https://vietnaminquirer.com/rss/category/updates Vietnam Inquirer - : UPDATES en Copyright 2026 Vietnam Inquirer - All Rights Reserved. https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-second-richest-country-to-give-citizens-5-long-holiday-weekends https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-second-richest-country-to-give-citizens-5-long-holiday-weekends Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Worlds, second, richest, country, give, citizens, long, holiday, weekends People in Singapore, the world's second richest country by GDP per capita, can look forward to five long weekends in 2027, offering several opportunities for short breaks and travel throughout the year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/erratic-weather-to-slash-thailands-lychee-harvest-by-39-in-2026 https://vietnaminquirer.com/erratic-weather-to-slash-thailands-lychee-harvest-by-39-in-2026 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Erratic, weather, slash, Thailands, lychee, harvest, 39, 2026 Thailand's longan and lychee production is expected to decline significantly in 2026 as the prolonged impacts of El Niño and erratic weather conditions continue to affect fruit cultivation, according to the country's Office of Agricultural Economics (OAE).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/2-young-suspects-in-custody-after-shooting-at-high-school-in-philippines-kills-3 https://vietnaminquirer.com/2-young-suspects-in-custody-after-shooting-at-high-school-in-philippines-kills-3 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator young, suspects, custody, after, shooting, high, school, Philippines, kills Two students opened fire in a high school in the central Philippines on Monday, killing three fellow students and wounding another seven, police said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indian-men-swap-182000-diamond-with-fake-stone-in-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/indian-men-swap-182000-diamond-with-fake-stone-in-singapore Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indian, men, swap, 182, 000, diamond, with, fake, stone, Singapore Two men have been charged after stealing a diamond worth S$235,000 (US$182,000) from a jewelry store in Singapore's Chinatown and replacing it with a replica.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-richest-man-pham-nhat-vuong-takes-on-hanois-49b-metro-projects https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-richest-man-pham-nhat-vuong-takes-on-hanois-49b-metro-projects Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, richest, man, Pham, Nhat, Vuong, takes, Hanois, 49B, metro, projects Hanoi broke ground on five metro lines worth more than VND1.3 quadrillion (US$49 billion) on June 22 and named companies controlled by Vietnam's richest man, Pham Nhat Vuong, to build them by 2030.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-sets-one-of-the-worlds-top-ranked-schools-apart-as-it-expands-to-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-sets-one-of-the-worlds-top-ranked-schools-apart-as-it-expands-to-vietnam Mon, 22 Jun 2026 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator What, sets, one, the, worlds, top-ranked, schools, apart, expands, Vietnam A long-established educational philosophy, strong academic performance, and direct oversight from the U.K. are among the features of King's College School Wimbledon as it prepares to open its first campus in Ho Chi Minh City.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-school-tuition-rises-across-ho-chi-minh-city-reaching-38000-annually https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-school-tuition-rises-across-ho-chi-minh-city-reaching-38000-annually Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:57 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator International, school, tuition, rises, across, Chi, Minh, City, reaching, 38, 000, annually Tuition fees at international schools in Ho Chi Minh City have climbed to nearly VND1 billion (US$37,985) per year, with most schools implementing a 3-6% fee increase for the upcoming 2026-2027 academic year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/30-us-jobs-that-pay-up-to-94260-a-year-and-dont-require-a-four-year-degree https://vietnaminquirer.com/30-us-jobs-that-pay-up-to-94260-a-year-and-dont-require-a-four-year-degree Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:56 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator jobs, that, pay, 94, 260, year, and, dont, require, four-year, degree Some of the fastest-growing jobs in the U.S. pay close to six figures and need no more than an associate's degree, with dental hygienists topping the field at a median US$94,260 a year, according to federal labor data.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-bury-part-of-riverside-road-for-underground-mall-in-11b-overhaul https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-bury-part-of-riverside-road-for-underground-mall-in-11b-overhaul Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:55 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, bury, part, riverside, road, for, underground, mall, 1.1B, overhaul Ho Chi Minh City has proposed a nearly VND29.32 trillion (US$1.11 billion) makeover of its central Saigon River waterfront, including the historic wharf where President Ho Chi Minh set sail in 1911.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-teen-drowns-at-clifftop-selfie-spot-as-tourist-site-deaths-mount https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-teen-drowns-at-clifftop-selfie-spot-as-tourist-site-deaths-mount Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:53 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesian, teen, drowns, clifftop, selfie, spot, tourist-site, deaths, mount A 17-year-old Indonesian student drowned after a wave swept her off a clifftop photo spot in South Sulawesi earlier this month, the latest in a string of deaths raising alarm over safety at the country's tourist sites.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mathematician-who-calls-last-three-world-cups-picks-the-netherlands-to-win-their-first-title https://vietnaminquirer.com/mathematician-who-calls-last-three-world-cups-picks-the-netherlands-to-win-their-first-title Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:52 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Mathematician, who, calls, last, three, World, Cups, picks, the, Netherlands, win, their, first, title Joachim Klement, the German mathematician whose statistical model correctly called the World Cup champions in 2014, 2018 and 2022, has picked the Netherlands to win the 2026 tournament.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nearly-300-hospitalized-by-salmonella-from-vietnamese-banh-mi-shops-third-mass-poisoning-case https://vietnaminquirer.com/nearly-300-hospitalized-by-salmonella-from-vietnamese-banh-mi-shops-third-mass-poisoning-case Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:51 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nearly, 300, hospitalized, Salmonella, from, Vietnamese, banh, shops, third, mass, poisoning, case Nearly 300 people have been hospitalized in southern Vietnam after eating banh mi from a shop, the third mass food poisoning tied to the same sandwich chain, with laboratory tests confirming Salmonella in most of the patient samples examined.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-has-a-school-for-monkeys https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-has-a-school-for-monkeys Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:50 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, country, has, school, for, monkeys This school is considered the world's first dedicated to training monkeys to harvest coconuts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/these-are-the-worlds-30-best-universities-for-2027 https://vietnaminquirer.com/these-are-the-worlds-30-best-universities-for-2027 Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:49 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator These, are, the, worlds, best, universities, for, 2027 The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is the world's best university for 2027, topping QS's global rankings for a 15th straight year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-common-mistakes-that-cause-foreigners-to-be-denied-temporary-residence-cards-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-common-mistakes-that-cause-foreigners-to-be-denied-temporary-residence-cards-in-vietnam Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:48 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator common, mistakes, that, cause, foreigners, denied, temporary, residence, cards, Vietnam A small paperwork mistake can derail a foreigner's plans to stay in Vietnam long term, and there are five common errors that often cause applications to be rejected by immigration authorities, a lawyer advised.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/rejected-by-every-university-at-home-singaporean-earns-harvard-phd https://vietnaminquirer.com/rejected-by-every-university-at-home-singaporean-earns-harvard-phd Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:00:47 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Rejected, every, university, home, Singaporean, earns, Harvard, PhD A Singaporean who left high school with a transcript full of Cs and Ds, then was turned away by every university in his own country, has graduated with a doctorate from Harvard.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-in-mourning-after-princess-bajrakitiyabhas-death-at-47 https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-in-mourning-after-princess-bajrakitiyabhas-death-at-47 Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, mourning, after, Princess, Bajrakitiyabhas, death Thailand is mourning Princess Bajrakitiygabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who died at the age of 47 following more than three years of intensive medical care on Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-with-severe-vision-loss-admitted-to-four-ivy-league-schools-stanford-and-johns-hopkins https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-with-severe-vision-loss-admitted-to-four-ivy-league-schools-stanford-and-johns-hopkins Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, student, with, severe, vision, loss, admitted, four, Ivy, League, schools, Stanford, and, Johns, Hopkins A Vietnamese woman who underwent seven surgeries from infancy, ultimately losing complete sight in her right eye, has been admitted to a series of the world's most prestigious postgraduate programs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uc-berkeley-computer-science-students-fail-in-large-numbers-professors-cite-ai-dependence https://vietnaminquirer.com/uc-berkeley-computer-science-students-fail-in-large-numbers-professors-cite-ai-dependence Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Berkeley, computer, science, students, fail, large, numbers, professors, cite, dependence A dramatic spike in failing grades among computer science students at the University of California, Berkeley has alarmed faculty, who are pointing to an overreliance on artificial intelligence tools and a stark decline in foundational math skills as the primary culprits.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-fans-in-ho-chi-minh-city-celebrate-4-1-world-cup-win-over-paraguay https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-fans-in-ho-chi-minh-city-celebrate-4-1-world-cup-win-over-paraguay Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator fans, Chi, Minh, City, celebrate, 4-1, World, Cup, win, over, Paraguay More than 50 U.S. diplomats, along with their families and friends, packed a restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City's Thao Dien neighborhood on June 13 to watch the U.S. men's national team open their home World Cup with a commanding 4-1 win over Paraguay.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-to-have-5-day-break-for-national-day https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-to-have-5-day-break-for-national-day Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, have, 5-day, break, for, National, Day Vietnam's National Day holiday will last five days, from Aug. 29 to Sept. 2, the Ministry of Home Affairs has announced.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/con-artists-earn-115m-from-selling-10000-fake-cartier-tiffany-bvlgari-jewelry-items https://vietnaminquirer.com/con-artists-earn-115m-from-selling-10000-fake-cartier-tiffany-bvlgari-jewelry-items Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:01:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Con, artists, earn, 1.15M, from, selling, 10, 000, fake, Cartier, Tiffany, Bvlgari, jewelry, items Nine people are facing charges for allegedly being involved in a counterfeiting ring that manufactured and sold fake jewelry, generating approximately VND30 billion (US$1.15 million) in illegal profits over several years.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ever-rising-costs-of-raising-children-drive-japans-birth-rate-to-its-lowest-since-1899 https://vietnaminquirer.com/ever-rising-costs-of-raising-children-drive-japans-birth-rate-to-its-lowest-since-1899 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:01:03 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Ever-rising, costs, raising, children, drive, Japans, birth, rate, its, lowest, since, 1899 Japan's fertility rate has tumbled to its lowest level since 1899, reaching a point the government did not expect for another 15 years, as the punishing cost of living convinces more young people they cannot afford to raise a family.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysian-tourists-bury-china-hotel-lobby-in-1200-taobao-parcels https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysian-tourists-bury-china-hotel-lobby-in-1200-taobao-parcels Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:01:02 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysian, tourists, bury, China, hotel, lobby, 1, 200, Taobao, parcels A Malaysian tour group sparked a backlash in China this week after having some 1,200 Taobao parcels sent to their hotel in Xi'an, leaving staff to sort them by hand.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/unrecycled-construction-waste-raises-pollution-concerns-in-hanoi https://vietnaminquirer.com/unrecycled-construction-waste-raises-pollution-concerns-in-hanoi Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:01:01 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Unrecycled, construction, waste, raises, pollution, concerns, Hanoi Construction and demolition waste in Hanoi that can be recycled into roadbed fill, concrete, and bricks are being dumped in landfills or illegally disposed of, causing severe pollution.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-children-in-japan-to-receive-expanded-language-support https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-children-in-japan-to-receive-expanded-language-support Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:01:00 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Foreign, children, Japan, receive, expanded, language, support Japan's education ministry plans to launch a pilot program in fiscal 2027 to provide basic Japanese-language instruction to children of foreign nationals, as a growing number of students require support to navigate school life and classroom learning.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-of-worlds-top-study-destinations-are-losing-faith-in-university-degrees https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-of-worlds-top-study-destinations-are-losing-faith-in-university-degrees Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:59 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Two, worlds, top, study, destinations, are, losing, faith, university, degrees Public faith in a university degree has hit a record low in England, months after a similar slump in the U.S., as graduates in two of the world's top study destinations face a weak job market and rising debt.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/950m-expressway-proposed-to-cut-vietnams-nha-trang-da-lat-drive-to-2-hours https://vietnaminquirer.com/950m-expressway-proposed-to-cut-vietnams-nha-trang-da-lat-drive-to-2-hours Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:58 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 950M, expressway, proposed, cut, Vietnams, Nha, Trang-Da, Lat, drive, hours Khanh Hoa Province has asked the government to approve a VND25.05 trillion (US$952 million) expressway linking the resort cities of Nha Trang and Da Lat, to be built under a public-private partnership.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-in-mourning-after-princess-bajrakitiyabhas-death https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-in-mourning-after-princess-bajrakitiyabhas-death Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:57 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, mourning, after, Princess, Bajrakitiyabhas, death Thailand is mourning Princess Bajrakitiygabha Narendira Debyavati, the eldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, who died at the age of 47 following more than three years of intensive medical care on Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/152-year-old-ho-chi-minh-city-gifted-school-unveils-ultra-modern-new-campus https://vietnaminquirer.com/152-year-old-ho-chi-minh-city-gifted-school-unveils-ultra-modern-new-campus Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:57 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 152-year-old, Chi, Minh, City, gifted, school, unveils, ultra-modern, new, campus The new campus of Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted spans more than 14,000 sq.m and features facilities such as pickleball and football courts, as well as a smart library, marking a sharp contrast with the French colonial architecture of its historic former campus.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/stanford-study-finds-ai-outperforms-top-us-law-professors https://vietnaminquirer.com/stanford-study-finds-ai-outperforms-top-us-law-professors Sat, 13 Jun 2026 19:00:55 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Stanford, study, finds, outperforms, top, law, professors Law professors overwhelmingly preferred answers drafted by AI over ones written by fellow professors, a Stanford Law School study found, suggesting that the technology is ​capable of legal reasoning and that law students may benefit from AI ‌tutoring.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mountains-of-rubble-rise-across-hanoi-as-city-races-to-build-mega-projects https://vietnaminquirer.com/mountains-of-rubble-rise-across-hanoi-as-city-races-to-build-mega-projects Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:48 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Mountains, rubble, rise, across, Hanoi, city, races, build, mega-projects Hanoi's drive to build new bridges, ring roads and drainage systems is generating several thousand tons of construction waste a day, putting great pressure on the city's two main disposal sites.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-cutest-competition-sees-who-naps-best-in-owner-pup-contest https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreas-cutest-competition-sees-who-naps-best-in-owner-pup-contest Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:47 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Koreas, cutest, competition, sees, who, naps, best, owner-pup, contest Seoul Forest in South Korea transformed into a serene, sun-dappled sanctuary for the inaugural ‘Forest Dog Sleep Contest’ on Sunday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-country-has-the-worlds-longest-natural-beach https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-country-has-the-worlds-longest-natural-beach Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:46 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, country, has, the, worlds, longest, natural, beach A roughly 120-km unbroken stretch of sand is the pride of this Asian nation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-china-account-for-more-than-half-of-worlds-billionaire-producing-universities https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-china-account-for-more-than-half-of-worlds-billionaire-producing-universities Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:45 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator US, China, account, for, more, than, half, worlds, billionaire-producing, universities A study by an education analytics publisher has found that the United States and China dominate the world's billionaire education pipeline, accounting for more than half of all universities attended by billionaires.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-returns-to-asia-pacific-mathematics-olympiad-after-25-year-absence-with-gold-medal https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-returns-to-asia-pacific-mathematics-olympiad-after-25-year-absence-with-gold-medal Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:44 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, returns, Asia, Pacific, Mathematics, Olympiad, after, 25-year, absence, with, gold, medal Vietnam secured 7th place among 45 countries and territories at the 38th Asia Pacific Mathematics Olympiad (APMO) 2026, earning one gold, two silver and four bronze medals and three certificates of merit.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-prioritizes-world-cup-visas-raising-concerns-over-student-enrollment-declines https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-prioritizes-world-cup-visas-raising-concerns-over-student-enrollment-declines Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:43 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator prioritizes, World, Cup, visas, raising, concerns, over, student, enrollment, declines U.S. education policy experts are warning that the administration's decision to prioritize visas for the FIFA World Cup, a move that draws comparisons to last year's student visa interview suspension, could severely reduce international student enrollment amid the peak student visa season.