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Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was resisting arrest for a third day on Thursday after vowing to "fight" authorities seeking to question him over his failed martial law bid.

After enduring a difficult year, the Vietnamese men’s national football is set to bounce back by competing in many tournaments which are due to be held in 2025.

Around 750,000 people visited tourist attractions, entertainment sites and shopping areas in Ho Chi Minh City during the New Year holiday (December 31 - January 1).

The Indonesian middle class has been shrinking over the past five years, the Jakarta Post reported on December 31.

In 2024, Vietnam's healthcare sector continued to prioritize a patient-centered approach, aiming to enhance the quality of medical services.

The Netherlands-flagged cruise ship Noordam docked at Tien Sa Port in the central city of Danang at 6.45 this morning, January 1, bringing approximately 2,000 tourists to the town.

The information and communications technology (ICT) industry’s total revenue is estimated at 4.24 quadrillion VND (166.7 billion USD) in 2024, marking a 13.2% increase from 2023.

The tourism sector emerged as a bright spot in Vietnam’s socio-economic landscape in 2024, surpassing key targets for visitor numbers and revenue.

PM Pham Minh Chinh has written an article stressing the importance of innovation, creativity, acceleration, and breakthroughs to lead Vietnam steadily into a new era.

Vietnamese athletes have achieved remarkable successes in 2024 with Vietnam News highlighting the five standout events of the year.

Animal ears and pom-poms on fuzzy hats adorn tourists' heads on the streets of the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, which is enjoying a surge in visitors driven by social media.

Hanoi is planning to build 15 metro lines totalling nearly 617 km by 2045, according to local authorities.

Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro route (Metro Line 1) in HCM City has increased the number of trips to accommodate passengers during the New Year.

A fishing boat with four crew members onboard has gone missing while on the way to Song Tu Tay Island off the southern province of Phu Yen.

Hanoi's traffic gridlock remains a complex issue as 16 new bottlenecks have been identified, according to the municipal Department of Transport.

A scaffolding collapse at a hydropower project in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum has left three dead and two missing.

Two people have been found dead after a car fell into a river in the central province of Ha Tinh's Duc Tho District.

Prolonged heavy rains have inundated around over 4,000 hectares of rice in the southern central province of Binh Dinh, causing big losses for local farmers.

Vietnam Coast Guard have just successfully rescued five Chinese crew members who were drifting at sea after their fishing boat sank off Con Dao Island.