Believing an image of a crocodile sent by her teenage daughter was genuine, a woman in southern Vietnam reported the sighting to local authorities, which resulted in a fine.
A Seoul court has sentenced a Vietnamese woman in her 20s to 10 years in prison after finding her guilty of causing her newborn's death by abandoning the baby outdoors in freezing conditions.
The Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA) warned that Southeast Asia could face a heightened risk of severe transboundary haze episodes in the remaining months of this year.
A new kind of preschool in China offers games, nibbles, treadmills and music for puppies, clawing out a fast-growing niche in a booming industry as youthful owners spend more on pets increasingly regarded as family.
By consistently mastering 30 to 40 new English words every day to overcome his weakness in the Reading section, a Hanoi high school student achieved a perfect SAT score of 1600 on his fourth attempt.
Michael Bloomberg has pledged US$260 million to fund the first protected areas on the high seas, stepping in with private money just as the U.S. and U.K. scale back ocean and climate spending.
Unable to find work or afford rent, a growing number of young South Koreans are moving home and becoming "full-time children," adults who trade housework and caregiving for their parents' support.
A record 17 Vietnamese universities have landed spots on the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) Sustainability Impact Ratings, marking the country's strongest showing so far.
Malaysia-registered taxis entering Singapore must pay S$15 (US$12) per trip from Jan. 1, 2027, as the city-state moves to narrow a wide cost gap with its own cabs, the Land Transport Authority (LTA) said on June 25.
Researchers in southern China have named a newly discovered fish after Blackpink's Jennie, crediting the K-pop star's music with carrying the lead scientist through years of study.
Indian students are increasingly choosing cheaper degrees in Germany, France and Ireland over the U.S., as visa crackdowns and a sliding rupee make an American degree harder to justify.
Malaysian police have seized more than 653 kg of cannabis buds at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) in the first six months of this year and arrested 38 suspects.
The Johns Hopkins University said on Thursday it laid off 110 employees this week, citing cuts in federal research funding, with the layoffs impacting administrative functions at the renowned academic institution.
Bangkok's air temperature stayed below 40 degrees Celsius on June 25, but soaring humidity pushed the "feels like" heat index into the official "danger" zone, prompting city authorities to warn of a rising heatstroke risk.
Vietnam uses AI more than any of its Southeast Asian neighbors, and a growing number of its office workers are now discovering the cost: a form of mental exhaustion researchers call "AI brain fry."
Passengers traveling on flights in Vietnam will be required to keep power banks in their carry-on baggage from July 1, 2026, under new regulations aimed at enhancing aviation safety and preventing onboard fires caused by lithium batteries.
Although nominal wages have increased, the real income of U.S. university professors has declined due to inflation, leaving many educators in precarious employment.
Millions of honey bees poured into a rural neighbourhood in southeast Texas after an 18-wheeler carrying hundreds of beehives overturned, sending local beekeepers racing to save the colonies.
After almost 10 years of alternating at the top, the Australian National University (ANU) and the University of Melbourne have been officially overtaken.
Philippine authorities said Tuesday they will temporarily block an online gaming app that one of two students blamed for a deadly school shooting has avidly used, to assess whether it played a role in fostering such violence.
The Trump administration is moving to abolish the decades-old rule that lets international students remain in the U.S. for as long as their studies last, replacing it with a fixed admission period capped at four years.
A Vietnam Airlines flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Shanghai made an unscheduled landing in Hong Kong on June 24 after a passenger fell seriously ill mid-flight.
A suspected senior executive of Prince Holding Group, the Cambodia-based syndicate at the center of the largest asset forfeiture in U.S. history, has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of filing a falsified change-of-address form.
Vietnam's Ministry of Construction has proposed a 321-kilometer ring road looping the greater Hanoi region, a six-lane expressway with a preliminary cost of VND235.74 trillion (US$8.95 billion).
A Houston laboratory owner accused of a nearly US$100 million Medicare fraud scheme has landed on the FBI's most-wanted fraudster list after cutting off her ankle monitor and fleeing the United States by private jet.
As traditional career ladders give way to skills-based advancement, more young professionals are pursuing international business education in an effort to reach leadership roles at multinational companies earlier in their careers.