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/inside-1-of-worlds-only-2-un-international-schools-in-hanoi-where-tuition-costs-up-to-38000 https://vietnaminquirer.com/inside-1-of-worlds-only-2-un-international-schools-in-hanoi-where-tuition-costs-up-to-38000 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:42 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Inside, worlds, only, international, schools, Hanoi, where, tuition, costs, 38, 000 Established nearly 40 years ago, United Nations International School of Hanoi (UNIS Hanoi) is the first international K-12 school in Vietnam and boasts the largest campus in the capital, spanning 9.2 hectares.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/drone-sighting-delays-16-flights-at-hanoi-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/drone-sighting-delays-16-flights-at-hanoi-airport Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Drone, sighting, delays, flights, Hanoi, airport Some 16 flights at Hanoi's Noi Bai International Airport were delayed for roughly an hour after a drone was spotted in the vicinity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/dual-phd-holder-leaves-uk-startup-to-drive-green-tech-research-at-hanoi-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/dual-phd-holder-leaves-uk-startup-to-drive-green-tech-research-at-hanoi-university Sun, 07 Jun 2026 19:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Dual, PhD, holder, leaves, startup, drive, green, tech, research, Hanoi, university Despite running a promising startup and qualifying for indefinite residency in the United Kingdom, a 33-year-old scholar with dual doctorates chose to return to his alma mater in Vietnam.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-eyes-partnership-to-expand-metro-network-as-chinese-company-opens-office https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-eyes-partnership-to-expand-metro-network-as-chinese-company-opens-office Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator HCMC, eyes, partnership, expand, metro, network, Chinese, company, opens, office Guangzhou Metro, one of China's leading urban rail operators, has opened a representative office in Ho Chi Minh City, signaling its intention to establish a long-term partnership in building the city's metro network.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-transnational-education-enrolments-surge-across-china-vietnam-and-malaysia https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-transnational-education-enrolments-surge-across-china-vietnam-and-malaysia Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator transnational, education, enrolments, surge, across, China, Vietnam, and, Malaysia Enrolments in U.K. transnational education (TNE) programs continued to grow strongly across East Asia in 2024/25, with robust gains recorded in China, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Myanmar, according to the British Council.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-announces-450000-support-for-vietnams-search-for-persons-missing-in-war https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-announces-450000-support-for-vietnams-search-for-persons-missing-in-war Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator announces, 450, 000, support, for, Vietnams, search, for, persons, missing, war The U.S.-ASEAN Business Council Institute (USABCI) has announced a funding package worth more than US$450,000 to support Vietnam’s efforts to locate and identify people missing in the war aftermath.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-cockroach-kingpin-caught-with-100000-illegal-insects-in-record-bug-bust https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-cockroach-kingpin-caught-with-100000-illegal-insects-in-record-bug-bust Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australian, cockroach, kingpin, caught, with, 100, 000, illegal, insects, record, bug, bust More than 100,000 live cockroaches illegal to keep in Australia were confiscated from a single breeder in the country’s largest-ever seizure of exotic invertebrates, officials said Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fewer-chinese-teenagers-register-for-tough-university-entry-exam https://vietnaminquirer.com/fewer-chinese-teenagers-register-for-tough-university-entry-exam Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fewer, Chinese, teenagers, register, for, tough, university, entry, exam The number ​of Chinese students sitting the country's national university entrance exam has dropped by 450,000 to 12.9 million from a year earlier, as more teenagers opt out of pursuing academic degrees.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-se-asian-enrollment-pushes-japans-foreign-student-count-past-400000 https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-se-asian-enrollment-pushes-japans-foreign-student-count-past-400000 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Asian, enrollment, pushes, Japans, foreign, student, count, past, 400, 000 Japan hosted more than 400,000 international students in fiscal 2025, hitting a record high and achieving a major government enrollment target nearly a decade ahead of schedule.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hungary-stops-issuing-worker-visas-to-people-from-three-countries-including-philippines https://vietnaminquirer.com/hungary-stops-issuing-worker-visas-to-people-from-three-countries-including-philippines Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hungary, stops, issuing, worker, visas, people, from, three, countries, including, Philippines Hungary's government stops issuing worker visas to employees from the Philippines, Georgia ​and Armenia from Friday, a government spokeswoman said, ‌calling the move a first step towards regulating the inflow of guest workers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-allocates-over-27b-to-upgrade-nationwide-airport-network https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-allocates-over-27b-to-upgrade-nationwide-airport-network Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, allocates, over, 2.7B, upgrade, nationwide, airport, network Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) plans to invest about 11 billion MYR (over US$2.7 billion) over the next five years to expand capacity and upgrade infrastructure across its airport network nationwide.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-heritage-town-investigates-foreign-tourist-wearing-ao-dai-over-bikini https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-heritage-town-investigates-foreign-tourist-wearing-ao-dai-over-bikini Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, heritage, town, investigates, foreign, tourist, wearing, dai, over, bikini Authorities in Da Nang are investigating two foreign tourists who were filmed walking through the UNESCO-listed ancient town of Hoi An in the ao dai, Vietnam's traditional dress, worn over a bikini and shorts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/da-nang-sanitation-workers-burdened-with-1700-tons-of-garbage-daily-amid-staffing-shortage https://vietnaminquirer.com/da-nang-sanitation-workers-burdened-with-1700-tons-of-garbage-daily-amid-staffing-shortage Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nang, sanitation, workers, burdened, with, 1, 700, tons, garbage, daily, amid, staffing, shortage A severe shortage of sanitation workers has left Da Nang buried under garbage as 1,700 tons of solid waste are added every day.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-vietnam-leader-visits-technology-rail-test-facilities-in-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-vietnam-leader-visits-technology-rail-test-facilities-in-singapore Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:56 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Top, Vietnam, leader, visits, technology, rail, test, facilities, Singapore Vietnam's Party General Secretary and State President To Lam on May 30 visited the Singaporean Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)’s Model Factory and the Singapore Rail Test Center as part of his state visit to Singapore.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreans-add-8-years-to-life-expectancy-in-two-decades-as-americans-lag-behind https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-koreans-add-8-years-to-life-expectancy-in-two-decades-as-americans-lag-behind Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:55 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Koreans, add, years, life, expectancy, two, decades, Americans, lag, behind Healthier school lunches, lifelong activity and a healthcare system built around prevention helped South Korea add 7.94 years to its life expectancy between 2000 and 2021, while American longevity slid down global rankings over the same stretch.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-man-ransacks-cafe-in-vietnams-da-nang-causes-21000-damage https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-man-ransacks-cafe-in-vietnams-da-nang-causes-21000-damage Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:54 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australian, man, ransacks, café, Vietnams, Nang, causes, 21, 000, damage An Australian man was detained by police after he smashed coffee machines, antique decorations and customers' belongings at a café in central Da Nang in the early hours of May 30.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/general-secretary-and-president-to-lam-arrives-in-manila-for-state-visit-to-philippines https://vietnaminquirer.com/general-secretary-and-president-to-lam-arrives-in-manila-for-state-visit-to-philippines Sun, 31 May 2026 19:00:52 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator General, Secretary, and, President, Lam, arrives, Manila, for, state, visit, Philippines General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee and President of Vietnam To Lam arrived in Manila on May 31 afternoon, beginning a state visit to the Philippines until June 1.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-holds-official-welcome-ceremony-for-vietnamese-party-and-state-leader https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-holds-official-welcome-ceremony-for-vietnamese-party-and-state-leader Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, holds, official, welcome, ceremony, for, Vietnamese, Party, and, state, leader Singaporean President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and his spouse hosted an official welcome ceremony for Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam and his spouse on May 29 morning, part of the latter's three-day state visit to Singapore.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-city-is-the-happiest-in-asia https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-city-is-the-happiest-in-asia Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, city, the, happiest, Asia This is the only Asian representative in the top 10 of the world's happiest cities for 2026.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-students-path-to-us-green-card-narrows-under-new-rule https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-students-path-to-us-green-card-narrows-under-new-rule Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:04 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator International, students, path, green, card, narrows, under, new, rule A USCIS directive issued May 21 reframes applying from inside the country as an exception rather than the norm, narrowing the standard pipeline from student visa to permanent residency.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/google-engineer-charged-with-using-secret-search-data-to-make-12m-on-polymarket https://vietnaminquirer.com/google-engineer-charged-with-using-secret-search-data-to-make-12m-on-polymarket Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:03 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Google, engineer, charged, with, using, secret, search, data, make, 1.2M, Polymarket U.S. prosecutors slapped insider trading charges against a Google employee this week, alleging the software engineer used confidential company information to pocket more than US$1.2 million from prediction market platform Polymarket with bets on search trends.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tens-of-thousands-stranded-at-malaysia-singapore-border-as-immigration-system-crashes https://vietnaminquirer.com/tens-of-thousands-stranded-at-malaysia-singapore-border-as-immigration-system-crashes Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:02 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tens, thousands, stranded, Malaysia-Singapore, border, immigration, system, crashes Malaysia's immigration system crashed for the second time in just over a month on May 28, stranding tens of thousands of travelers in long queues at checkpoints nationwide and choking the country's busiest land crossings with Singapore.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-build-underground-city-reaching-50-meters-down https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-build-underground-city-reaching-50-meters-down Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:01 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, build, underground, city, reaching, meters, down Hanoi plans to move parking, shops, transit and utilities underground into one connected network, easing a surface running out of room, under a master plan that treats the underground as a "second city".]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-top-leader-pledges-to-help-build-safer-more-resilient-and-prosperous-asia-pacific https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-top-leader-pledges-to-help-build-safer-more-resilient-and-prosperous-asia-pacific Sat, 30 May 2026 19:01:00 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, top, leader, pledges, help, build, safer, more, resilient, and, prosperous, Asia-Pacific Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam on May 29 attended and delivered a keynote address at the 23rd Shangri-La Dialogue, as part of his state visit to Singapore.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/12yo-boy-earns-johns-hopkins-honor-with-near-perfect-sat-math-score-through-self-study https://vietnaminquirer.com/12yo-boy-earns-johns-hopkins-honor-with-near-perfect-sat-math-score-through-self-study Sat, 30 May 2026 19:00:59 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 12yo, boy, earns, Johns, Hopkins, honor, with, near-perfect, SAT, math, score, through, self-study Relying entirely on self-study, a 12-year-old boy in the United Arab Emirates has captured an elite global mathematics honor from Johns Hopkins University after scoring a 750 out of 800 on the SAT math section.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mega-interchange-linking-long-thanh-airport-with-hcmc-expressways-partially-opens-to-traffic https://vietnaminquirer.com/mega-interchange-linking-long-thanh-airport-with-hcmc-expressways-partially-opens-to-traffic Sat, 30 May 2026 19:00:58 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Mega, interchange, linking, Long, Thanh, airport, with, HCMC, expressways, partially, opens, traffic A major new interchange connecting Long Thanh airport with two key expressways linking Ho Chi Minh City has partially opened, reducing congestion and eliminating an 18-km detour for drivers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-high-schooler-wins-german-government-scholarship-usually-awarded-to-masters-phd-candidates https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-high-schooler-wins-german-government-scholarship-usually-awarded-to-masters-phd-candidates Sat, 30 May 2026 19:00:57 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, high, schooler, wins, German, government, scholarship, usually, awarded, masters, PhD, candidates A Hanoi high school senior has won a full undergraduate scholarship from the German government, claiming one of 116 spots awarded worldwide in a program that mainly funds master's and doctoral candidates.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/six-years-after-leaving-home-vietnamese-graduate-sings-tribute-to-parents-at-duke-university-commencement https://vietnaminquirer.com/six-years-after-leaving-home-vietnamese-graduate-sings-tribute-to-parents-at-duke-university-commencement Sun, 24 May 2026 19:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Six, years, after, leaving, home, Vietnamese, graduate, sings, tribute, parents, Duke, University, commencement Nguyen Huynh Nhat Tien paused his graduation speech at Duke University to sing a Vietnamese ballad for his parents, in a moment that drew millions of online views.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/these-southeast-asian-countries-have-no-domestic-flights-which-are-they https://vietnaminquirer.com/these-southeast-asian-countries-have-no-domestic-flights-which-are-they Sun, 24 May 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator These, Southeast, Asian, countries, have, domestic, flights., Which, are, they Because of their relatively small geographical footprints, residents of these two Southeast Asian nations do not require domestic air travel.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-doctor-musician-and-hyrox-athlete-goes-viral-after-rescue-on-japan-flight https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kong-doctor-musician-and-hyrox-athlete-goes-viral-after-rescue-on-japan-flight Sun, 24 May 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kong, doctor, musician, and, HYROX, athlete, goes, viral, after, rescue, Japan, flight Hong Kong doctor Ryan Cheung Hoi-kit, who is also a singer-songwriter and HYROX athlete, has gone viral on Chinese social media after helping revive an unconscious passenger on a recent HK Express flight to Fukuoka, Japan.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-would-rather-be-shot-than-die-in-a-hospital-bed-wildlife-conservationist https://vietnaminquirer.com/i-would-rather-be-shot-than-die-in-a-hospital-bed-wildlife-conservationist Sun, 24 May 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator would, rather, shot, than, die, hospital, bed:, wildlife, conservationist After surviving cancer at 23, Nguyen Thi Thu Trang infiltrated transcontinental ivory and rhino horn trafficking gangs as part of undercover investigations.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-arrests-seven-in-19m-crypto-laundering-ring-tied-to-cambodian-casino https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-arrests-seven-in-19m-crypto-laundering-ring-tied-to-cambodian-casino Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, arrests, seven, 1.9M, crypto-laundering, ring, tied, Cambodian, casino Seven Vietnamese have been arrested for allegedly running a money-laundering ring that funneled more than VND50 billion (US$1.9 million) in illegal casino proceeds from Cambodia into USDT over three months.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bangkok-announces-october-holiday-and-remote-work-days-for-imf-world-bank-meetings https://vietnaminquirer.com/bangkok-announces-october-holiday-and-remote-work-days-for-imf-world-bank-meetings Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bangkok, announces, October, holiday, and, remote, work, days, for, IMF-World, Bank, meetings Thailand has approved a public holiday and work-from-home days for government agencies in Bangkok in October to reduce traffic congestion during a World Bank and the International Monetary Fund meeting.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-proposes-lifetime-tobacco-ban-for-anyone-born-from-2010 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-proposes-lifetime-tobacco-ban-for-anyone-born-from-2010 Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, proposes, lifetime, tobacco, ban, for, anyone, born, from, 2010 Vietnam's Health Ministry has proposed banning people born from Jan. 1, 2010 from buying or using tobacco, advancing the country toward a U.K.-style "smoke-free generation."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/stepmother-accused-of-inciting-husbands-teen-sons-to-kill-him https://vietnaminquirer.com/stepmother-accused-of-inciting-husbands-teen-sons-to-kill-him Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Stepmother, accused, inciting, husbands, teen, sons, kill, him A 41-year-old woman in Vietnam's central Da Nang City is under investigation for orchestrating the murder of her husband by persuading his two teenage sons to kill him in an alleged plot to seize his assets.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/when-do-foreigners-need-a-temporary-residence-card-in-vietnam-and-how-to-get-one https://vietnaminquirer.com/when-do-foreigners-need-a-temporary-residence-card-in-vietnam-and-how-to-get-one Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator When, foreigners, need, temporary, residence, card, Vietnam, and, how, get, one As more foreigners move to Vietnam for long-term work and residence, questions are rising about when a temporary residence card is required, who is eligible to apply, and how it compares to a standard visa in terms of validity, benefits, and administrative procedures.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-singapore-ranked-best-countries-outside-europe https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-singapore-ranked-best-countries-outside-europe Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, Singapore, ranked, best, countries, outside, Europe As European nations swept the top 10 positions in the 2026 Best Countries rankings by U.S. News & World Report, Australia and Singapore stood out as the highest-ranked countries outside the continent.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-tells-foreigners-seeking-green-cards-return-to-your-countries-to-apply https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-tells-foreigners-seeking-green-cards-return-to-your-countries-to-apply Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator tells, foreigners, seeking, green, cards:, Return, your, countries, apply Foreigners seeking to adjust their immigration status in the United States to secure green cards will ​have to do so from outside the country via ‌the State Department, the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said on Friday, in a move criticized by aid groups.