A student from northern Vietnam has turned two years of content creation on TikTok, YouTube and other platforms into a scholarship for a master's degree at Tsinghua University, China's top-ranked institution.

U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping new tariffs have sparked outrage across the globe, from China and the EU to India, Canada and beyond.

Starbucks was facing two new lawsuits over spilled hot drinks on Wednesday, just weeks after a court ordered the coffee giant to pay US$50 million to a man who was injured by a cup of tea.

Donald Trump's approval rating has dipped to 43%, the lowest since he returned to office, as Americans react to controversial tariffs and his handling of a military strike in Yemen, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.

A former chairman of An Giang Province was sentenced to jail on Wednesday for taking a US$300,000 bribe and allowing a company to mine sand illegally.

Rescuers from the Vietnam People's Army, who are currently joining earthquake relief efforts in Myanmar, raced against time to save a survivor on Wednesday.

A Singaporean teenager allegedly planning to kill dozens of Muslims outside several mosques has been detained, the city-state's Internal Security Department said on Wednesday.

U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his "Liberation Day" tariffs on Wednesday, sending fears of a trade war ricocheting around the world.

Interest from international postgraduate students in studying in the U.S. has plummeted by more than 40% between January and March 2025, coinciding with Donald Trump's return to the presidency.

Vietnam will stop issuing international driving permits online until June amid a system overhaul.

Police in central Quang Nam Province have identified two South Korean tourists who were seen letting go of both hands while riding large motorcycles, as captured in a video posted on social media.

Mia Saigon, an urban boutique hotel, was recently recognized as the "Best Boutique City Hotel" at the Readers' Choice Awards 2025 by DestinAsian, a prominent luxury travel publication in Asia.

Chinese EV maker Xiaomi said it would cooperate with a police investigation into a fatal crash involving one of its cars which had been in autonomous mode just before the accident.

Princeton University said on Tuesday the U.S. government froze several dozen research grants to the school, which became the latest academic institution targeted by the Trump administration in a crackdown on what it calls antisemitism on campuses.

Testing of steel rebars, struts used to reinforce concrete, from a Bangkok building that collapsed during an earthquake last week has found that some of the metal used was substandard, Thai safety officials said.

The Ministry of National Defense is set to soon send official invitations to leaders of its Chinese, Lao and Cambodian counterparts to attend a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the national reunification (April 30, 1975 – 2025) and to send their military personnel to join commemorative military and civilian parade.

A young woman in China is paying a small fee of 50 yuan (US$7) each month to sleep in an office toilet, as she struggles to afford rent while supporting younger brother's education.

Facing The World, in collaboration with Hong Ngoc General Hospital and the Hanoi Otolaryngology Association, organized Southeast Asia's first ENT Masterclass, aiming to foster international medical connections.

A South Korean man went viral after leaping between two high-rise buildings on the 50th floor in Bangkok to find his wife and daughter during last week's powerful earthquake centered in Myanmar.

Harvard University has become the latest target in the Trump administration’s approach to fight campus antisemitism, with the announcement of a new “comprehensive review” that could jeopardize billions of dollars for the Ivy League school.