Concerns are growing among residents across Hanoi regarding the poor quality of air that the city has been experiencing over the past few days.

The Vietnam national under-16 football team recorded a 7-0 thrashing over their Mongolian rivals in the qualification stage for the 2020 AFC U-16 Championship in Hanoi on September 18, with the result meaning the team currently top Group H.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo said on September 19 that Minister of Youth and Sports Imam Nahrawi has submitted his resignation after the anti-corruption watchdog KPK named him a suspect in a bribery case.

Cool Cats Jazz Club, on Saturday, September 21, will dedicate a night to the Spanish unique art form – flamenco.

Escalating trade tensions and rising protectionism have caused a formidable pressure on Vietnamese steel sector, according to insiders.

A workshop on woodblock printing with clay will be held at the Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA) on Saturday, September 21.

Police are investigating allegations two tourists were ripped off by cyclo drivers.

An art exhibition by children with autism opened in Hanoi on Wednesday.

Le Bach Hong, former Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs and former General Director of the Vietnam Social Security, at the trial that began on September 18.

Fashion designer Phuong My’s brandname, Phuong My Bridal, has been nominated for the Best Emerging Bridal Fashion Brand presented by the UK-based Bridelux Industry Awards 2019.

Veteran writer Nguyen Nhat Anh’s latest book for children has been released and is now available at bookshops.

The Ministry of Public Security has asked the Interpol to issue a red notice for the owner of the Nhat Cuong Mobile store chain, Bui Quang Huy.

Top Vietnamese chess player Le Quang Liem has drawn with Vladislav Artemiev of Russia in the first leg of the third round of the FIDE World Cup in the town of Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18 arrested chairman and director of Alibaba real estate company for fraud.

Indonesia’s Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has named Youth and Sports Minister Imam Nahrawi a suspect in a bribery case.

The Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) on September 17 announced that all the 83 containers of plastic waste illegally imported into the country have been returned to their originating countries – the US and Canada.

Philippines immigration agents, backed by troops, have arrested 324 Chinese nationals for alleged cybercrimes during a raid in Puerto Princesa City on Palawan island, according to the Bureau of Immigration.

Thailand has culled more than 200 pigs this week, authorities said on August 18, in the first such action amid heightened fears of a potential outbreak of African swine fever.

Vietnam’s local currency bond market grew 2.6 percent to 52.9 billion USD in the second quarter of this year, after a 0.7 percent expansion in the first quarter.

Vietnamese designer Tran Hung has presented his first and most important fashion collection at the London Fashion Week SS20.

Within one kilometre from Thang Long Tobacco Factory to Co.op Mart on Hanoi’s Nguyen Trai Street, seven universities are located.

Floods forced about 20,000 people in the northeastern region of Thailand to evacuate while heavy rains are forecast to continue in the coming days.

Malaysia may have to pass a law forcing its companies to tackle fires on land they control abroad, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on September 18 as forest fires in Indonesia spread haze across the region.

The lives of ethnic minority people could be improved and gap between ethnic and mountainous region and others narrowed once a master plan get approval from the National Assembly.

The HCM City Department of Planning and Architecture, after collecting feedback from local authorities, plans to ask the city People’s Committee to approve the zoning plan for the HCM City Northwestern Urban Area.