Bamboo Airways leads in on-time performance index

Newly-opened Bamboo Airways topped the list of Vietnamese airlines in terms of on-time performance index in the first nine months of this year, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV).

Train makes emergency brake on Hanoi railway tourist site

A train had to make an emergency brake travelling on a railway section in Hanoi which has become a famous tourist site in the city.

Jeff Koons' Paris Bataclan sculpture mocked as 'pornographic'

The large artwork is criticised for looking like marshmallows or parts of human anatomy.

HCM City seeks to clear pavements, roads of encroachments

The HCM City Traffic Safety Management Board has instructed relevant district agencies to find and punish encroachment of roads and pavements.

Women drown as migrant boat capsizes off Lampedusa in Italy

Thirteen are confirmed dead and at least a dozen other people are missing near Lampedusa.

HCM City students produce edible bags from potatoes

Two students in HCM City have used potatoes to make food bags which are edible and friendly to the environment.

Policy and legislation to respond to climate change should be improved

In response to climate change, amendments to some parts of the 2014 Law on Environmental Protection are necessary, said Truong Duc Tri, Deputy Director of the Department of Climate Change under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment.

Swedish King Carl Gustaf removes grandchildren from royal house

The five children lose the status of royal highness and are not expected to perform official duties.

Lilly Satidtanasarn, the 12-year-old taking on plastic pollution in Thailand

12-year-old Ralyn ‘Lilly’ Satidtanasarn was among those who joined a ‘die-in‘ protest on 20 September 2019 in front of Thailand’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to symbolize the worsening climate crisis.

India's onion crisis: Why rising prices make politicians cry

Onion prices have yet again dominated the headlines in India over the past week. BBC Marathi's Janhavee Moole explains what makes this sweet and pungent vegetable so political.

 

Vietnam’s ride hailing market exceeds US$1-billion revenue

The market is on track to hit US$4 billion by 2025, becoming the fourth in the region, after Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand.

World Cup qualifiers: Security to be tightened for Vietnam-Malaysia match

The Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) recently held a meeting to discuss specific measures to ensure absolute security for the World Cup qualifier between Vietnam and Malaysia, scheduled to be hosted at Hanoi’s My Dinh Stadium on October 10.

Project inspires artists to retell Tale of Kieu

Four theatre productions based on Vietnamese literary masterpiece Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) will debut at the Vietnam Youth Theatre on October 12-13 under a project launched by the Goethe Institute in Hanoi.

HCM City pollution blamed on thermo-power plants, vehicle emissions

The coal-fired power plants in the region are believed to be a main contributor to the increased pollution in HCM City.

Blocking research with China would 'hurt', Microsoft boss says

Microsoft does more research and development in China than it does anywhere else outside the United States.

6.2-km Hai Van Tunnel 2 near completion

The 6.2-km Hai Van Road Tunnel 2 – the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia, connecting the central province of Thua Thien-Hue and Da Nang City, is very near completion after the final section was excavated.

Aarey protests: Supreme Court steps in to save Mumbai trees after protests

India's top court has asked officials to stop cutting trees in a forested area in Mumbai city after protesters clashed with police over the weekend.

 

Vietnamese horror films released for Halloween season

Two horror movies from HCM City directors will be released for the upcoming Halloween holiday.

Typhoon Hagibis: Rugby World Cup and F1 could be affected

The organisers of the Rugby World Cup and Formula 1 bosses are monitoring a powerful typhoon forming to the south of Japan which could bring fierce winds and torrential rain over the weekend.

 

Tattoos in Japan: The eye-watering art thousands cross the world for

Once the sign of a hardened criminal, Japan’s taboo tattoos are winning a legion of new foreign fans.

Indian selfie deaths: Four drown in reservoir in Tamil Nadu

A newly married woman and three teenagers die while posing for a picture in a reservoir.

Thailand dead elephants: Officials try to retrieve bodies

Officials are trying to retrieve the bodies of six elephants that fell to their deaths while trying to save each other from a waterfall in Thailand, warning that they pose a water contamination risk.

 

Vinpearl Air eligible for establishment: Transport Ministry

The Ministry of Transport has given the go ahead for Vinpearl Air JSC under private conglomerate Vingroup to seek the Prime Minister’s approval for its investment plan.

Hanoi is not the world’s most polluted city: AirVisual

A separate annual world ranking elaborated by IQAir (owner of AirVisual) in partnership with Greenpeace in March showed that Hanoi was not in the world’s top 200 most polluted cities last year.

Local authorities try to revive border economic zones

In March 2018, the policy on preferences in buying and selling duty-free goods was removed, and many sales at border economic zones (Ezs) then stopped.