Cambodia-Thailand border clashes send half a million into shelters
Half a million evacuees in Cambodia and Thailand were sheltering in pagodasschools and other safe havens on Wednesday after fleeing renewed fighting in a century-old border dispute in which U.S. President Donald Trump has vowed to again intercede.
December 92025 | 10:12 pm PT
Ho Chi Minh City pushes to finish metro routes linking Tan Son Nhat and Long Thanh airports by 2030
As Long Thanh International Airport is set to open in 2026Ho Chi Minh City has proposed an integrated metro network that would form a seamless transit corridor linking the new hub with its Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
December 92025 | 06:01 pm PT
Vietnam jails Chinese man 17 years for kidnapping businessman over $184,000 ransom
A Chinese man who orchestrated the kidnapping of a fellow countryman in southern Vietnam has been sentenced to 17 years in prisonin a case investigators called “methodicalreckless and unusually brazen.”
December 92025 | 03:42 pm PT
Former OnlyFans star Bonnie Blue detained in Bali over alleged adult content shoot with tourists
Former OnlyFans content creator Bonnie Blue has been detained in Bali after Indonesian police accused her of filming illegal adult content while traveling around the island with a group of tourists.
December 92025 | 03:14 pm PT
BUV students bring Vietnamese folklore to global audiences with new game
"Curse of the Lineage" is a Vietnamese-inspired horror puzzle game developed by students from the British University Vietnam (BUV) that has attracted attention on the global gaming platform Steamreceiving 4,000 wishlist saves before official marketing began.
December 92025 | 10:00 pm PT
Top 5 fields of study for international students to easily find jobs in Australia
International students in healthcare-related fields are the most likely to secure employment in Australiaconsistently outperforming other disciplines at both the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
December 82025 | 08:41 pm PT
Vietnam's largest Catholic church opens after decade of construction
After almost 10 years of constructionLang Van Church officially opened in Ninh Binh Province in northern Vietnam on Dec. 8becoming the largest Catholic church in the country and reshaping the skyline of one of its most spiritual regions.
December 92025 | 02:49 am PT
Singapore enforces tough vaping rules as teens face detentiondeportation
A 16-year-old Singaporean has become the first etomidate abuser admitted to a Singapore Prison Service drug rehabilitation center and a 15-year-old Myanmar national the first foreigner to lose a long-term visit pass to the city state since enhanced anti-vaping framework took effect.
December 82025 | 11:11 pm PT
4 relatives of bride killed in road crash during wedding trip in central Vietnam
A car carrying family members returning from a wedding ceremony collided with a container truck in central Vietnam on Dec. 9killing four relatives of the bride and injuring nine othersincluding the bride and groom.
December 82025 | 10:45 pm PT
Vietnamese students lead Southeast Asia in math and reading comprehension
Vietnam's primary school students ranked first in both Mathematics and Reading among seven surveyed Southeast Asian countries in 2024although both the proportion achieving "high proficiency" and the national average score have declined compared to five years ago.
December 82025 | 07:56 pm PT