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-health-economist-with-johns-hopkins-harvard-posts-joins-stanfords-most-cited-list-for-7th-consecutive-year https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-health-economist-with-johns-hopkins-harvard-posts-joins-stanfords-most-cited-list-for-7th-consecutive-year Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, health, economist, with, Johns, Hopkins, Harvard, posts, joins, Stanfords, most-cited, list, for, 7th, consecutive, year Vietnamese health economist Tran Xuan Bach has been named to Stanford's most-cited scientists list for a seventh straight year, while also holding appointments at Johns Hopkins and Harvard.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-busts-ai-voice-translation-scam-ring-run-by-35-chinese-nationals-targeting-spain https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-busts-ai-voice-translation-scam-ring-run-by-35-chinese-nationals-targeting-spain Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, busts, voice, translation, scam, ring, run, Chinese, nationals, targeting, Spain Malaysian police arrested 35 Chinese nationals at a rented luxury bungalow in Johor state, accusing them of using AI to translate their voices in real time as they ran a fake-jobs scam against victims in Spain.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/girl-admitted-to-yale-dartmouth-after-teaching-herself-excel-to-support-struggling-immigrant-father https://vietnaminquirer.com/girl-admitted-to-yale-dartmouth-after-teaching-herself-excel-to-support-struggling-immigrant-father Sat, 23 May 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Girl, admitted, Yale, Dartmouth, after, teaching, herself, Excel, support, struggling, immigrant, father A daughter of Guatemalan immigrants who taught herself Microsoft Excel to help her father manage invoices has earned admission to two Ivy League universities.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/freight-train-slams-into-bus-at-bangkok-railway-crossing-killing-at-least-8 https://vietnaminquirer.com/freight-train-slams-into-bus-at-bangkok-railway-crossing-killing-at-least-8 Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Freight, train, slams, into, bus, Bangkok, railway, crossing, killing, least At least eight people were killed and 25 ​others injured after a ‌train collision triggered a fire that engulfed a public bus in ​Bangkok on Saturday, rescue officials ​and police said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-tighten-oversight-of-foreigners-as-arrivals-hit-record-highs https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-tighten-oversight-of-foreigners-as-arrivals-hit-record-highs Sun, 17 May 2026 19:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, tighten, oversight, foreigners, arrivals, hit, record, highs The Ministry of Public Security said it would strengthen the management of foreigners living and traveling in Vietnam, while maintaining relatively open visa and immigration policies aimed at supporting tourism, investment and economic growth.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-imo-gold-medalist-tackles-mathematics-problem-unsolved-for-half-century https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-imo-gold-medalist-tackles-mathematics-problem-unsolved-for-half-century Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, IMO, gold, medalist, tackles, mathematics, problem, unsolved, for, half, century Le Quang Dung, a gold medalist at the 2017 International Mathematical Olympiad, has co-authored the first paper in a series of studies tackling a major unsolved problem in Bayesian nonparametrics that has remained unresolved for decades.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/animation-industry-growth-drives-demand-for-globally-skilled-creative-talent https://vietnaminquirer.com/animation-industry-growth-drives-demand-for-globally-skilled-creative-talent Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Animation, industry, growth, drives, demand, for, globally, skilled, creative, talent The rapid expansion of the digital economy is transforming animation into a multi-billion-dollar industry and increasing demand for highly skilled creative professionals.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-largest-dinosaur-dug-up-in-thailand https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-largest-dinosaur-dug-up-in-thailand Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Southeast, Asias, largest, dinosaur, dug, Thailand Scientists have identified a massive new dinosaur from remains discovered in Thailand, with the creature estimated to have weighed as much an nine adult elephants.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-restrict-private-vehicles-from-2035-as-metro-network-nears-completion https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-restrict-private-vehicles-from-2035-as-metro-network-nears-completion Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, restrict, private, vehicles, from, 2035, metro, network, nears, completion The Hanoi People's Committee plans to restrict the circulation of certain private vehicles on selected streets from 2035, with the timing tied to the completion of the city's urban rail network.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-students-in-south-korea-pushed-into-shadow-labor-by-health-insurance-loophole https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-students-in-south-korea-pushed-into-shadow-labor-by-health-insurance-loophole Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator International, students, South, Korea, pushed, into, shadow, labor, health, insurance, loophole More than 7 in 10 international students working part-time in South Korea are concentrated in restaurants and hospitality jobs, and 41.9% are paid off the books, according to a study released by the Migration Research and Training Center.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-long-thanh-airport-commute-to-drop-from-three-to-half-an-hour-by-2027-deputy-minister https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-long-thanh-airport-commute-to-drop-from-three-to-half-an-hour-by-2027-deputy-minister Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City-Long, Thanh, airport, commute, drop, from, three, half, hour, 2027:, deputy, minister The drive from central Ho Chi Minh City to Long Thanh international airport will shrink to about 30 minutes by 2027 once a wave of expressway projects is complete, Vietnam's Deputy Construction Minister Le Anh Tuan said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/microsoft-loses-senior-scientist-li-hongzhi-to-chinas-tongji-university-amid-89-drop-in-ai-talent-to-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/microsoft-loses-senior-scientist-li-hongzhi-to-chinas-tongji-university-amid-89-drop-in-ai-talent-to-us Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Microsoft, loses, senior, scientist, Hongzhi, Chinas, Tongji, University, amid, 89, drop, talent Li Hongzhi, former head of generative AI at Microsoft AI Asia, has joined Tongji University in Shanghai as a distinguished tenured professor, according to the university.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-plans-incentives-to-encourage-residents-to-move-to-suburban-areas https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-plans-incentives-to-encourage-residents-to-move-to-suburban-areas Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, plans, incentives, encourage, residents, move, suburban, areas Hanoi has approved a long-term urban development strategy aimed at encouraging residents to relocate from the capital’s densely populated historic center to new metro-connected suburban developments, as part of a 100-year master plan.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/mother-of-abc-news-chief-meteorologist-ginger-zee-to-become-medical-schools-oldest-graduate-at-72 https://vietnaminquirer.com/mother-of-abc-news-chief-meteorologist-ginger-zee-to-become-medical-schools-oldest-graduate-at-72 Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Mother, ABC, News, chief, meteorologist, Ginger, Zee, become, medical, schools, oldest, graduate At 72, Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft will graduate at the end of May as the oldest student ever to earn an MD from St. James School of Medicine in Anguilla, capping more than four decades as a neonatal nurse practitioner.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/labor-shortage-could-slow-rush-to-finish-long-thanh-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/labor-shortage-could-slow-rush-to-finish-long-thanh-airport Sat, 16 May 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Labor, shortage, could, slow, rush, finish, Long, Thanh, airport Facing a worker shortfall of around 40%, construction of the passenger terminal at the Long Thanh International Airport faces mounting pressure to meet its completion deadline by the end of this year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-wins-fully-funded-phd-at-worlds-no-8-university-in-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-wins-fully-funded-phd-at-worlds-no-8-university-in-singapore Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, student, wins, fully, funded, PhD, worlds, No., university, Singapore A Vietnamese chemistry student has won a fully funded PhD fellowship at the National University of Singapore at age 22, after completing her bachelor's degree half a year ahead of schedule.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-students-in-finland-could-lose-residency-over-a-single-welfare-claim https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-students-in-finland-could-lose-residency-over-a-single-welfare-claim Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Foreign, students, Finland, could, lose, residency, over, single, welfare, claim Foreign students in Finland would lose their residence permits if they apply for basic social assistance, even once, under a bill the government sent to parliament as part of a broader push to tighten the country's study-based immigration system.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asian-cities-looking-at-temperature-increase-by-nearly-4-c-by-2050 https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asian-cities-looking-at-temperature-increase-by-nearly-4-c-by-2050 Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Southeast, Asian, cities, looking, temperature, increase, nearly, 2050 Extreme heat is becoming a long-term structural challenge across Southeast Asia, where major cities are projected to experience an average hot-season temperature increase of nearly 4 C in 2050 as compared to 2025 levels.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/if-a-foreign-renter-causes-a-fatal-accident-in-vietnam-is-the-vehicle-owner-liable https://vietnaminquirer.com/if-a-foreign-renter-causes-a-fatal-accident-in-vietnam-is-the-vehicle-owner-liable Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator foreign, renter, causes, fatal, accident, Vietnam, the, vehicle, owner, liable A fatal road accident involving a foreign motorbike renter has raised legal questions over whether vehicle owners can be held responsible under Vietnam's traffic and penal laws.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-detains-over-300-foreigners-mostly-vietnamese-in-gambling-crackdown https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-detains-over-300-foreigners-mostly-vietnamese-in-gambling-crackdown Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, detains, over, 300, foreigners, mostly, Vietnamese, gambling, crackdown Indonesian authorities have detained more than 300 foreign nationals this week for allegedly running an online gambling ring in the capital Jakarta, police said Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-plans-cloud-seeding-for-drought-hit-rice-bowl https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-plans-cloud-seeding-for-drought-hit-rice-bowl Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, plans, cloud, seeding, for, drought-hit, rice, bowl Malaysia is resorting to cloud seeding to bring much-needed rain to the country's "rice bowl" north, where a drought has delayed planting of the staple crop and raised supply fears.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-allows-caning-as-punishment-for-school-bullies https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-allows-caning-as-punishment-for-school-bullies Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, allows, caning, punishment, for, school, bullies Boys aged nine and above who commit serious bullying offenses in school in Singapore may receive up to three strokes of the cane as a deterrent.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-medical-students-secure-q1-journal-slot-with-gastric-cancer-study https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-medical-students-secure-q1-journal-slot-with-gastric-cancer-study Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, medical, students, secure, journal, slot, with, gastric, cancer, study A group of students from Hanoi Medical University has successfully published an international study on stomach cancer in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/village-boy-arriving-in-us-with-one-small-suitcase-becomes-first-chinese-head-of-major-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/village-boy-arriving-in-us-with-one-small-suitcase-becomes-first-chinese-head-of-major-university Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Village, boy, arriving, with, one, small, suitcase, becomes, first, Chinese, head, major, university Born in a poor Chinese village, a former international student has become the first mainland Chinese undergraduate alumnus to lead a major U.S. public university.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-nakhon-ratchasima-zoo-debuts-newborn-pygmy-hippo https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailands-nakhon-ratchasima-zoo-debuts-newborn-pygmy-hippo Sun, 10 May 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailands, Nakhon, Ratchasima, Zoo, debuts, newborn, pygmy, hippo A newborn pygmy hippopotamus at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo has been officially named “Nong Moo Daeng” after a nationwide public vote drew more than 371,000 entries.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/super-el-nino-raises-fears-for-asia-reeling-from-middle-east-conflict https://vietnaminquirer.com/super-el-nino-raises-fears-for-asia-reeling-from-middle-east-conflict Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Super, Nino, raises, fears, for, Asia, reeling, from, Middle, East, conflict Already reeling from the effects of conflict in the Middle East, Asia is now facing the prospect of strong El Nino conditions that could spike energy demand, sap hydropower, and damage crops.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/319-people-stuck-onboard-singapore-airlines-flight-for-25-hours-after-heavy-rain-hits-changi https://vietnaminquirer.com/319-people-stuck-onboard-singapore-airlines-flight-for-25-hours-after-heavy-rain-hits-changi Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 319, people, stuck, onboard, Singapore, Airlines, flight, for, 2.5, hours, after, heavy, rain, hits, Changi A Singapore Airlines flight from Guangzhou with 319 people onboard was diverted to Indonesia's Batam island after heavy rain made it unsafe to land at Changi Airport, leaving travelers stuck on the tarmac for nearly 2.5 hours.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-vietnamese-leader-begins-state-visit-to-sri-lanka https://vietnaminquirer.com/top-vietnamese-leader-begins-state-visit-to-sri-lanka Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Top, Vietnamese, leader, begins, state, visit, Sri, Lanka Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation arrived in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on May 7, beginning a two-day state visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-reports-progress-in-pm25-pollution-control https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-reports-progress-in-pm25-pollution-control Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, reports, progress, PM2.5, pollution, control Thailand has recorded positive results in efforts to curb PM2.5 air pollution, with sugarcane growers and sugar mills nationwide effectively reducing pre-harvest burning practices, according to the Air Pollution Control Communication Center (APCC) under the Pollution Control Department.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/businesses-seek-hybrid-talent-as-digital-economy-expands https://vietnaminquirer.com/businesses-seek-hybrid-talent-as-digital-economy-expands Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Businesses, seek, hybrid, talent, digital, economy, expands As Vietnam pushes to expand the digital economy over the next decade, companies are increasingly looking for professionals who can combine business strategy with technology expertise.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-sri-lanka-upgrade-ties-to-comprehensive-partnership https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-sri-lanka-upgrade-ties-to-comprehensive-partnership Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, Sri, Lanka, upgrade, ties, comprehensive, partnership Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with the press on May 8, during which they announced the outcomes of their just-ended talks in Colombo, including the upgrade of the bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Partnership.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-nation-enjoys-strongest-boost-in-happiness-levels-this-year https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-nation-enjoys-strongest-boost-in-happiness-levels-this-year Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, nation, enjoys, strongest, boost, happiness, levels, this, year This country recorded the biggest gain in ranking among Southeast Asian peers in the World Happiness Report 2026.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/castle-that-once-housed-vietnams-first-casino-set-for-restoration https://vietnaminquirer.com/castle-that-once-housed-vietnams-first-casino-set-for-restoration Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Castle, that, once, housed, Vietnams, first, casino, set, for, restoration After a decade of neglect, Van Hoa Castle in Hai Phong in northern Vietnam, once home to the country’s first casino, is set for restoration under a major tourism project.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-accused-of-profiting-millions-of-dollars-from-rising-student-visa-rejections-and-application-fees https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-accused-of-profiting-millions-of-dollars-from-rising-student-visa-rejections-and-application-fees Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, accused, profiting, millions, dollars, from, rising, student, visa, rejections, and, application, fees Australia has earned nearly AU$10 million (US$7.25 million) from rejected student visa applications in a single month through its non-refundable visa fees, drawing criticism that it is profiting from the educational ambitions of foreign students.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-ai-scientist-wins-600000-us-award-to-make-ai-flag-its-own-mistakes https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-ai-scientist-wins-600000-us-award-to-make-ai-flag-its-own-mistakes Sat, 09 May 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, scientist, wins, 600, 000, award, make, flag, its, own, mistakes A Vietnamese-born computer scientist at Washington State University has won the U.S. National Science Foundation's CAREER Award for his work on artificial intelligence systems that can flag their own mistakes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/average-student-defies-odds-to-win-stanford-place-with-kendrick-lamar-inspired-essay https://vietnaminquirer.com/average-student-defies-odds-to-win-stanford-place-with-kendrick-lamar-inspired-essay Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Average, student, defies, odds, win, Stanford, place, with, Kendrick, Lamar-inspired, essay Once dismissed as an "average" student after failing a gifted school entrance exam, a Ho Chi Minh City teenager has stunned even himself by securing admission to Stanford University in the United States.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-chemistry-to-openai-vietnamese-engineer-driven-by-chatgpts-impact-on-rural-communities https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-chemistry-to-openai-vietnamese-engineer-driven-by-chatgpts-impact-on-rural-communities Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, chemistry, OpenAI:, Vietnamese, engineer, driven, ChatGPTs, impact, rural, communities A Vietnamese software engineer has secured a position at OpenAI after passing multiple rounds of highly competitive interviews, a journey he says was ultimately shaped by witnessing how ChatGPT is changing lives in rural Vietnam.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-foreigners-buy-land-to-build-homestays-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-foreigners-buy-land-to-build-homestays-in-vietnam Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Can, foreigners, buy, land, build, homestays, Vietnam An Australian wants to buy coastal land in central Vietnam to build a homestay but has been advised by a broker to "have a Vietnamese person hold the title," leaving him uncertain.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-malaysia-expand-cross-border-taxi-fleet-broaden-drop-off-access https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-malaysia-expand-cross-border-taxi-fleet-broaden-drop-off-access Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, Malaysia, expand, cross-border, taxi, fleet, broaden, drop-off, access Travel between Singapore and Malaysia is set to become more seamless as the two nations have agreed to expand their cross-border taxi scheme starting Monday, increasing the vehicle quota and broadening authorized drop-off zones.