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Authorities in the southern economic hub, Ho Chi Minh City, have set an ambitious target of completing seven metro line projects totalling 355 km by 2035.

South Korea's former defence minister tried to kill himself shortly before he was formally arrested over his role in this month's martial law operation, a senior prisons official said Wednesday.

Two teenagers were killed in a traffic accident that occurred in the Central Highlands Province of Dak Nong's Tuy Duc District on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 10 for a delegation of the US Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) led by its Chairman John Neuffer.

South Korean authorities banned more top officials from leaving the country Tuesday, in the wake of President Yoon Suk Yeol's bungled attempt to impose martial law.

For Saja, studying nursing at a healthcare institute in Kabul was her last lifeline to make something of herself after women were banned from universities in Afghanistan two years ago.

A Javan pangolin has been found wandering on a road in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong's Lac Duong District.

Two South Korean men riding a motorbike crashed into a median barrier in the northern province of Hoa Binh, leaving one dead and the other injured.

Hong Kong and Shanghai stocks rallied Tuesday after China pledged to adopt a looser monetary policy to revive the stuttering economy, while Seoul rebounded after days of losses.

The Vietnam national football team started their journey at the 2024 ASEAN Championship with a 4-1 win against Laos at the New Laos National Stadium in Vientiane on Monday.

Vietnamese teams were honoured at two of the world’s largest robotics competitions, including the Global Robotics Games (GRG) and the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) 2024.

Construction of a VND3.9 trillion (USD165.95) million cable-stayed bridge in the Mekong Delta region was started this morning, December 9.

Police in Thailand detained more than 120 people found in their underwear at a drug-fuelled party in Bangkok, officers told AFP Monday.

A volcano briefly erupted in the central Philippines on Monday, sending a huge ash column high into the sky as the government ordered the evacuation of surrounding villages.

Vietnam's southern economic hub, HCM City, is considering granting VND3 million (USD120) in support to women who have two children before the age of 35.

South Korean stocks tumbled Monday as the country was racked with political uncertainty after President Yoon Suk Yeol escaped impeachment following his brief imposition of martial law last week.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Iran and Syria said on December 8 that it is ready to provide emergency support for Vietnamese citizens in the region.

Updating cultural and entertainment events going on between December 9-15.

South Korea's interior minister resigned on Sunday following the declaration of martial law that plunged the country into turmoil, local media reported.