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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol resisted investigators' calls on Monday for him to answer questions over his failed bid to declare martial law this month.

Authorities of Lao Cai Province held a ceremony on Sunday to deliver 40 new houses to the families who lost their homes in a devastating flood that buried Lang Nu Village in September.

A man in the northern province of Quang Ninh on Sunday discovered a 230-kilogram bomb while digging the foundation for his house.

Floods in Nha Trang City in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa, following torrential rains over recent days, have inundated many areas.

Nearly 700 households in Quang Nam have been isolated following heavy rain and water discharged by hydropower reservoirs.

Nearly 350 people and 15 vehicles have been rescued from a serious landslide on the Khanh Le Pass in the southern central province of Khanh Hoa.

The Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) have launched the Vietnam-GGGI Country Planning Framework (CPF) for the 2024-2028 period.

Coconut has been recognised as one of Vietnam's six key industrial crops (alongside coffee, rubber, tea, cashews, and pepper) under the Master Plan for Developing Key Industrial Crops by 2030.

Hanoi’s tourism sector made exceptional progress in 2024, with visitor numbers surpassing prior expectations.

A junior high school student was stabbed to death and another wounded Saturday night by an unknown assailant at a McDonald's restaurant in southwestern Japan, local media reported.

All countries, regardless of size, must fully comply with the legal standards and obligations under the UNCLOS, an official has said.

Authorities in Thailand have arrested two men following a bomb blast at a festival near the border with Myanmar that killed three people and wounded dozens, police said on Saturday.

South Korean lawmakers vote Saturday on whether to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his failed martial law bid, in a second parliamentary showdown that remains too close to call.

The Politburo convened on Friday to address disciplinary actions against Party members found in violation of Party and State regulations.

Vietnam has reported over 80 rabies-related deaths across 33 provinces and cities so far this year.

Hanoi has approved the development of a comprehensive plan to invest in the capital’s urban railway system, with the goal of constructing more than 600 kilometres of rail by 2045.

A fire at a private hospital in southern India killed at least six people, police said Friday, with more than two dozen others injured in the blaze.

The Vietnamese Mission to the UN in New York held a ceremony on December 12 to announce the nation’s candidature for re-election to the UN Human Rights Council for the 2026 to 2028 term.

Hundreds of people have flocked to take the Metro Line 1 service during its final trial operation, which started on December 13.