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japanese-pm-outlines-indo-pacific-vision-expands-vietnam-ties-in-hanoi-speech https://vietnaminquirer.com/japanese-pm-outlines-indo-pacific-vision-expands-vietnam-ties-in-hanoi-speech Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japanese, outlines, Indo-Pacific, vision, expands, Vietnam, ties, Hanoi, speech Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered a keynote policy speech Saturday on the future of the Vietnam -Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and updates to Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Vision.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-railway-handles-record-248-million-passengers-on-may-day https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-railway-handles-record-248-million-passengers-on-may-day Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, railway, handles, record, 24.8, million, passengers, May, Day China's railway network handled 24.8 million passengers on May 1, a single-day record, the China State Railway Group said on Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-injured-350-homes-unroofed-by-hailstorms-thunderstorms-in-hanoi-northern-provinces https://vietnaminquirer.com/5-injured-350-homes-unroofed-by-hailstorms-thunderstorms-in-hanoi-northern-provinces Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator injured, 350, homes, unroofed, hailstorms, thunderstorms, Hanoi, northern, provinces Hailstorms and thunderstorms on Saturday evening injured five people and tore the roofs off roughly 350 houses across Hanoi and several northern provinces.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australias-student-visa-approval-rate-plunges-to-record-low https://vietnaminquirer.com/australias-student-visa-approval-rate-plunges-to-record-low Sun, 03 May 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australias, student, visa, approval, rate, plunges, record, low Only 59% of applications for Australian student visas were approved in March, the lowest monthly rate on record.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/laos-thailand-step-up-cooperation-to-tackle-transboundary-haze-pollution https://vietnaminquirer.com/laos-thailand-step-up-cooperation-to-tackle-transboundary-haze-pollution Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Laos, Thailand, step, cooperation, tackle, transboundary, haze, pollution Laos and Thailand have reaffirmed their commitment to jointly address transboundary haze pollution following a high-level consultation held in Vientiane on April 29, according to the Lao News Agency KPL.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japanese-pm-arrives-in-hanoi-beginning-official-visit-to-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/japanese-pm-arrives-in-hanoi-beginning-official-visit-to-vietnam Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japanese, arrives, Hanoi, beginning, official, visit, Vietnam Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in Hanoi on the evening of May 1, starting her official visit to Vietnam from May 1–3 at the invitation of Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/corruption-cases-in-singapore-fall-to-record-low https://vietnaminquirer.com/corruption-cases-in-singapore-fall-to-record-low Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Corruption, cases, Singapore, fall, record, low The number of corruption cases investigated in Singapore fell to a record low in 2025, with most offenses occurring in the private sector, according to the country’s anti-graft agency.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-the-highest-motorcycle-usage-rate-in-southeast-asia https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-the-highest-motorcycle-usage-rate-in-southeast-asia Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, country, has, the, highest, motorcycle, usage, rate, Southeast, Asia The rate of motorcycle and motorbike use in this country is as high as 96%.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-breaks-into-asia-university-rankings-top-40-doubles-top-100-places https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-breaks-into-asia-university-rankings-top-40-doubles-top-100-places Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, breaks, into, Asia, university, rankings, top, 40, doubles, top, 100, places Malaysia has achieved a significant breakthrough in the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings, entering the continent's top 40 for the first time while doubling its representation in the top 100.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-picks-three-more-flagship-universities-in-race-to-crack-asias-top-200 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-picks-three-more-flagship-universities-in-race-to-crack-asias-top-200 Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, picks, three, more, flagship, universities, race, crack, Asias, top, 200 Vietnam has selected three more universities in Ho Chi Minh City for priority state investment as it pushes to place at least eight higher education institutions among Asia's top 200 by 2030.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-requests-us-to-deliver-objective-assessment-of-intellectual-property-protection-efforts https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-requests-us-to-deliver-objective-assessment-of-intellectual-property-protection-efforts Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, requests, deliver, objective, assessment, intellectual, property, protection, efforts Vietnam called on the U.S. to provide an objective and balanced assessment of Vietnam's efforts and achievements in intellectual property (IP) protection, said Spokesperson of Vietnam's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang on May 1.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-japan-ink-space-infrastructure-deals-launch-chip-research-during-takaichis-visit https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-japan-ink-space-infrastructure-deals-launch-chip-research-during-takaichis-visit Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, Japan, ink, space, infrastructure, deals, launch, chip, research, during, Takaichis, visit Prime Minister Le Minh Hung and his Japanese counterpart Takaichi Sanae witnessed the exchange of cooperation agreements between the two countries and met with the press to announce the outcomes of their talks in Hanoi on May 2.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-a-vietnamese-village-schoolboy-ends-up-working-with-fields-medalist-shing-tung-yau-at-chinas-tsinghua https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-a-vietnamese-village-schoolboy-ends-up-working-with-fields-medalist-shing-tung-yau-at-chinas-tsinghua Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, Vietnamese, village, schoolboy, ends, working, with, Fields, medalist, Shing-Tung, Yau, Chinas, Tsinghua Dang Quang Tuan once expected to teach math at a Vietnamese high school. Instead, the 31-year-old is now a postdoctoral researcher at Tsinghua University, working in differential geometry under Shing-Tung Yau, the first ethnic Chinese Fields medalist and a leading architect of modern Chinese mathematics.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-247m-highway-with-sea-view-viaduct-nears-opening https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-247m-highway-with-sea-view-viaduct-nears-opening Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, 247M, highway, with, sea-view, viaduct, nears, opening A sea-view viaduct is one of the standout features of Vietnam's nearly 77-km coastal highway expansion, a VND6.533 trillion (US$247 million) project linking Ho Chi Minh City with Lam Dong Province that is set to open late this year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/extension-sought-for-ho-chi-minh-city-metro-to-link-long-thanh-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/extension-sought-for-ho-chi-minh-city-metro-to-link-long-thanh-airport Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Extension, sought, for, Chi, Minh, City, metro, link, Long, Thanh, airport Dong Nai Province has proposed a 41-kilometer extension of Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien metro line to establish a direct link between Ho Chi Minh City center and the new Long Thanh mega airport.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-spend-68m-a-year-paying-women-to-have-a-second-child https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-spend-68m-a-year-paying-women-to-have-a-second-child Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, spend, 68M, year, paying, women, have, second, child Vietnam plans to spend more than VND1.8 trillion (US$68 million) a year on cash bonuses for women who have a second child, part of an urgent boost to reverse a fertility decline that has pushed the country's birth rate below replacement level.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/work-starts-on-2b-container-port-in-vietnams-da-nang-to-boost-logistics https://vietnaminquirer.com/work-starts-on-2b-container-port-in-vietnams-da-nang-to-boost-logistics Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Work, starts, 2B, container, port, Vietnams, Nang, boost, logistics Work started on Lien Chieu Container Port in central Da Nang City on April 25, aiming to boost logistics services, port-based industry and urban development while strengthening Vietnam’s position on global shipping routes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-safe-after-being-rushed-from-white-house-dinner-shooting-suspect-in-custody https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-safe-after-being-rushed-from-white-house-dinner-shooting-suspect-in-custody Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, safe, after, being, rushed, from, White, House, dinner, shooting, suspect, custody President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump were rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner by Secret Service agents on the night of April 25 after a man armed with a shotgun tried to breach security, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nepali-student-lay-dead-in-sydneys-busy-train-tunnel-for-one-week-unnoticed https://vietnaminquirer.com/nepali-student-lay-dead-in-sydneys-busy-train-tunnel-for-one-week-unnoticed Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nepali, student, lay, dead, Sydneys, busy, train, tunnel, for, one, week, unnoticed A 32-year-old Nepali computer science student known to Sydney's rough sleepers as "the Birdman" died homeless in a tunnel beneath one of the city's most-visited parks, his body lying undiscovered for about a week as roughly 100,000 commuters streamed past.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/crowds-gather-to-pay-tribute-to-hung-kings-vietnams-legendary-founding-fathers https://vietnaminquirer.com/crowds-gather-to-pay-tribute-to-hung-kings-vietnams-legendary-founding-fathers Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Crowds, gather, pay, tribute, Hung, Kings, Vietnams, legendary, founding, fathers Thousands of people flocked to the Hung Temple historic site in northern Phu Tho Province Sunday to offer incense and pay tribute to the Hung Kings, who according to legends founded the country nearly 5,000 years ago.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-protests-taiwans-illegal-exercises-in-spratly-archipelago https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-protests-taiwans-illegal-exercises-in-spratly-archipelago Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, protests, Taiwans, illegal, exercises, Spratly, Archipelago Vietnam has reiterated its opposition to any foreign activities in the Spratly and Paracel Islands that are conducted without its permission, in response to reports of military exercises by Taiwan on Ba Binh Island.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/st-paul-american-school-hanoi-students-secure-offers-from-top-global-universities-in-2026 https://vietnaminquirer.com/st-paul-american-school-hanoi-students-secure-offers-from-top-global-universities-in-2026 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:45 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator St., Paul, American, School, Hanoi, students, secure, offers, from, top, global, universities, 2026 Students at St. Paul American School Hanoi received offers from a wide range of leading universities worldwide in the 2026 admissions cycle, reflecting the school's structured approach to international university preparation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/portuguese-man-faces-possible-death-penalty-after-36-kg-cannabis-seizure-at-changi-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/portuguese-man-faces-possible-death-penalty-after-36-kg-cannabis-seizure-at-changi-airport Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:43 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Portuguese, man, faces, possible, death, penalty, after, cannabis, seizure, Changi, Airport Singaporean authorities have seized more than 36 kg of cannabis at Changi Airport, arresting a Portuguese man for attempting to smuggle the drugs into the country.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/france-to-end-long-ignored-tuition-loophole-hiking-fees-16-fold-for-non-eu-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/france-to-end-long-ignored-tuition-loophole-hiking-fees-16-fold-for-non-eu-students Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator France, end, long-ignored, tuition, loophole, hiking, fees, 16-fold, for, non-EU, students Most international students from outside the European Union will pay around €2,900 to €3,900 (US$3,400 - 4,560) per year at French public universities starting next academic year, a roughly 16-fold increase from current fees, under a new government plan.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-join-clinical-trials-of-mrna-cancer-vaccines https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-join-clinical-trials-of-mrna-cancer-vaccines Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, join, clinical, trials, mRNA, cancer, vaccines Vietnam plans to join international clinical trials of mRNA-based cancer vaccines and other next-generation vaccines starting in 2026, in a move aimed at strengthening its capacity in advanced biomedical research and treatment.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-trial-weekend-gasoline-motorbike-ban-in-core-zone https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-trial-weekend-gasoline-motorbike-ban-in-core-zone Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, trial, weekend, gasoline, motorbike, ban, core, zone Hanoi will trial a low-emission zone on 11 streets in downtown Hoan Kiem Ward from July 1, banning gasoline-powered motorbikes from 6 p.m. to midnight on Fridays and from 6 a.m. to midnight on Saturdays and Sundays.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/his-holiness-gyalwang-drukpa-every-evening-i-pray-for-world-peace https://vietnaminquirer.com/his-holiness-gyalwang-drukpa-every-evening-i-pray-for-world-peace Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator His, Holiness, Gyalwang, Drukpa:, Every, evening, pray, for, world, peace With his belief in the power of spiritual practices and the positive energy every human possesses, His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa says inner transformation is a sustainable way to contribute to changing the community and world.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fbi-probes-deaths-disappearances-of-10-us-scientists-in-4-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/fbi-probes-deaths-disappearances-of-10-us-scientists-in-4-years Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator FBI, probes, deaths, disappearances, scientists, years The FBI is investigating whether the deaths and disappearances of at least 10 U.S. scientists and government personnel over the past four years are connected, following weeks of online speculation and pressure from President Donald Trump and Republican lawmakers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/desert-dust-from-china-triggers-yellow-dust-rain-alerts-across-south-korea https://vietnaminquirer.com/desert-dust-from-china-triggers-yellow-dust-rain-alerts-across-south-korea Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Desert, dust, from, China, triggers, yellow, dust, rain, alerts, across, South, Korea South Korean authorities warned of possible "yellow dust rain" this week as air quality held at "bad" levels nationwide, with dust from deserts in China and Mongolia continuing to linger days after first blanketing the peninsula.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-plans-13-new-bus-routes-to-connect-long-thanh-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-plans-13-new-bus-routes-to-connect-long-thanh-airport Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, plans, new, bus, routes, connect, Long, Thanh, airport Ho Chi Minh City plans to introduce 13 direct bus routes to Long Thanh International Airport in neighboring Dong Nai Province to develop a high-quality airport bus network.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/65-year-old-earns-university-degree-years-after-reconciling-to-ignorance https://vietnaminquirer.com/65-year-old-earns-university-degree-years-after-reconciling-to-ignorance Sat, 25 Apr 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 65-year-old, earns, university, degree, years, after, reconciling, ignorance Feeling lost during conservations with his successful friends, a Vietnamese farmer decided to put financial hardships aside and go back to school, and, despite initial failures that convinced him to again stop, finally graduated from university at 65.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canadas-new-international-student-arrivals-plunge-below-covid-era-levels https://vietnaminquirer.com/canadas-new-international-student-arrivals-plunge-below-covid-era-levels Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canadas, new, international, student, arrivals, plunge, below, Covid-era, levels The number of new international students arriving in Canada has plummeted to its lowest level in a decade, falling below even pandemic-era levels after a drastic reduction in approved study permits.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/germany-heads-for-record-420000-foreign-students-as-us-canada-uk-cut-intake https://vietnaminquirer.com/germany-heads-for-record-420000-foreign-students-as-us-canada-uk-cut-intake Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Germany, heads, for, record, 420, 000, foreign, students, US, Canada, cut, intake Germany is on course for a record 420,000 international students in the 2025-2026 academic year, drawing record numbers from India, Vietnam, and across Asia with free tuition and scholarships even as other major overseas study destinations clamp down on visas.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/all-8-dead-after-helicopter-crashes-in-indonesias-borneo-jungle https://vietnaminquirer.com/all-8-dead-after-helicopter-crashes-in-indonesias-borneo-jungle Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:51 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator All, dead, after, helicopter, crashes, Indonesias, Borneo, jungle Indonesian rescue forces on the evening of April 16 confirmed that all eight people aboard a helicopter that had earlier gone missing in West Kalimantan Province had died, after hours of search efforts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-airlines-cancel-singapore-flights-during-golden-week-as-iran-war-drives-jet-fuel-to-record-highs https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-airlines-cancel-singapore-flights-during-golden-week-as-iran-war-drives-jet-fuel-to-record-highs Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:49 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, airlines, cancel, Singapore, flights, during, Golden, Week, Iran, war, drives, jet, fuel, record, highs Several Chinese airlines are canceling flights to and from Singapore between late April and early May, disrupting travel ahead of China's Golden Week holiday, as the Iran war has pushed global jet fuel prices by more than twice.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-toddler-dies-after-being-forgotten-for-5-hours-in-car https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-toddler-dies-after-being-forgotten-for-5-hours-in-car Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:48 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, toddler, dies, after, being, forgotten, for, hours, car A 2-year-old girl in Vietnam died after her father, handling a drop-off that was normally his wife's job, forgot to take her to daycare and left her in a locked car for more than five hours amid outdoor temperatures of above 37 degrees Celsius.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-tsinghua-peking-to-offer-degree-pathways-to-vietnamese-students-under-cooperation-deals https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinas-tsinghua-peking-to-offer-degree-pathways-to-vietnamese-students-under-cooperation-deals Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:46 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinas, Tsinghua, Peking, offer, degree, pathways, Vietnamese, students, under, cooperation, deals Vietnam's leading universities have signed 52 cooperation agreements with top Chinese institutions, including Tsinghua and Peking, opening new pathways for Vietnamese students to study and earn degrees at some of Asia's most prestigious schools.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-microbiologist-behind-singapores-sewage-to-tap-water-wins-prestigious-lee-kuan-yew-water-prize https://vietnaminquirer.com/us-microbiologist-behind-singapores-sewage-to-tap-water-wins-prestigious-lee-kuan-yew-water-prize Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:45 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator microbiologist, behind, Singapores, sewage-to-tap, water, wins, prestigious, Lee, Kuan, Yew, Water, Prize An American microbiologist whose mathematical method for measuring microbial risk helped validate the safety of Singapore's signature recycled-drinking-water brand NEWater has won the 2026 Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize, the city-state's top water honor.