Vuong Luong Toan, 45, owner of the Chau Phat noodle factory in Ho Chi Minh City, admitted using borax and other banned chemicals to make noodles, selling about 800 tons on the market.

Security camera footage shows several youths wielding machete-like weapons chasing one another through an alley before the violence spilled onto Duong Ba Trac Street in Ho Chi Minh City early Monday.

Indonesian football has taken the unprecedented step of permanently banning two players following a series of violent incidents that have left the nation's domestic leagues in an alarming state.

Vietnam's passport has climbed up four places from last month to 86th in the Henley Passport Index's 2026 ranking, offering visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 49 out of 227 destinations.

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index rose 1.36% to 1,902 points Tuesday, another new historic peak.

Vietnam's aviation industry set a new record in 2025, carrying 83.5 million passengers, a 10.7% increase from the previous year and the highest level ever recorded.

Regional media outlets have showered praise on Vietnam for achieving a historic perfect record in the group stage of the U23 Asian Cup 2026 following their victory over hosts Saudi Arabia.

Vietnam's total number of public holiday and Lunar New Year days off in 2026 is set to rise to 26 after Nov. 24 was designated as Vietnam Culture Day, pending formal approval by the National Assembly.

A driver in southern Vietnam has been fined VND5 million (US$190) after briefly letting go of the steering wheel to check his phone, causing his vehicle to crash into a parked truck and panicking passengers on board.

Hanoi Police on Monday held a conference to roll out a comprehensive plan for deploying forces to ensure security and public order during the 14th National Party Congress.

Jordan team members shook hands with Vietnam players and thanked them for defeating Saudi Arabia 1-0, which helped the West Asian side secure a quarterfinal spot at the U23 Asian Cup 2026.

Actor Louis Koo revealed that he has not eaten rice for more than a decade and has largely avoided sweets in an effort to maintain his physique.

The Halia Restaurant at the Singapore Botanic Gardens will close in mid-March after 25 years of operation, adding to a growing list of food and beverage outlets that have shut down in the city-state in recent years.

Malaysia expects to attract 4.6 million Indonesia tourists this year as part of the Visit Malaysia Year 2026 campaign after recording positive results last year.

After decades of teaching and research at leading global institutions such as Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or working for major corporations including Boeing, five prominent Chinese scholars have returned home to take up senior academic and ...

Passengers on Singapore Airlines flight SQ661 endured an hours-long ordeal after the plane took off from Japan, then turned back, leaving them stuck inside the cabin for most of the day.

Yan Junjie, founder, chairman and CEO of Chinese AI model developer MiniMax Group, has become a billionaire following the company’s strong Hong Kong stock market debut.

The U.S. dollar tumbled against the Vietnamese dong on the black market Tuesday morning.

Vietnam will officially mark Nov. 24 as “Vietnam Culture Day,” a paid public holiday, under a Politburo resolution outlining a cultural development roadmap through 2030 and a long-term vision to 2045.

Singapore’s United Overseas Bank is set to become the first foreign lender to build its headquarters at the International Financial Center in Ho Chi Minh City.