Vietnam is rethinking how it copes with floods after a year of relentless storms has collapsed hillsides and turned streets into rivers.

Two days after Vietnam's top leader called on local private companies to help build infrastructure, listed conglomerate Vingroup stepped forward to develop a $70 billion nationwide high-speed railway and build the trains to run on it.

Vietnam has solidified its position as Southeast Asia’s leading buyer of international TV formats, with the country now accounting for 33% of the region’s unscripted format acquisitions, according to data presented at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest.

Floods set off by record levels of rainfall have inundated a large swath of central Vietnam over the past days, with the UNESCO-listed former imperial capital Hue and Hoi An the worst hit.

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has visited Vietnam to reaffirm a partnership focused on addressing the legacies of the Vietnam War.

Rescue operations have intensified across central Vietnam as floodwaters recede after days of record rain and deadly landslides that left at least 13 people dead and 11 missing

After months of uncertainty over U.S. aid, the defense secretary pledged that Washington would keep funding programs that help address the wounds of the Vietnam War.

This costly conflict spanned generations—and its brutal legacy endures. But why did the bloodshed go on for so long?

South Africa’s ambassador to France, Nathi Mthethwa, was found dead outside a Paris hotel at the end of September 2025, after reportedly falling from the 22nd floor. In the weeks that followed, hundreds of clickbait social media posts circulated unfounded conspiracies about Mthethwa’s death.