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-china-sign-32-cooperation-documents https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-china-sign-32-cooperation-documents Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:44 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, China, sign, cooperation, documents Within the framework of the state visit to China by Vietnam's Party General Secretary and President To Lam from April 14-17, the two sides signed 32 cooperation documents, covering a wide range of areas.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/pope-slams-ai-abuse-after-trumps-jesus-post https://vietnaminquirer.com/pope-slams-ai-abuse-after-trumps-jesus-post Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:42 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Pope, slams, abuse, after, Trumps, Jesus, post Pope Leo XIV on Friday warned that the AI boom could fuel "conflict, fear and violence" while on a trip to Cameroon marked by his ongoing spat with U.S. President Donald Trump.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/battle-to-keep-alive-a-child-from-killer-protein-dose https://vietnaminquirer.com/battle-to-keep-alive-a-child-from-killer-protein-dose Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Battle, keep, alive, child, from, killer, protein, dose Since he was born with a rare genetic disorder that prevents his body from processing protein, Trinh Ngoc Duong’s daily meals are measured by his mother gram by gram to prevent brain poisoning.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-executes-man-for-importing-over-1-kg-of-cannabis https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-executes-man-for-importing-over-1-kg-of-cannabis Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, executes, man, for, importing, over, cannabis A 46-year-old Singaporean was executed by hanging on Thursday after being found guilty of bringing 1,009.1 g of cannabis into Singapore in July 2018.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-woman-jailed-for-selling-18-people-to-thailand-myanmar-scam-compounds https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-woman-jailed-for-selling-18-people-to-thailand-myanmar-scam-compounds Sat, 18 Apr 2026 19:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, woman, jailed, for, selling, people, Thailand, Myanmar, scam, compounds A Vietnamese woman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for selling 18 people into Chinese-run scam compounds in Thailand and Myanmar, where they were forced to defraud fellow Vietnamese online under threat of beatings and being sold onward.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/these-are-the-10-most-coveted-schools-in-the-us-for-2026 https://vietnaminquirer.com/these-are-the-10-most-coveted-schools-in-the-us-for-2026 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator These, are, the, most, coveted, schools, the, for, 2026 Harvard is once again the university American students want most, according to a new survey, even as the school fights a federal lawsuit and faces funding cuts that have made national headlines for months.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vnexpress-international-turns-10 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vnexpress-international-turns-10 Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator VnExpress, International, turns VnExpress International celebrates its 10th anniversary today, marking a decade of telling millions of global readers stories about Vietnam and Southeast Asia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-train-10000-students-to-build-and-use-ai-powered-robots https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-train-10000-students-to-build-and-use-ai-powered-robots Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, train, 10, 000, students, build, and, use, AI-powered, robots Singapore plans to equip at least 10,000 students over the next five years with skills in physical AI, a rapidly growing frontier where artificial intelligence is embedded into robots, drones, and autonomous machines rather than confined to screens.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-to-intensify-oversight-of-international-students-amid-record-high-number https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-to-intensify-oversight-of-international-students-amid-record-high-number Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, intensify, oversight, international, students, amid, record, high, number South Korea will strengthen oversight of international students by conducting joint government inspections of universities, officials announced this week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-top-legislator-meets-pope-leo-xiv-at-the-vatican https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-top-legislator-meets-pope-leo-xiv-at-the-vatican Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, top, legislator, meets, Pope, Leo, XIV, the, Vatican National Assembly (NA) Chairman Tran Thanh Man had a meeting with Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on April 11 (local time).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-breaks-ground-on-first-high-speed-rail-to-link-hanoi-and-ha-long-bay https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-breaks-ground-on-first-high-speed-rail-to-link-hanoi-and-ha-long-bay Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, breaks, ground, first, high-speed, rail, link, Hanoi, and, Long, Bay A 120-kilometer railway with a designed speed of 350 kph, connecting Hanoi, Bac Ninh, Hai Phong, and Quang Ninh, broke ground on Sunday morning.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-may-let-international-students-work-without-permits-amid-visa-delays https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-may-let-international-students-work-without-permits-amid-visa-delays Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canada, may, let, international, students, work, without, permits, amid, visa, delays Canada is considering allowing international students to work without a permit while waiting for their documents to be renewed, as application backlogs have pushed processing times to around 250 days.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cold-air-mass-from-china-to-reduce-heatwave-across-vietnam-next-week https://vietnaminquirer.com/cold-air-mass-from-china-to-reduce-heatwave-across-vietnam-next-week Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cold, air, mass, from, China, reduce, heatwave, across, Vietnam, next, week The heatwave currently burning across Vietnam is expected to ease by the end of next week as a late-season cold air mass from China pushes south.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-aims-for-5-globally-recognized-cities-by-2045 https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-aims-for-5-globally-recognized-cities-by-2045 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:56 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, aims, for, globally, recognized, cities, 2045 Vietnam aims to develop at least five cities of international standing by 2045 under a Government action program on sustainable urban planning and development.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-erects-statue-of-hero-rat-that-sniffed-out-109-landmines-over-5-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-erects-statue-of-hero-rat-that-sniffed-out-109-landmines-over-5-years Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:54 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, erects, statue, hero, rat, that, sniffed, out, 109, landmines, over, years A 2.2-meter stone statue of Magawa, an African giant pouched rat that detected 109 explosive devices across Cambodian minefields during a five-year career, was unveiled in Siem Reap on April 3, on the eve of the International Day for Mine Awareness.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/6-vietnamese-accused-of-robbing-murdering-compatriot-in-japan https://vietnaminquirer.com/6-vietnamese-accused-of-robbing-murdering-compatriot-in-japan Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:53 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, accused, robbing, murdering, compatriot, Japan Police in Saitama Prefecture detained six Vietnamese nationals on Thursday on suspicion of robbery-homicide following the death of a fellow countryman on New Year's Day.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/smoke-blankets-vietnams-north-south-expressway-section-as-landfill-fire-burns-for-8th-day https://vietnaminquirer.com/smoke-blankets-vietnams-north-south-expressway-section-as-landfill-fire-burns-for-8th-day Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:51 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Smoke, blankets, Vietnams, North-South, Expressway, section, landfill, fire, burns, for, 8th, day A waste dump in central Vietnam has been burning for more than a week, sending smoke across a section of the country's main North-South Expressway and forcing families in a nearby village to send their children away.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-months-into-daytime-truck-ban-hanois-worst-jams-have-cleared https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-months-into-daytime-truck-ban-hanois-worst-jams-have-cleared Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:49 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Three, months, into, daytime, truck, ban, Hanois, worst, jams, have, cleared Traffic on some of Hanoi's most notoriously congested arteries, including Nguyen Trai, Giai Phong and Lang, has flowed noticeably more freely after the city started banning trucks of 2 metric tons and above from entering the inner streets during daytime hours from January.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-tourists-skid-into-path-of-oncoming-truck-on-vietnams-ha-giang-loop https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-tourists-skid-into-path-of-oncoming-truck-on-vietnams-ha-giang-loop Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:48 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Foreign, tourists, skid, into, path, oncoming, truck, Vietnams, Giang, Loop Two foreign tourists riding a motorbike lost control on a sharp downhill bend on northern Vietnam's Ha Giang Loop on April 8 and slid across the road into the path of an oncoming truck, stopping just inches from its front bumper after the driver braked in time.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/delivery-riders-are-sliding-toward-heatstroke-on-scorching-asphalt-as-vietnam-hits-40-degrees https://vietnaminquirer.com/delivery-riders-are-sliding-toward-heatstroke-on-scorching-asphalt-as-vietnam-hits-40-degrees Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:47 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Delivery, riders, are, sliding, toward, heatstroke, scorching, asphalt, Vietnam, hits, degrees Nam leaned against a rare patch of shade on Vo Van Kiet Street in Ho Chi Minh City, drained the last of his water bottle, and exhaled. His face was flushed red, his green delivery jacket soaked through.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-textbook-directs-8-year-olds-to-porn-site-in-computing-exercise https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-textbook-directs-8-year-olds-to-porn-site-in-computing-exercise Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:45 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, textbook, directs, 8-year-olds, porn, site, computing, exercise A computing workbook used in Vietnamese primary schools for the past three years has been printing a link to a pornographic website in an exercise meant to teach 8-year-olds how to use a mouse scroll wheel.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-students-taylor-swift-research-wins-her-a-spot-at-oxford-without-an-interview https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-students-taylor-swift-research-wins-her-a-spot-at-oxford-without-an-interview Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:44 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, students, Taylor, Swift, research, wins, her, spot, Oxford, without, interview A Vietnamese student's research into the hidden power of Taylor Swift's lyrics has won her a place at the University of Oxford, the world's top-ranked university, without even being called for an interview.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/drug-lord-busted-after-using-toothpaste-tubes-flight-attendants-for-smuggling https://vietnaminquirer.com/drug-lord-busted-after-using-toothpaste-tubes-flight-attendants-for-smuggling Sat, 11 Apr 2026 19:00:43 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Drug, lord, busted, after, using, toothpaste, tubes, flight, attendants, for, smuggling A drug kingpin who ran a vast trafficking network used four unwitting Vietnam Airlines flight attendants to smuggle narcotics from France concealed inside toothpaste tubes, police said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysian-man-rigs-singapore-apartment-to-blast-50000-scam-calls-in-50-minutes https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysian-man-rigs-singapore-apartment-to-blast-50000-scam-calls-in-50-minutes Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysian, man, rigs, Singapore, apartment, blast, 50, 000, scam, calls, minutes A Malaysian electrician who installed devices in a Singapore flat that blasted more than 50,000 automated scam calls in just 50 minutes has been sentenced to five years and three months in jail.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kongs-record-low-birth-rate-is-now-shutting-down-its-primary-schools https://vietnaminquirer.com/hong-kongs-record-low-birth-rate-is-now-shutting-down-its-primary-schools Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hong, Kongs, record-low, birth, rate, now, shutting, down, its, primary, schools A record 15 public primary schools in Hong Kong face closure after failing to attract enough students, as the city's all-time low birth rate begins to hollow out its education system.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-second-largest-economy-launches-campaign-to-help-ease-living-costs https://vietnaminquirer.com/southeast-asias-second-largest-economy-launches-campaign-to-help-ease-living-costs Sun, 05 Apr 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Southeast, Asias, second, largest, economy, launches, campaign, help, ease, living, costs Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul of Thailand, the second largest economy in Southeast Asia, has kicked off the “Thais Help Thais” campaign to ease living costs, offering nationwide discounts of up to 58% on essential goods starting April 1.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/2-singapore-universities-emerge-as-only-asian-entries-in-global-chemistry-top-10 https://vietnaminquirer.com/2-singapore-universities-emerge-as-only-asian-entries-in-global-chemistry-top-10 Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:42 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, universities, emerge, only, Asian, entries, global, chemistry, top Two Singaporean universities have secured spots among the world's top 10 institutions for Chemistry, signaling the city-state's rising dominance in global science and research.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-proposes-2b-expressway-linking-hanoi-corridor-to-china-border https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-proposes-2b-expressway-linking-hanoi-corridor-to-china-border Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, proposes, 2B, expressway, linking, Hanoi, corridor, China, border Vietnam plans to build a VND53 trillion (US$2 billion) expressway to the Chinese border through some of its most rugged and isolated terrain, a project that would transform connectivity across the mountainous northwest.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australias-rapidly-shifting-visa-policies-leave-students-feel-like-being-robbed https://vietnaminquirer.com/australias-rapidly-shifting-visa-policies-leave-students-feel-like-being-robbed Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australias, rapidly, shifting, visa, policies, leave, students, feel, like, being, robbed International students in Australia are reeling after sudden visa fee hikes and tighter rules, which have raised concerns over affordability, as well as planning for future study and work prospects.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-elect-top-state-government-leaders-this-month https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-elect-top-state-government-leaders-this-month Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, elect, top, state, government, leaders, this, month The 16th National Assembly (NA) will consider key personnel matters at its first session scheduled to open next Monday, including the election of state president, prime minister, and NA chairperson.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-second-richest-country-supports-citizens-amid-energy-supply-shortages https://vietnaminquirer.com/worlds-second-richest-country-supports-citizens-amid-energy-supply-shortages Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Worlds, second-richest, country, supports, citizens, amid, energy, supply, shortages Singapore, ranked the world’s second-richest country in 2025 by gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, will enhance support measures announced in the 2026 fiscal budget and bring some of them forward to alleviate hardship for citizens and sectors under pressure as the Middle East conflict strains energy supply.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-break-ground-on-37b-metro-and-expressway-to-long-thanh-airport-this-month https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-break-ground-on-37b-metro-and-expressway-to-long-thanh-airport-this-month Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, break, ground, 3.7B, metro, and, expressway, Long, Thanh, airport, this, month Ho Chi Minh City will launch more than a dozen major infrastructure projects on April 30, with a combined investment exceeding VND341 trillion (US$13 billion) spanning metro lines, an expressway, three deep-water ports, and a new administrative center.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-students-to-learn-game-development-on-global-platform-roblox https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-students-to-learn-game-development-on-global-platform-roblox Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, students, learn, game, development, global, platform, Roblox Students in Vietnam will soon have the opportunity to learn game development and potentially publish their creations on Roblox, one of the world's leading entertainment and game distribution platforms.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-india-home-to-most-polluted-cities-in-asia https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-india-home-to-most-polluted-cities-in-asia Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, India, home, most, polluted, cities, Asia Asia's most polluted cities are concentrated in China and India, with several urban centers also topping global rankings as air pollution continues to exceed international health limits, according to IQAir data.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-a-foreigner-working-in-vietnam-buy-an-apartment-they-have-rented-for-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-a-foreigner-working-in-vietnam-buy-an-apartment-they-have-rented-for-years Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Can, foreigner, working, Vietnam, buy, apartment, they, have, rented, for, years Vietnam's 2023 Housing Law allows foreigners to own apartments, but the law restricts who they can buy from, surprising many long-term residents who assume they can simply purchase the unit they have been renting.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-southern-provinces-brace-for-prolonged-37-c-heatwave-in-april https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-southern-provinces-brace-for-prolonged-37-c-heatwave-in-april Sat, 04 Apr 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, southern, provinces, brace, for, prolonged, heatwave, April Southern Vietnam is bracing for a continued streak of sweltering weather, with temperatures in several provinces forecast to climb beyond 37 degrees Celsius (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tiktok-and-x-comply-as-indonesia-enforces-social-media-ban-for-under-16s https://vietnaminquirer.com/tiktok-and-x-comply-as-indonesia-enforces-social-media-ban-for-under-16s Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator TikTok, and, comply, Indonesia, enforces, social, media, ban, for, under-16s Indonesia began enforcing a social media ban for children under the age of 16 on Saturday, after a minister warned digital platforms there was "no room for compromise."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/riddle-what-is-always-free-of-charge https://vietnaminquirer.com/riddle-what-is-always-free-of-charge Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Riddle:, What, always, free, charge Some things cost money, others cost time. But one thing is always free, no matter where you go.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/foxconn-luxshare-factories-in-vietnam-offering-two-months-salary-as-sign-on-bonus-and-still-cant-find-enough-workers https://vietnaminquirer.com/foxconn-luxshare-factories-in-vietnam-offering-two-months-salary-as-sign-on-bonus-and-still-cant-find-enough-workers Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Foxconn, Luxshare, factories, Vietnam, offering, two, months, salary, sign-on, bonus, and, still, cant, find, enough, workers Vietnam's booming FDI factories are locked in a bidding war for workers, with foreign-invested manufacturers offering sign-on bonuses that have nearly doubled in a year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-opens-second-international-airport-near-delhi-aims-for-flight-every-2-minutes https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-opens-second-international-airport-near-delhi-aims-for-flight-every-2-minutes Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator India, opens, second, international, airport, near, Delhi, aims, for, flight, every, minutes India opened a second international airport in the capital New Delhi on Saturday, as part of the country's rapid push to expand its air industry.