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Millions in Southeast Asia battle floods, death toll passes 200

Millions in Southeast Asia battle floods, death toll passes 200

Millions of people across Southeast Asia struggled Thursday with flooded homes, power cuts and wrecked infrastructure after typhoon Yagi swept through the region, as the death toll passed 200.
650 rescuers dig through mud for victims as flash flood wipes out Lao Cai village

650 rescuers dig through mud for victims as flash flood wipes out Lao Cai village

Rescuers are wading through mud, turning over each stone and fallen tree, and search through debris to find missing victims of a flash flood triggered by heavy rains in the wake of typhoon Yagi’s aftermath in a remote village of Lao Cai Province.
September 11, 2024 | 06:58 pm PT
One year in, Long Thanh airport reaches key construction milestones

One year in, Long Thanh airport reaches key construction milestones

After a year of construction, Long Thanh airport's terminal, runway and control tower have made significant progress, with major structures beginning to take shape on the 1,000-hectare site.
September 11, 2024 | 02:57 pm PT
Australian universities face international student cuts under government proposals

Australian universities face international student cuts under government proposals

Fifteen of Australia's 38 public universities, including top institutions such as the Australian National University and the University of Melbourne, may see reductions in their international student intake next year, according to new government plan.
September 12, 2024 | 04:31 am PT
Vietnamese teen among 37 worldwide to get full scholarship to Canada's top university

Vietnamese teen among 37 worldwide to get full scholarship to Canada's top university

A student from central Quang Binh Province has won a full scholarship to the University of Toronto, one of Canada's leading universities, marking a significant shift in her study abroad plans from the U.S. to Canada.
September 12, 2024 | 04:31 am PT
Severe flooding paralyzes Hanoi expressway

Severe flooding paralyzes Hanoi expressway

A 400-meter section of the Phap Van-Cau Gie Expressway in Hanoi was submerged under nearly a meter of water on Thursday, causing significant traffic disruption.
September 12, 2024 | 02:28 am PT
Thailand seeks measures to support low-income earners

Thailand seeks measures to support low-income earners

Thai finance permanent secretary Lavaron Sangsnit has voiced his support for the negative income tax (NIT) scheme, which would provide welfare payments to workers, also known as workfare, when their income falls below a specified threshold.
September 11, 2024 | 11:55 pm PT
12 Vietnamese universities gain international accreditation, up by three from last year

12 Vietnamese universities gain international accreditation, up by three from last year

Twelve Vietnamese universities have earned international accreditation this year, up from nine last year, the Ministry of Education and Training reported.
September 11, 2024 | 11:23 pm PT
Wind turbine blade snaps off, crashes into Vietnam shrimp farm

Wind turbine blade snaps off, crashes into Vietnam shrimp farm

A 50-meter-long blade from a wind turbine in the southern province of Soc Trang broke off and fell onto a shrimp farm during a downpour on Wednesday.
September 11, 2024 | 11:22 pm PT
Red River water levels begin to fall after reaching peak

Red River water levels begin to fall after reaching peak

Water levels in northern Vietnam's rivers are beginning to recede, with the Red River in Hanoi peaking at 11.3 meters on Thursday morning.
September 11, 2024 | 06:30 pm PT
Malaysia police rescue 400 children from care home abuse

Malaysia police rescue 400 children from care home abuse

Malaysian authorities have rescued hundreds of children from care homes where they were allegedly physically and sexually abused and have arrested scores of people in large scale raids, police said Wednesday.
September 11, 2024 | 06:10 pm PT
Japan plans driverless bullet trains

Japan plans driverless bullet trains

Shinkansen bullet trains could be whizzing around Japan without drivers from the mid 2030s, one of its main rail operators said, motivated in part by the country's demographic crisis.
September 11, 2024 | 05:08 pm PT
China's water release has minimal impact on Vietnam downstream, official says

China's water release has minimal impact on Vietnam downstream, official says

China began discharging water from its upstream hydropower dams into the Lo River as of 2 p.m. on Wednesday, which a Vietnamese agriculture official said will not significantly affect downstream areas in Vietnam.
September 11, 2024 | 05:04 pm PT
Thailand-Laos bus service to resume

Thailand-Laos bus service to resume

Thailand's state-run Transport Co. plans to resume bus services from the northeastern provinces of Udon Thani and Nong Khai to the Lao town of Vang Vieng in November.
September 11, 2024 | 02:58 pm PT
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