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The number of unemployed young people in South Korea reached 443,000 in July, with 75% of them unwilling to work because they could not find a job that meets their expectations. Data from Statistics Korea, the government agency responsible for managing national statistics, revealed that 443,000 individuals aged 15 to …

A court in central Vietnam has sentenced a man to 8 years in prison for selling his teenage girlfriend and her friend abroad for VND180 million (US$7,200). Cut Kham Huong, 29, of Ky Son District in Nghe An Province was found guilty of “human trafficking” by the Nghe An Provincial …

HCMC has called on the government to extend Mercedes-Benz Vietnam’s lease of 100,000 sq.m of land in Go Vap District by another 5 years without a fresh bidding process. The city People’s Committee sought this in an official communication on adjusting the German carmaker’s project timeline. The 30-year lease expires …

The Vietnamese government is considering new policies to support airlines in opening additional international flight routes to key tourist destinations across the country. These measures are part of broader efforts to enhance the quality and professionalism of Vietnam’s tourism sector in response to increasing global competition. In a report submitted …

Thailand’s economic growth strengthened in the second quarter due to higher consumption, tourism and exports, official data showed on Monday (Aug 19), and the government narrowed its full-year growth forecast range. Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy grew 2.3% in the April-June quarter from a year earlier, data from the National Economic …

The Philippines has detected a new case of the mpox virus in the country, the first since December 2023, its health department said on Aug 19, adding that it was awaiting test results before being able to determine the strain. The patient was a 33-year-old Filipino male who had no …

China consistently considers its relationship with Vietnam a priority in its policy of neighborhood diplomacy, said Chinese Premier Li Qiang at a meeting with visiting Vietnamese Party General Secretary and President To Lam in Beijing on August 19. Welcoming Lam on his first state visit to China, which is also …

Vietnam’s Communist Party General Secretary and President To Lam held talks with China’s Communist Party General Secretary and President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Monday. Welcoming Lam, his spouse, and a high-ranking delegation of the Vietnamese Party and State on a state visit to China, Xi congratulated his guest on …

The New Chitose Airport in Hokkaido saw 225 flights either delayed or canceled due to the disappearance of a pair of scissors from an airport store. The incident occurred around 10 a.m. Saturday, prompting airport authorities to suspend security checks, according to a report by Yomiuri Shimbun. Passengers who had …

Ho Chi Minh City ranked third and Hanoi ninth in the list of Asia’s best cities for tourists to explore on foot, according to online language platform Preply. To compile the list, it analyzed the overall walking distance of an average one day-tourist itinerary in each city, from breakfast spots …