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tourists-forced-onto-busy-roads-as-vendors-take-over-da-nang-sidewalks https://vietnaminquirer.com/tourists-forced-onto-busy-roads-as-vendors-take-over-da-nang-sidewalks Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tourists, forced, onto, busy, roads, vendors, take, over, Nang, sidewalks Bars, restaurants and street food carts have taken over sidewalks along some of Da Nang's most popular tourist streets, including the riverside Bach Dang strip and the coastal Vo Nguyen Giap road, leaving pedestrians with no choice but to walk in traffic.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-man-faces-charges-after-60-dogs-and-cats-smuggled-from-malaysia-found-in-cramped-cages https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-man-faces-charges-after-60-dogs-and-cats-smuggled-from-malaysia-found-in-cramped-cages Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, man, faces, charges, after, dogs, and, cats, smuggled, from, Malaysia, found, cramped, cages A Singapore man has been handed 124 criminal charges for allegedly orchestrating the smuggling of 53 dogs and seven cats from Malaysia and confining them in cramped cages at a Geylang Road shophouse for illegal sale.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/delhi-scrapped-66-million-old-vehicles-and-ended-up-with-more-cars-than-ever https://vietnaminquirer.com/delhi-scrapped-66-million-old-vehicles-and-ended-up-with-more-cars-than-ever Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Delhi, scrapped, 6.6, million, old, vehicles, and, ended, with, more, cars, than, ever India's capital deregistered 6.62 million aging cars and motorcycles in its fight against air pollution, only to see total vehicle numbers hit a record high, according to government data released this week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/sri-lanka-jails-man-over-4-liters-of-hoarded-petrol-amid-fuel-crisis https://vietnaminquirer.com/sri-lanka-jails-man-over-4-liters-of-hoarded-petrol-amid-fuel-crisis Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Sri, Lanka, jails, man, over, liters, hoarded, petrol, amid, fuel, crisis Sri Lanka has jailed a man for three weeks after he admitted to hoarding four liters of petrol during a nationwide fuel shortage triggered by the Middle East war, local media reported Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-suspends-all-traffic-fines-to-ease-pressure-on-drivers-amid-fuel-price-hike https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-suspends-all-traffic-fines-to-ease-pressure-on-drivers-amid-fuel-price-hike Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, suspends, all, traffic, fines, ease, pressure, drivers, amid, fuel, price, hike Cambodia has temporarily halted all traffic fines as the country grapples with fuel prices that have nearly doubled since the Iran conflict shut down the Strait of Hormuz, choking off the region's oil supply.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-population-declines-further-as-aging-rate-rises https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-population-declines-further-as-aging-rate-rises Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, population, declines, further, aging, rate, rises Thailand's population fell by over 142,000 to about 65.8 million in 2025, according to the Department of Provincial Administration’s Central Registration Office.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/lexus-flips-after-crashing-into-5-vehicles-at-red-light-in-hanoi-driver-arrested https://vietnaminquirer.com/lexus-flips-after-crashing-into-5-vehicles-at-red-light-in-hanoi-driver-arrested Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Lexus, flips, after, crashing, into, vehicles, red, light, Hanoi, driver, arrested A driver has been criminally detained after his Lexus crashed into multiple vehicles waiting at a red light in Hanoi, leaving two people injured.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-a-self-taught-vietnamese-high-schooler-built-the-malware-that-infected-94000-computers-worldwide https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-a-self-taught-vietnamese-high-schooler-built-the-malware-that-infected-94000-computers-worldwide Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, self-taught, Vietnamese, high, schooler, built, the, malware, that, infected, 94, 000, computers, worldwide International cybersecurity firms had been tracking a sophisticated malware strain called PXA Stealers for months, tracing it to a Vietnamese-speaking developer whose Telegram handle "Lone None" was hardcoded into the program.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-many-times-has-it-snowed-in-hanoi https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-many-times-has-it-snowed-in-hanoi Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, many, times, has, snowed, Hanoi History has recorded snowfall in central Hanoi. Do you know how many times this phenomenon occurred, and in which years?]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/johnson-johnson-partners-with-k-hospital-to-support-cancer-care-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/johnson-johnson-partners-with-k-hospital-to-support-cancer-care-in-vietnam Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Johnson, Johnson, partners, with, Hospital, support, cancer, care, Vietnam Johnson & Johnson (Vietnam) Co., Ltd. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with K Hospital, marking a new phase in its efforts to support oncology care in Vietnam.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-produces-record-20000-phds-but-1-in-10-is-stuck-in-low-wage-work https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-produces-record-20000-phds-but-1-in-10-is-stuck-in-low-wage-work Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, produces, record, 20, 000, PhDs, but, stuck, low-wage, work South Korea produced a record 19,831 PhD holders last year, but a growing share of them are stuck in low-paying jobs, raising questions about the prospects awaiting hundreds of thousands of international students now enrolled in the country's universities.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-year-old-boy-wins-national-rally-race-in-china-after-learning-to-drive-at-age-1 https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-year-old-boy-wins-national-rally-race-in-china-after-learning-to-drive-at-age-1 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 7-year-old, boy, wins, national, rally, race, China, after, learning, drive, age Shao Ziyan, a 7-year-old from Wenzhou in China's Zhejiang Province, has become an internet sensation after winning a national-level rally race in early March, in what his father described as making him the youngest winner of a professional rally event in the world.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-ho-chi-minh-citys-20b-metro-network-is-planned-until-2030 https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-ho-chi-minh-citys-20b-metro-network-is-planned-until-2030 Sat, 28 Mar 2026 19:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, Chi, Minh, Citys, 20B, metro, network, planned, until, 2030 Apart from the Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, Ho Chi Minh City aims to build five additional metro lines by 2030, spending nearly US$20 billion to expand the network to 187 km.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/migrant-students-overcrowd-korean-language-classes-across-south-korea https://vietnaminquirer.com/migrant-students-overcrowd-korean-language-classes-across-south-korea Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Migrant, students, overcrowd, Korean, language, classes, across, South, Korea Schools in South Korea with large populations of students from migrant families have increased 2.6 times over the past five years, but improvements in support systems have not kept pace with this rapid demographic shift.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-student-learns-12th-grade-math-one-year-in-advance-to-win-high-school-contest-for-the-gifted https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-student-learns-12th-grade-math-one-year-in-advance-to-win-high-school-contest-for-the-gifted Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator HCMC, student, learns, 12th, grade, math, one, year, advance, win, high, school, contest, for, the, gifted Dropped from his school math team while in 11th grade, Ho Anh Kiet pushed himself by studying 12th-grade math one year in advance to win first prize in the Ho Chi Minh City competition for talented students.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-oldest-courthouse-in-ho-chi-minh-city-restored-to-former-glory https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-oldest-courthouse-in-ho-chi-minh-city-restored-to-former-glory Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, oldest, courthouse, Chi, Minh, City, restored, former, glory After 11 years of restoration, Vietnam’s oldest courthouse in Ho Chi Minh City has been revitalized, preserving its historic architecture while enhancing its condition and functionality.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-teen-with-99-gpa-wins-one-of-20-full-tuition-spots-worldwide-at-university-of-sydney https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-teen-with-99-gpa-wins-one-of-20-full-tuition-spots-worldwide-at-university-of-sydney Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, teen, with, 9.9, GPA, wins, one, full-tuition, spots, worldwide, University, Sydney Dang Huu An, 19, is one of roughly 20 international students worldwide to receive a full-tuition scholarship from the University of Sydney this year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-murder-suspect-arrested-at-ho-chi-minh-city-airport-while-attempting-to-flee https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-murder-suspect-arrested-at-ho-chi-minh-city-airport-while-attempting-to-flee Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, murder, suspect, arrested, Chi, Minh, City, airport, while, attempting, flee A Chinese national suspected of killing a foreign man at a hotel in Ho Chi Minh City was arrested at Tan Son Nhat International Airport while attempting to leave the country, police said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/prime-minister-pham-minh-chinh-leaves-for-official-visit-to-russia https://vietnaminquirer.com/prime-minister-pham-minh-chinh-leaves-for-official-visit-to-russia Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Prime, Minister, Pham, Minh, Chinh, leaves, for, official, visit, Russia Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh departed from Hanoi at noon on March 22 for an official visit to Russia from March 22–25, at the invitation of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hkust-professor-charged-with-accepting-5100-bribe-amid-hong-kongs-escalating-admissions-fraud-crisis https://vietnaminquirer.com/hkust-professor-charged-with-accepting-5100-bribe-amid-hong-kongs-escalating-admissions-fraud-crisis Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator HKUST, professor, charged, with, accepting, 5, 100, bribe, amid, Hong, Kongs, escalating, admissions, fraud, crisis A former professor at one of Hong Kong's top-ranked universities has been charged with accepting a $5,100 bribe to help a student gain admission to a master's program, in the latest case to expose cracks in the city's higher education system as it aggressively recruits international students.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/middle-east-war-forces-vietnamese-workers-into-1500-detours-to-get-back-to-europe https://vietnaminquirer.com/middle-east-war-forces-vietnamese-workers-into-1500-detours-to-get-back-to-europe Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:39 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Middle, East, war, forces, Vietnamese, workers, into, 1, 500, detours, get, back, Europe Thousands of Vietnamese workers in Europe who flew home for the Lunar New Year holiday last month are now struggling to get back, after Iranian strikes shut down the Middle East airports they depend on for affordable transit.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-overseas-vietnamese-buy-land-to-build-a-house-in-their-hometown https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-overseas-vietnamese-buy-land-to-build-a-house-in-their-hometown Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Can, overseas, Vietnamese, buy, land, build, house, their, hometown An overseas Vietnamese who has obtained U.S. citizenship wishes to return to his hometown to build an ancestral house and spend his retirement there, but is concerned about whether he is eligible to have land use rights in his name and what procedures are required.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-inventor-behind-painless-vaccine-patches-elected-to-us-science-academy https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-inventor-behind-painless-vaccine-patches-elected-to-us-science-academy Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, inventor, behind, painless, vaccine, patches, elected, science, academy A Vietnamese inventor whose biomedical research has produced painless skin patches that can replace vaccine injections and implants that dissolve harmlessly inside the body has been elected to one of the oldest science academies in the U.S.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-european-countries-craft-gold-plated-crosses-set-to-crown-saigon-notre-dame-cathedral-for-200-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/three-european-countries-craft-gold-plated-crosses-set-to-crown-saigon-notre-dame-cathedral-for-200-years Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Three, European, countries, craft, gold-plated, crosses, set, crown, Saigon, Notre-Dame, Cathedral, for, 200, years Archival research in France, steelwork in Belgium and gold leaf from a 425-year-old Italian firm went into the two new crosses hoisted onto Saigon Notre-Dame Cathedral's spires on March 19, replacing a pair that had stood for 128 years.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-best-city-in-asia-for-raising-a-family https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-best-city-in-asia-for-raising-a-family Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, the, best, city, Asia, for, raising, family According to a new ranking that assesses key factors important for families with children around the world, this city stands out as the best choice in Asia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-performs-first-ever-domino-multi-organ-transplant https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-performs-first-ever-domino-multi-organ-transplant Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, performs, first-ever, domino, multi-organ, transplant Vietnam has successfully carried out its first domino multi-organ transplant, the Department of Medical Service Administration under the Ministry of Health and Viet Duc University Hospital announced on March 19.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/teen-plots-to-harm-classmates-with-rat-poison-claims-inspiration-from-detective-conan https://vietnaminquirer.com/teen-plots-to-harm-classmates-with-rat-poison-claims-inspiration-from-detective-conan Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Teen, plots, harm, classmates, with, rat, poison, claims, inspiration, from, Detective, Conan Following a disturbing incident where a sixth-grade student's written plan to harm classmates caused a stir among parents, representatives from the school stated that initial findings suggest the student was heavily influenced by the popular detective comic series "Detective Conan."]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-teen-with-perfect-90-ielts-wins-205000-scholarship-to-us-tech-institute https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-teen-with-perfect-90-ielts-wins-205000-scholarship-to-us-tech-institute Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, teen, with, perfect, 9.0, IELTS, wins, 205, 000, scholarship, tech, institute Nguyen Hoang Bao Ngoc scored 9.0 on the IELTS on her first attempt and parlayed that result, along with a 1,500 SAT score, into a full scholarship worth more than US$204,860 to study computer science at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/european-math-prize-winner-joins-fields-medalist-ngo-bao-chau-in-initiative-to-curb-vietnam-brain-drain https://vietnaminquirer.com/european-math-prize-winner-joins-fields-medalist-ngo-bao-chau-in-initiative-to-curb-vietnam-brain-drain Sat, 21 Mar 2026 19:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator European, Math, Prize, winner, joins, Fields, Medalist, Ngo, Bao, Chau, initiative, curb, Vietnam, brain, drain Among world-class mathematicians who have committed to regularly returning to Vietnam to supervise doctoral students at the invitation of Professor Ngo Bao Chau, one was the first Vietnamese to receive the European Mathematical Society Prize in 2020.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-country-sells-more-evs-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-country-sells-more-evs-than-the-rest-of-the-world-combined Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, country, sells, more, EVs, than, the, rest, the, world, combined With 11 million electric vehicles hitting the market in a single year, this country sold nearly double the rest of the world combined.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-electronics-hub-scrambles-to-fill-330000-jobs-sparks-signing-bonus-race https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-electronics-hub-scrambles-to-fill-330000-jobs-sparks-signing-bonus-race Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, electronics, hub, scrambles, fill, 330, 000, jobs, sparks, signing-bonus, race Electronics manufacturing hub Bac Ninh Province needs more than 330,000 factory workers, but companies are spending so heavily on signing bonuses that workers have started gaming the system to collect payouts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nationwide-voting-for-16th-national-assembly-peoples-councils-for-2026-2031-begins https://vietnaminquirer.com/nationwide-voting-for-16th-national-assembly-peoples-councils-for-2026-2031-begins Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nationwide, voting, for, 16th, National, Assembly, Peoples, Councils, for, 2026-2031, begins Voters across Vietnam headed to more than 72,000 polling stations on Sunday morning, marking the start of the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-malaysia-universities-take-top-spots-in-first-southeast-asia-ranking https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-malaysia-universities-take-top-spots-in-first-southeast-asia-ranking Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, Malaysia, universities, take, top, spots, first, Southeast, Asia, ranking Singapore and Malaysia dominate a pilot Southeast Asia university ranking by Times Higher Education (THE), with Singapore taking the top two spots and Malaysian institutions occupying most positions in the top 10.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-top-leaders-cast-ballots-for-16th-national-assembly-peoples-councils-for-2026-2031-term https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-top-leaders-cast-ballots-for-16th-national-assembly-peoples-councils-for-2026-2031-term Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, top, leaders, cast, ballots, for, 16th, National, Assembly, Peoples, Councils, for, 2026-2031, term Party, State leaders joined nearly 79 million voters across Vietnam to cast their votes on March 15 to elect deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Council at all levels in the 2026-2031 tenure.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-spend-155b-on-road-push-toward-cambodia-border https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-to-spend-155b-on-road-push-toward-cambodia-border Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, spend, 1.55B, road, push, toward, Cambodia, border Ho Chi Minh City plans to start building three new roads at a cost of VND40.6 trillion (US$1.55 billion) this year to Tay Ninh Province, home to Vietnam's busiest land crossing with Cambodia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/partial-flight-resumptions-restore-some-gold-flows-from-key-hub-dubai https://vietnaminquirer.com/partial-flight-resumptions-restore-some-gold-flows-from-key-hub-dubai Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Partial, flight, resumptions, restore, some, gold, flows, from, key, hub, Dubai The resumption of some flights from Dubai has allowed gold flows from this ‌major global trading hub to partially resume this ‌week, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-men-arrested-for-robbing-cash-worth-26m-in-japan https://vietnaminquirer.com/7-men-arrested-for-robbing-cash-worth-26m-in-japan Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator men, arrested, for, robbing, cash, worth, 2.6M, Japan Seven men, including suspected members of Japan’s organized crime groups, were arrested on Saturday for allegedly robbing cash worth about 420 million yen (US$2.6 million) in Tokyo’s Ueno District earlier this year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-80-of-voters-cast-ballots-in-vietnams-national-election-after-8-hours https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-80-of-voters-cast-ballots-in-vietnams-national-election-after-8-hours Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, 80, voters, cast, ballots, Vietnams, national, election, after, hours Voter turnout in the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and People’s Councils at all levels for the 2026–2031 tenure reached more than 80% as of 2 p.m. on March 15.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-family-digs-through-10-tons-of-garbage-all-night-to-find-bag-of-gold-worth-217000 https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-family-digs-through-10-tons-of-garbage-all-night-to-find-bag-of-gold-worth-217000 Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, family, digs, through, tons, garbage, all, night, find, bag, gold, worth, 217, 000 A family of eight in China's Jiangxi Province spent an entire night searching through 10 tons of compressed garbage to recover more than 1 kg of gold bars and jewelry worth 1.5 million yuan (US$217,000) that had been accidentally thrown away.