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North Korea has tested a new nuclear-capable underwater attack drone that can generate a radioactive tsunami, state media reported on Friday, as it blamed joint military drills by South Korea and the U.S. for raising tensions in the region. During the drill, the new North Korean drone cruised underwater at …

Two Vietnamese universities have been ranked by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) as among the world’s top 100 in their subject areas. In Hospitality and Leisure Management, Duy Tan University in Da Nang was ranked 51 out of 100 in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023. In the Engineering Petroleum …

A family in the northern province of Quang Ninh has finally agreed to move from a house blocking a new road project after being offered a better relocation deal. Nguyen Thi Luyen, the 65-year-old owner of the home, said she met with local officials on Wednesday and agreed to move …

China and the Philippines should manage their differences properly, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday, after the first in-person meeting between senior diplomats from the countries since before the Covid-19 pandemic. Bilateral tensions have risen recently over naval disputes in contested areas of the South China Sea and the …

The four Vietnam Airlines flight attendants involved in a drug trafficking investigation are being considered for dismissal, the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam has announced. A representative of the Authority said the attendants had abused their positions to smuggle goods and thus would not be able to work in any …

Foreigners can stay up to 30 days visa-free in Phu Quoc, which has beaches rated among the most beautiful on the planet. Superior visa policy Foreigners can enter Vietnam by air or sea, stay in a transit area and transfer to Phu Quoc to get this visa exemption. This is …

Vietnam on Thursday said the 2022 U.S. human rights report made comments about Vietnam that lack objectivity, and that Vietnam is willing to discuss the matter further. “Vietnam regrets to see the annual human rights report of the U.S. Department of State for 2022 has made comments that lack objectivity, …

Four people in the Mekong Delta’s Tien Giang Province were detained after blocking National Highway 1 for hundreds of people to participate in an illegal motorbike race. Nguyen Van Khang, Le Van Khanh Duy, Nguyen Hoang An and Nguyen Hoang Phuc, aged 20-24, were detained by police of Chau Thanh …

The Chinese military said it warned a U.S. warship to “leave” waters in the disputed South China Sea on Thursday, claims swiftly denied as “false” by American forces. China claims sovereignty over almost the entire South China Sea — a strategic waterway through which trillions of dollars in trade pass …

A photo posted to TikTok shows a group of people dressed in camouflage, hoping to blend into the shadowy vegetation dotting the nighttime landscape of the Mexican desert. The picture was not uploaded by social media influencers on an adventurous vacation — it’s an advertisement by people smugglers. Technology-savvy criminals …