax-exemption policy as the country struggles with a severe population decline.
A tropical depression currently active east of the Philippines is expected to enter the East Sea within the next two to three days and may strengthen into a storm, Vietnamese weather authorities said.
Two Vietnamese women are being prosecuted by Japanese authorities for allegedly attempting to smuggle over 30 kg of cannabis into the country, concealed within suitcases of dried food.