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-country-has-no-official-capital https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-asian-country-has-no-official-capital Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Asian, country, has, official, capital This country has had a city serving as its de facto capital since 1868, but no statute, law, or constitutional provision formally designates it as the nation's capital.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-releases-master-plan-to-redesign-city-over-next-100-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-releases-master-plan-to-redesign-city-over-next-100-years Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, releases, master, plan, redesign, city, over, next, 100, years A 100-year master plan for Hanoi envisions, among other things, converting the historic Long Bien Bridge into a pedestrian walkway and cultural exhibition space, to reshape the capital's skyline and identity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fbi-offers-1m-to-find-man-allegedly-killing-two-vietnamese-brothers-and-dumping-them-in-river-with-cement https://vietnaminquirer.com/fbi-offers-1m-to-find-man-allegedly-killing-two-vietnamese-brothers-and-dumping-them-in-river-with-cement Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator FBI, offers, 1M, find, man, allegedly, killing, two, Vietnamese, brothers, and, dumping, them, river, with, cement The FBI has placed Trung Duc Lu on its Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list with a US$1 million reward, accusing him of involvement in the 2014 torture, kidnapping and killing of two Vietnamese-American brothers whose bodies were found bound, stabbed and weighted down with cement in a Philadelphia river.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-is-driving-hundreds-of-thousands-of-foreign-students-to-south-korea https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-is-driving-hundreds-of-thousands-of-foreign-students-to-south-korea Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator What, driving, hundreds, thousands, foreign, students, South, Korea Open policies, strong academic opportunities and promising career prospects are drawing a record number of foreign students to South Korea, led by Vietnamese nationals.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-hai-phong-to-build-147m-bridge-and-road-to-unlock-undeveloped-southern-coastline https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-hai-phong-to-build-147m-bridge-and-road-to-unlock-undeveloped-southern-coastline Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, Hai, Phong, build, 147M, bridge, and, road, unlock, undeveloped, southern, coastline Vietnam's port city Hai Phong has approved a VND3.858 trillion (US$147 million) project to build a six-lane bridge and 4.2-km road connecting its center to undeveloped southern coastline, in a move authorities say will reshape the city's urban geography.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-proposes-life-imprisonment-for-leaders-of-online-scam-networks https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-proposes-life-imprisonment-for-leaders-of-online-scam-networks Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, proposes, life, imprisonment, for, leaders, online, scam, networks The Cambodian Government on Friday approved a draft law introducing tougher penalties for operators of online scam networks, as the country faces growing challenges from transnational fraud groups and increasing scrutiny as a hotspot for cybercrime.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/agriculture-sector-tops-vietnams-ceo-salary-rankings-with-monthly-pay-of-20000 https://vietnaminquirer.com/agriculture-sector-tops-vietnams-ceo-salary-rankings-with-monthly-pay-of-20000 Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Agriculture, sector, tops, Vietnams, CEO, salary, rankings, with, monthly, pay, 20, 000 With monthly salaries of hundreds of millions to more than half a billion dong, the agriculture sector is entering an increasingly competitive race for senior talent in Vietnam.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-half-of-south-koreas-skilled-foreign-workers-earn-above-2000-monthly https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-half-of-south-koreas-skilled-foreign-workers-earn-above-2000-monthly Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, half, South, Koreas, skilled, foreign, workers, earn, above, 2, 000, monthly More than half of foreign workers in South Korea holding so-called "professional" visas earn more than 3 million won (US$2,038) per month, according to government data.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/man-gets-seizures-loses-consciousness-for-3-days-after-inhaling-laughing-gas https://vietnaminquirer.com/man-gets-seizures-loses-consciousness-for-3-days-after-inhaling-laughing-gas Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Man, gets, seizures, loses, consciousness, for, days, after, inhaling, laughing, gas A 30-year-old man in Vietnam suffered seizures and lost consciousness for three days after inhaling laughing gas, doctors said, in a case that highlights ongoing abuse of the substance more than a year after the country banned it.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-it-student-leads-95500-a-month-startup-as-cto-plans-southeast-asia-expansion https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-it-student-leads-95500-a-month-startup-as-cto-plans-southeast-asia-expansion Sat, 14 Mar 2026 19:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, student, leads, 95, 500-a-month, startup, CTO, plans, Southeast, Asia, expansion A Vietnamese IT student who began freelancing as a coder in high school has grown his work into a startup generating up to VND2.5 billion (US$95,500) in monthly revenue, with plans to expand its cliente across Southeast Asia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-aims-to-become-drug-free-by-2030 https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-aims-to-become-drug-free-by-2030 Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, aims, become, drug-free, 2030 Authorities in HCMC have set a goal of making the entire metropolis drug-free by 2030, launching a broad push that combines enforcement and community prevention programs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fields-medalist-ngo-bao-chau-to-interview-vietnamese-students-for-elite-math-program-as-he-begins-asia-focused-chapter-after-15-years-in-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/fields-medalist-ngo-bao-chau-to-interview-vietnamese-students-for-elite-math-program-as-he-begins-asia-focused-chapter-after-15-years-in-us Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:44 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fields, Medalist, Ngo, Bao, Chau, interview, Vietnamese, students, for, elite, math, program, begins, Asia-focused, chapter, after, years Ngo Bao Chau, Vietnam's only Fields Medal laureate, will select students for a new honors math program at the country's two national universities, with tuition waivers and monthly stipends of up to VND15 million (US$573), the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) announced March 5.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-eyes-resurrection-of-stalled-development-projects-in-central-area-including-slum-once-notorious-for-drugs https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-eyes-resurrection-of-stalled-development-projects-in-central-area-including-slum-once-notorious-for-drugs Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:42 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, eyes, resurrection, stalled, development, projects, central, area, including, slum, once, notorious, for, drugs Ho Chi Minh City will survey over 1,400 households for reviving stalled redevelopment of the Ma Lang slum and Ga-Gao Market in its former District 1.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/women-now-lead-a-third-of-worlds-top-universities-including-oxford-and-mit https://vietnaminquirer.com/women-now-lead-a-third-of-worlds-top-universities-including-oxford-and-mit Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Women, now, lead, third, worlds, top, universities, including, Oxford, and, MIT Nearly a third of the world's top universities are now headed by women, marking a record high and reflecting gradual progress toward gender equality in higher education, according to data from Times Higher Education.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-passes-anti-vaping-law-with-jail-terms-of-up-to-20-years https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-passes-anti-vaping-law-with-jail-terms-of-up-to-20-years Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, passes, anti-vaping, law, with, jail, terms, years Singapore’s Parliament on March 6 passed a new Tobacco and Vaporizers Control Act, significantly increasing penalties for offenses related to electronic cigarettes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/only-two-working-days-separate-vietnams-back-to-back-april-holidays https://vietnaminquirer.com/only-two-working-days-separate-vietnams-back-to-back-april-holidays Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Only, two, working, days, separate, Vietnams, back-to-back, April, holidays Vietnam has two public holiday periods in April, with Hung Kings' Commemoration Day offering a three-day break from April 25 to 27 and the Reunification Day-Labor Day period stretching four days from April 30 to May 3.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/phd-holder-remains-unemployed-in-canada-after-sending-100-job-applications-in-7-months https://vietnaminquirer.com/phd-holder-remains-unemployed-in-canada-after-sending-100-job-applications-in-7-months Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator PhD, holder, remains, unemployed, Canada, after, sending, 100, job, applications, months Despite holding a PhD and having work experience in the United States, a 33-year-old environmental chemistry graduate has remained unemployed after submitting 100 job applications since August last year, a situation attributed to an unoptimized résumé and ineffective networking.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-schools-hold-entrance-ceremony-for-one-child-as-empty-class-crisis-reaches-seoul https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korean-schools-hold-entrance-ceremony-for-one-child-as-empty-class-crisis-reaches-seoul Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korean, schools, hold, entrance, ceremony, for, one, child, empty-class, crisis, reaches, Seoul 7-year-old Kang was the only child to start first grade at his elementary school in Pyeongchang, a rural county in South Korea's Gangwon Province, on March 3.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fields-medalist-ngo-bao-chau-recruits-6-world-class-mathematicians-to-reverse-vietnams-brain-drain https://vietnaminquirer.com/fields-medalist-ngo-bao-chau-recruits-6-world-class-mathematicians-to-reverse-vietnams-brain-drain Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fields, Medalist, Ngo, Bao, Chau, recruits, world-class, mathematicians, reverse, Vietnams, brain, drain Six internationally acclaimed Vietnamese mathematicians based in the U.S., France and Germany have committed to returning to Vietnam regularly to supervise doctoral students, in a program aimed at producing world-class researchers domestically rather than losing them to universities abroad.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-to-broaden-visa-incentives-to-attract-foreign-talent https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-to-broaden-visa-incentives-to-attract-foreign-talent Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, broaden, visa, incentives, attract, foreign, talent South Korea plans to expand eligibility for its "top-tier visa" for highly skilled foreign professionals and introduce new visa programs for technicians and sector-specific workers, part of broader efforts to address the country's low birth rate and rapidly aging population.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/170000-foreigners-in-japan-live-in-areas-with-zero-japanese-language-classes https://vietnaminquirer.com/170000-foreigners-in-japan-live-in-areas-with-zero-japanese-language-classes Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 170, 000, foreigners, Japan, live, areas, with, zero, Japanese, language, classes Seven months after arriving in Japan from Nepal, 19-year-old Diyali Yamuna can ace a job interview in Japanese.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/students-dismayed-as-ielts-advantage-shrinks-with-proposed-university-admissions-changes https://vietnaminquirer.com/students-dismayed-as-ielts-advantage-shrinks-with-proposed-university-admissions-changes Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Students, dismayed, IELTS, advantage, shrinks, with, proposed, university, admissions, changes Vietnam's proposed admissions reforms could curb IELTS bonus points, causing apprehension among students who spent heavily on preparing for and getting the certificate for an edge in university entry.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-18000-flights-delayed-cancelled-worldwide-as-us-iran-strikes-shut-down-middle-east-airspace https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-18000-flights-delayed-cancelled-worldwide-as-us-iran-strikes-shut-down-middle-east-airspace Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, 18, 000, flights, delayed, cancelled, worldwide, US-Iran, strikes, shut, down, Middle, East, airspace Flights across the Middle East were cancelled Saturday as several countries closed their airspace after the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-voices-deep-concern-over-escalating-conflict-in-middle-east https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-voices-deep-concern-over-escalating-conflict-in-middle-east Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, voices, deep, concern, over, escalating, conflict, Middle, East Vietnam is deeply concerned about the complicated and escalating conflict in the Middle East, which poses a grave threat to the lives and safety of civilians, as well as to regional and global peace and stability.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-leader-khamenei-killed-in-massive-us-and-israeli-attack https://vietnaminquirer.com/iran-leader-khamenei-killed-in-massive-us-and-israeli-attack Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Iran, leader, Khamenei, killed, massive, and, Israeli, attack Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive U.S. and Israeli attack that extended into a second day Sunday, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic republic.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-races-to-build-metro-link-to-13b-long-thanh-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-races-to-build-metro-link-to-13b-long-thanh-airport Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, races, build, metro, link, 13B, Long, Thanh, Airport Ho Chi Minh City is fast-tracking an underground metro line to connect its downtown to Long Thanh International Airport, Vietnam's largest-ever infrastructure project, set to open by June with no rail link to the city that will supply most of its passengers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-singapore-airlines-scoot-flights-are-canceled-due-to-middle-east-attacks https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-singapore-airlines-scoot-flights-are-canceled-due-to-middle-east-attacks Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Singapore, Airlines, Scoot, flights, are, canceled, due, Middle, East, attacks Six flights operated by Singapore Airlines and its budget arm Scoot were canceled on Saturday and Sunday, as air travel across parts of the Middle East was disrupted following a wave of U.S. and Israeli strikes on targets in Iran.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/sexual-offenses-drive-rise-in-physical-crime-in-southeast-asias-safest-country https://vietnaminquirer.com/sexual-offenses-drive-rise-in-physical-crime-in-southeast-asias-safest-country Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Sexual, offenses, drive, rise, physical, crime, Southeast, Asias, safest, country Sexual offenses drove an increase in overall physical crime last year in Singapore, often ranked the safest country in Southeast Asia, with cases of rape and molestation rising even as shoplifting and property thefts declined nationwide.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/gen-z-is-forcing-employers-to-rewrite-rules-of-hiring https://vietnaminquirer.com/gen-z-is-forcing-employers-to-rewrite-rules-of-hiring Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Gen, forcing, employers, rewrite, rules, hiring As traditional job postings go ignored, casual workplace videos now drive hundreds of inquiries about pay and benefits, a stark sign that Gen Z is forcing employers to rethink how hiring works.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-tells-airlines-to-adjust-flights-amid-middle-east-conflicts https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-tells-airlines-to-adjust-flights-amid-middle-east-conflicts Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, tells, airlines, adjust, flights, amid, Middle, East, conflicts The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has instructed airlines to assess risks and promptly adjust flight operations, amid Middle East conflicts.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-private-primary-school-demands-4300-deposit-and-its-non-refundable https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-private-primary-school-demands-4300-deposit-and-its-non-refundable Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, private, primary, school, demands, 4, 300, deposit, and, its, non-refundable Deposits for Grade 1 admission at private schools in Hanoi typically range from VND5-20 million (US$190–770) per student, but one school demands over VND113 million ($4,300) which is non-refundable if students withdraw after being accepted.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-retailers-ban-vape-sales-to-under-21-customers https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesian-retailers-ban-vape-sales-to-under-21-customers Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesian, retailers, ban, vape, sales, under-21, customers The Indonesian Vape Retailers Association (Arvindo) instructed all member stores to stop selling e-cigarettes to customers under 21, requiring retailers to display 21+ signage, and verify age with valid identification.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/9-in-10-european-apples-too-toxic-for-baby-food-pesticide-study-finds https://vietnaminquirer.com/9-in-10-european-apples-too-toxic-for-baby-food-pesticide-study-finds Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator European, apples, too, toxic, for, baby, food, pesticide, study, finds The average European apple carries three different pesticides at once, with some containing as many as seven, according to an analysis across 13 countries that found most conventional apples would be illegal if sold as processed baby food.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/german-tourist-fined-in-da-nang-for-flying-drone-without-permission https://vietnaminquirer.com/german-tourist-fined-in-da-nang-for-flying-drone-without-permission Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator German, tourist, fined, Nang, for, flying, drone, without, permission Authorities in the central city of Da Nang have penalized a foreign tourist for flying a drone without permission, amid intensified efforts to curb unauthorized unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) activity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapores-fertility-rate-hits-087-the-lowest-in-its-history https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapores-fertility-rate-hits-087-the-lowest-in-its-history Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapores, fertility, rate, hits, 0.87, the, lowest, its, history Singapore's resident total fertility rate (TFR) sank to a new low of 0.87 in 2025, according to preliminary figures, deepening concerns over how this trend and the rapidly aging population will reshape society and the economy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-studies-ais-impact-on-student-learning https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-studies-ais-impact-on-student-learning Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, studies, AIs, impact, student, learning Amid concerns about an over-reliance on artificial intelligence (AI), the Ministry of Education (MOE) of Singapore is studying the impact of such tools on students' learning, said Education Minister Desmond Lee on Wednesday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/columbia-student-freed-after-nyc-mayor-mamdani-raises-her-case-with-trump-at-white-house https://vietnaminquirer.com/columbia-student-freed-after-nyc-mayor-mamdani-raises-her-case-with-trump-at-white-house Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Columbia, student, freed, after, NYC, mayor, Mamdani, raises, her, case, with, Trump, White, House New York mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday said President Donald Trump agreed to the release of a Columbia University student detained by ICE after he raised the case with him in White House talks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/71-hospitalized-after-eating-at-vietnam-banh-mi-shop-that-poisoned-149-in-2024 https://vietnaminquirer.com/71-hospitalized-after-eating-at-vietnam-banh-mi-shop-that-poisoned-149-in-2024 Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator hospitalized, after, eating, Vietnam, banh, shop, that, poisoned, 149, 2024 A banh mi shop in Vietnam's Mekong Delta has been linked to a mass food poisoning for the second time in 18 months, with 71 people hospitalized after eating from the same outlet that sickened 149 in August 2024.