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Vietnam's top leaders cast ballots for 16th National Assembly, People's Councils for 2026-2031 term

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Party, State leaders joined nearly 79 million voters across Vietnam to cast their votes on March 15 to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2026-2031 tenure.

Singapore, Malaysia universities take top spots in first Southeast Asia ranking

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Singapore and Malaysia dominate a pilot Southeast Asia university ranking by Times Higher Education (THE), with Singapore taking the top two spots and Malaysian institutions occupying most positions in the top 10.

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Nationwide voting for 16th National Assembly, People's Councils for 2026-2031 begins

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Voters across Vietnam headed to more than 72,000 polling stations on Sunday morning, marking the start of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.

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Which Asian country sells more EVs than the rest of the world combined?

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With 11 million electric vehicles hitting the market in a single year, this country sold nearly double the rest of the world combined.

Vietnam electronics hub scrambles to fill 330,000 jobs, sparks signing-bonus race

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Electronics manufacturing hub Bac Ninh Province needs more than 330,000 factory workers, but companies are spending so heavily on signing bonuses that workers have started gaming the system to collect payouts.

Saturday, Mar 14

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MIT tops global MBA ranking for the first time, but Harvard pays the most at $260,000

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MIT Sloan School of Management claimed the No. 1 spot in the Financial Times' Global MBA Ranking for the first time in 28 years, as three elite programs, including Stanford, were absent from this year's list.

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Vietnamese professor in Canada lands million-dollar grant to extend life of North America's largest power grid

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Nguyen Tri Phuong, a materials science professor at Canada's Universite du Quebec a Trois-Rivieres (UQTR), has received US$1.05 million to develop next-generation rubber compounds designed to extend the lifespan of high-voltage…

Vietnamese scientist discovers rice compounds that outperform chemo drugs against blood cancer

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La Hoang Anh spent hundreds of failed lab sessions before proving that compounds found in ordinary rice can kill leukemia cells more effectively than some common chemotherapy drugs.

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Riddle: What is the longest word in the English language?

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If your first instinct is to search for some impossibly long chemical compound name, hold that thought.

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Vietnam IT student leads $95,500-a-month startup as CTO, plans Southeast Asia expansion

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A Vietnamese IT student who began freelancing as a coder in high school has grown his work into a startup generating up to VND2.5 billion (US$95,500) in monthly revenue, with plans to expand its cliente across Southeast Asia.

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Man gets seizures, loses consciousness for 3 days after inhaling laughing gas

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A 30-year-old man in Vietnam suffered seizures and lost consciousness for three days after inhaling laughing gas, doctors said, in a case that highlights ongoing abuse of the substance more than a year after the country banned it.

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Over half of South Korea's skilled foreign workers earn above $2,000 monthly

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More than half of foreign workers in South Korea holding so-called "professional" visas earn more than 3 million won (US$2,038) per month, according to government data.

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Agriculture sector tops Vietnam's CEO salary rankings with monthly pay of $20,000

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With monthly salaries of hundreds of millions to more than half a billion dong, the agriculture sector is entering an increasingly competitive race for senior talent in Vietnam.

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Cambodia proposes life imprisonment for leaders of online scam networks

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The Cambodian Government on Friday approved a draft law introducing tougher penalties for operators of online scam networks, as the country faces growing challenges from transnational fraud groups and increasing scrutiny as a hotspot for…

Vietnam's Hai Phong to build $147M bridge and road to unlock undeveloped southern coastline

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Vietnam's port city Hai Phong has approved a VND3.858 trillion (US$147 million) project to build a six-lane bridge and 4.2-km road connecting its center to undeveloped southern coastline, in a move authorities say will reshape the city's…

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FBI offers $1M to find man allegedly killing two Vietnamese brothers and dumping them in river with cement

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The FBI has placed Trung Duc Lu on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list with a US$1 million reward, accusing him of involvement in the 2014 torture, kidnapping and killing of two Vietnamese-American brothers whose bodies were found bound,…

What is driving hundreds of thousands of foreign students to South Korea?

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Open policies, strong academic opportunities and promising career prospects are drawing a record number of foreign students to South Korea, led by Vietnamese nationals.

Friday, Mar 13

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Hanoi releases master plan to redesign city over next 100 years

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A 100-year master plan for Hanoi envisions, among other things, converting the historic Long Bien Bridge into a pedestrian walkway and cultural exhibition space, to reshape the capital's skyline and identity.

Which Asian country has no official capital?

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This country has had a city serving as its de facto capital since 1868, but no statute, law, or constitutional provision formally designates it as the nation's capital.

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These US law schools aced the bar exam in 2025

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Stanford Law School posted the highest bar exam pass rate of any U.S. school in 2025, new data from the American Bar Association shows, in a year when exam results improved ​nationwide.

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Malaysia says viral TikTok 'six-second sleep' trend actually chokes people unconscious

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Malaysia's Ministry of Health (KKM) has warned the public to stay away from the "six-second sleep" trend spreading on TikTok, saying the viral practice can cause stroke, permanent brain damage, and death.

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New Zealand expands post-study work options for international students

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Immigration New Zealand has announced plans to introduce a new Short Term Graduate Work Visa and expand eligibility for the Post Study Work Visa, aiming to better align international graduate pathways with the country's labor demand.

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US airports are telling travelers to arrive three to five hours early as more than 300 security staff quit

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More than 300 U.S. airport security officers have quit since the Department of Homeland Security shut down on Feb. 14, and absence rates at screening checkpoints have more than doubled, plunging some of America's busiest airports into…

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Chinese livestreamer, 39, dies on camera minutes after complaining of headache

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A 39-year-old Chinese livestreamer collapsed and died on camera after suffering a sudden brainstem hemorrhage during a late-night sales broadcast in Shanxi Province on March 9, with footage of her final moments later trending to the top of…

Vietnam ready for national election day

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Voters across Vietnam will head to the polls to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly (NA) and People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term this Sunday.

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Vietnam Airlines adds nearly 1,000 seats on Europe flights to work around Middle East disruptions

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Vietnam Airlines has announced adjustments to its flight operation plan, adding nearly 1,000 seats on routes between Vietnam and Europe during the peak travel period amid operational constraints linked to the situation in the Middle East.

4 get death penalty in Ho Chi Minh City's drug trafficking ring

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The People's Court of Ho Chi Minh City on Thursday sentenced four defendants to death for their roles in a large-scale drug trafficking ring in the city.

Vietjet offers tickets from $0 on new Da Nang-Jakarta, Nha Trang-Singapore routes

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Vietnamese carrier Vietjet Air announced on March 12 the launch of two new international routes linking Da Nang with Jakarta in Indonesia and Nha Trang with Singapore, further expanding regional connectivity.

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'This is me, very pretty': Inside a Cambodian cyberscam site

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Multilingual scripts, images of young women and timed toilet breaks: a police tour of a newly busted cyberscam operation in Cambodia on Wednesday revealed how fraudsters ensnare foreign victims online.

Thursday, Mar 12

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Himalayan parasitic flower that reeks of rotting meat discovered in Vietnam's Phong Nha forest

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A rare parasitic plant species, the Himalayan sapria (Sapria himalayana), has been recorded in the Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park in central Vietnam, according to the park's management board.