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-vietnam-health-minister-kim-tien-faces-prosecution-over-268m-losses-in-hospital-projects https://vietnaminquirer.com/former-vietnam-health-minister-kim-tien-faces-prosecution-over-268m-losses-in-hospital-projects Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Former, Vietnam, health, minister, Kim, Tien, faces, prosecution, over, 2.68M, losses, hospital, projects Vietnamese authorities have recommended prosecuting former health minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien over alleged violations causing multimillion-dollar losses in projects to expand Bach Mai Hospital and Viet Duc Hospital in Hanoi.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-woman-caught-smuggling-45-kg-of-cocaine-through-ho-chi-minh-city-airport https://vietnaminquirer.com/thai-woman-caught-smuggling-45-kg-of-cocaine-through-ho-chi-minh-city-airport Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thai, woman, caught, smuggling, 4.5, cocaine, through, Chi, Minh, City, airport A Thai woman transiting through Tan Son Nhat International Airport of Ho Chi Minh City was arrested after customs officers discovered nearly 4.5 kg of cocaine hidden in a secret compartment of her suitcase, exposing a suspected transnational trafficking attempt exploiting Vietnam’s short transit window.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/israel-us-launch-strikes-on-iran-as-middle-east-plunges-into-new-military-confrontation https://vietnaminquirer.com/israel-us-launch-strikes-on-iran-as-middle-east-plunges-into-new-military-confrontation Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Israel, launch, strikes, Iran, Middle, East, plunges, into, new, military, confrontation The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iranian cities on Saturday, triggering explosions and columns of smoke in the capital Tehran.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-woman-dies-while-climbing-snow-covered-mountain-in-japan https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-woman-dies-while-climbing-snow-covered-mountain-in-japan Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, woman, dies, while, climbing, snow-covered, mountain, Japan A 32-year-old Vietnamese woman in Japan's Osaka Prefecture, died after collapsing during a solo climb on Mount Ryozen in Shiga Prefecture.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/boat-collision-on-one-of-vietnams-largest-man-made-lakes-leaves-six-missing https://vietnaminquirer.com/boat-collision-on-one-of-vietnams-largest-man-made-lakes-leaves-six-missing Sun, 22 Feb 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Boat, collision, one, Vietnam’s, largest, man-made, lakes, leaves, six, missing Six people remain missing after a passenger boat carrying 23 individuals capsized on Thac Ba Lake in northern Lao Cai Province on Saturday evening following a collision with a ferry transporting stones.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-the-best-quality-of-life-in-asia https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-the-best-quality-of-life-in-asia Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:45 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, country, has, the, best, quality, life, Asia In the Numbeo Quality of Life Index 2026 for Asia, the country ranked first, leading the region with the highest overall score that measures factors including safety, healthcare, pollution, traffic and cost of living.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-the-lowest-cost-of-living-in-southeast-asia https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-has-the-lowest-cost-of-living-in-southeast-asia Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:44 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, country, has, the, lowest, cost, living, Southeast, Asia According to the 2026 Numbeo's Cost of Living Index, the cost of living in this country is approximately 73.9% lower than in New York City, which serves as the benchmark (100).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-who-nearly-dropped-out-wins-admission-to-tsinghuas-ai-masters-program https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-who-nearly-dropped-out-wins-admission-to-tsinghuas-ai-masters-program Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:42 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, student, who, nearly, dropped, out, wins, admission, Tsinghuas, masters, program Once struggling with English and considering dropping out, a Vietnamese student studied relentlessly and has earned admission to Tsinghua University’s highly competitive interdisciplinary master's program in artificial intelligence.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/workers-flock-to-chinese-classes-as-demand-from-companies-surges https://vietnaminquirer.com/workers-flock-to-chinese-classes-as-demand-from-companies-surges Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:41 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Workers, flock, Chinese, classes, demand, from, companies, surges Vietnamese workers are increasingly learning Chinese, hoping to take advantage of the surging Chinese investments, growing job opportunities and higher salaries that proficiency in the language fetches.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/driving-into-singapore-will-cost-foreign-drivers-more-from-2027 https://vietnaminquirer.com/driving-into-singapore-will-cost-foreign-drivers-more-from-2027 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:40 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Driving, into, Singapore, will, cost, foreign, drivers, more, from, 2027 Singapore will scrap long-standing free entry perks and raise entry permit fees for foreign-registered vehicles from Jan. 1, 2027.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/twelve-killed-in-chinas-hubei-as-firecracker-store-explosion-triggers-blaze https://vietnaminquirer.com/twelve-killed-in-chinas-hubei-as-firecracker-store-explosion-triggers-blaze Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:38 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Twelve, killed, Chinas, Hubei, firecracker, store, explosion, triggers, blaze Twelve people were killed on Wednesday when a store selling firecrackers exploded and caught fire in China's Hubei province, burning 50 square meters of the premises, state broadcaster CCTV reported.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/party-leader-arrives-in-us-for-inaugural-meeting-of-gaza-board-of-peace https://vietnaminquirer.com/party-leader-arrives-in-us-for-inaugural-meeting-of-gaza-board-of-peace Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Party, leader, arrives, for, inaugural, meeting, Gaza, Board, Peace The special aircraft carrying Party General Secretary To Lam and his entourage arrived at Joint Base Andrews in the U.S. at Feb. 18 noon (local time) to attend the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-party-chief-attends-inaugural-meeting-of-gaza-board-of-peace-in-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-party-chief-attends-inaugural-meeting-of-gaza-board-of-peace-in-us Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, Party, chief, attends, inaugural, meeting, Gaza, Board, Peace General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam attended the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace in Washington D.C. on Feb. 19 morning (local time).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/party-general-secretary-to-lam-meets-us-president-donald-trump-at-white-house https://vietnaminquirer.com/party-general-secretary-to-lam-meets-us-president-donald-trump-at-white-house Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Party, General, Secretary, Lam, meets, President, Donald, Trump, White, House General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam To Lam met with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Friday morning (local time) as part of his trip to Washington D.C. to attend the inaugural meeting of the Gaza Board of Peace.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tan-son-nhat-airports-passenger-number-hits-10-year-high https://vietnaminquirer.com/tan-son-nhat-airports-passenger-number-hits-10-year-high Sat, 21 Feb 2026 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tan, Son, Nhat, airport’s, passenger, number, hits, 10-year, high More than 170,000 passengers passed through Tan Son Nhat International Airport in HCMC Friday, the highest volume recorded in more than a decade.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-airport-hits-record-164000-passengers-in-single-pre-tet-day-surge https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-airport-hits-record-164000-passengers-in-single-pre-tet-day-surge Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, airport, hits, record, 164, 000, passengers, single, pre-Tet, day, surge Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport is expected to handle 164,433 passengers on Friday, four days before the Lunar New Year begins, marking the highest single-day volume ever recorded at the airport.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/netherlands-reverses-english-degree-curbs-with-17b-push-to-attract-international-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/netherlands-reverses-english-degree-curbs-with-17b-push-to-attract-international-students Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Netherlands, reverses, English-degree, curbs, with, 1.7B, push, attract, international, students The Netherlands is reversing plans to curb English-taught university programs and launching a €1.5 billion (US$1.7 billion) funding push as Europe competes for international students and skilled workers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/born-an-orphan-vietnamese-youth-becomes-a-chevening-scholar-and-a-champion-for-disadvantaged-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/born-an-orphan-vietnamese-youth-becomes-a-chevening-scholar-and-a-champion-for-disadvantaged-students Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Born, orphan, Vietnamese, youth, becomes, Chevening, scholar, and, champion, for, disadvantaged, students Orphaned before he was one month old and once struggling to make a living, a Vietnamese educator has described his life as a "miraculous journey", one that led him to found an educational nonprofit in pursuit of empowering disadvantaged students.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/inside-ho-chi-minh-citys-390m-elevated-roadway-for-the-southern-gateway https://vietnaminquirer.com/inside-ho-chi-minh-citys-390m-elevated-roadway-for-the-southern-gateway Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Inside, Chi, Minh, City’s, 390M, elevated, roadway, for, the, southern, gateway A US$390 million elevated roadway planned for Ho Chi Minh City’s southern gateway is set to create a new high-speed transport axis, easing congestion while connecting major expressways, urban ports and future metro stations.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-men-arrested-for-buying-400-kg-of-tigers-to-make-bone-glue-for-sale https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-men-arrested-for-buying-400-kg-of-tigers-to-make-bone-glue-for-sale Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Two, men, arrested, for, buying, 400, tigers, make, bone, glue, for, sale Two men in central Vietnam have been arrested for purchasing two adult tigers weighing nearly 400 kg, which were frozen and intended to be processed into tiger bone glue for sale.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tet-is-not-just-a-holiday-a-leadership-opportunity-to-build-trust-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/tet-is-not-just-a-holiday-a-leadership-opportunity-to-build-trust-in-vietnam Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tet, not, just, holiday:, leadership, opportunity, build, trust, Vietnam What expat leaders often overlook during Vietnam's most important cultural moment: How your presence during Tet shapes trust far beyond the holiday itself.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-countrys-national-animal-is-a-tiger https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-countrys-national-animal-is-a-tiger Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, countrys, national, animal, tiger The tiger appears on the national emblem in this Southeast Asian country and also the mascot of this national football team.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-pledges-10m-annually-to-lure-elite-global-scientists https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-pledges-10m-annually-to-lure-elite-global-scientists Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, pledges, 10M, annually, lure, elite, global, scientists The South Korean government will select five local research institutions and allocate up to 3 billion won (over US$2 million) per year to each, empowering them to independently recruit leading scientists from around the world.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-vietnam-cut-the-3-hour-trip-to-long-thanh-airport-to-30-minutes https://vietnaminquirer.com/can-vietnam-cut-the-3-hour-trip-to-long-thanh-airport-to-30-minutes Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Can, Vietnam, cut, the, 3-hour, trip, Long, Thanh, Airport, minutes The trip to the upcoming Long Thanh Airport from downtown Ho Chi Minh City can take up to three hours, even more under congestions, and Vietnam wants to cut that to 30 minutes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-dispatches-rescue-vessel-for-german-passenger-in-midnight-emergency https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-dispatches-rescue-vessel-for-german-passenger-in-midnight-emergency Sun, 15 Feb 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, dispatches, rescue, vessel, for, German, passenger, midnight, emergency Vietnam sent a rescue vessel around midnight Saturday to assist a German passenger who slipped and lost consciouness on a cruise ship bound for Singapore.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-reacts-after-south-korean-official-mentions-importing-women-amid-population-decline https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-reacts-after-south-korean-official-mentions-importing-women-amid-population-decline Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, reacts, after, South, Korean, official, mentions, importing, women, amid, population, decline Vietnam’s Embassy in South Korea has formally responded to remarks by a South Korean county leader who suggested “importing” foreign women, including from Vietnam, to address rural population decline, calling the language offensive and inappropriate.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/22-year-old-fights-for-life-after-collapsing-at-work-from-hidden-brain-condition https://vietnaminquirer.com/22-year-old-fights-for-life-after-collapsing-at-work-from-hidden-brain-condition Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:00:06 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 22-year-old, fights, for, life, after, collapsing, work, from, hidden, brain, condition Le Thi Linh thought strokes were something that happened only to the elderly.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chaos-at-french-hospital-after-doctors-find-wwi-artillery-shell-during-surgery https://vietnaminquirer.com/chaos-at-french-hospital-after-doctors-find-wwi-artillery-shell-during-surgery Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:35 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chaos, French, hospital, after, doctors, find, WWI, artillery, shell, during, surgery A hospital in southern France triggered a high-level security response after doctors discovered a World War I-era artillery shell during an emergency procedure.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-future-of-work-puts-blue-collar-workers-in-demand-as-white-collar-jobs-dry-up https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-future-of-work-puts-blue-collar-workers-in-demand-as-white-collar-jobs-dry-up Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, future, work, puts, blue-collar, workers, demand, white-collar, jobs, dry Vietnam's accelerating manufacturing sector is boosting demand for technical and blue-collar workers, while office employees, especially in banking and administrative roles, face a tougher job market as artificial intelligence reshapes hiring.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-assess-english-skills-of-over-1-million-teachers-nationwide https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-assess-english-skills-of-over-1-million-teachers-nationwide Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, assess, English, skills, over, million, teachers, nationwide For the first time, Vietnam's education authorities will conduct a nationwide assessment of teachers' English proficiency, saying the goal is to identify skill gaps for training, not to rank or penalize educators.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-bans-e-waste-imports-vows-to-end-illegal-dumping https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-bans-e-waste-imports-vows-to-end-illegal-dumping Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, bans, e-waste, imports, vows, end, illegal, dumping Malaysia has announced an immediate and full ban on the importation of electronic waste, as the government vowed the country would not be a “dumping ground” for the world's waste.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-launch-hovercraft-like-passenger-transport-to-indonesia https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-launch-hovercraft-like-passenger-transport-to-indonesia Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, launch, hovercraft-like, passenger, transport, Indonesia Singapore may launch AirFish, a hovercraft-like vessel that skims over water, in the second half of this year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-unveils-794m-cable-bridge-design-linking-ho-chi-minh-city-to-long-thanh-airport-corridor https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-unveils-794m-cable-bridge-design-linking-ho-chi-minh-city-to-long-thanh-airport-corridor Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, unveils, 794M, cable, bridge, design, linking, Chi, Minh, City, Long, Thanh, Airport, corridor Vietnam has revealed the design for the Cat Lai cable-stayed bridge, a sweeping river crossing set to link Ho Chi Minh City with Dong Nai Province, easing congestion on key routes while reshaping the region’s future transport network.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-moves-ahead-with-7-gw-nuclear-power-project https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-moves-ahead-with-7-gw-nuclear-power-project Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, moves, ahead, with, nuclear, power, project The Indonesian President's Special Envoy for Energy and Climate, Hashim Djojohadikusumo, said the government is targeting the gradual construction of nuclear power plants (PLTN) with a capacity of 7 gigawatts (GW) by 2034, as part of the country’s national energy transition strategy.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/su-30s-and-f-35s-fighter-jets-thrill-crowds-at-singapore-airshow https://vietnaminquirer.com/su-30s-and-f-35s-fighter-jets-thrill-crowds-at-singapore-airshow Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Su-30s, and, F-35s, fighter, jets, thrill, crowds, Singapore, Airshow Modern fighter jets including Su-30s and F-35s lit up the skies over Singapore, showcasing advanced aerial manoeuvres during flying displays at Asia’s largest biennial airshow.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-rope-workers-brave-heights-to-clean-and-repaint-skyscrapers-for-tet https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-rope-workers-brave-heights-to-clean-and-repaint-skyscrapers-for-tet Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator HCMC, rope, workers, brave, heights, clean, and, repaint, skyscrapers, for, Tet As the Lunar New Year (Tet) approaches, workers are braving the heights of Ho Chi Minh City skyscrapers to paint, repair, and wash windows, earning approximately VND800,000 (US$31) a day for their high-stakes labor.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/bridge-to-nowhere-vietnam-province-spends-600000-on-bridge-that-sits-unused https://vietnaminquirer.com/bridge-to-nowhere-vietnam-province-spends-600000-on-bridge-that-sits-unused Sat, 07 Feb 2026 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Bridge, nowhere:, Vietnam, province, spends, 600, 000, bridge, that, sits, unused A newly built bridge in north-central Vietnam's Nghe An has been left unusable months after completion, forcing more than 1,000 residents in two highland villages to keep crossing streams on foot or rely on a narrow suspension bridge.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/world-leading-quantum-physicist-you-chenglong-leaves-us-for-chinese-research-institute https://vietnaminquirer.com/world-leading-quantum-physicist-you-chenglong-leaves-us-for-chinese-research-institute Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator World-leading, quantum, physicist, You, Chenglong, leaves, for, Chinese, research, institute Quantum physicist You Chenglong has returned to China after more than a decade in the United States, taking up a full-time professorship at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC) in Chengdu.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/asian-universities-dominate-global-ai-rankings https://vietnaminquirer.com/asian-universities-dominate-global-ai-rankings Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Asian, universities, dominate, global, rankings Asian universities have dominated global artificial intelligence (AI) rankings, with 18 of the world's top 20 institutions for AI education located in Asia, most of them in China, according to the latest CS Rankings (Computer Science Rankings).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-flyover-slammed-online-after-viral-video-shows-lanes-abruptly-narrowing https://vietnaminquirer.com/india-flyover-slammed-online-after-viral-video-shows-lanes-abruptly-narrowing Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator India, flyover, slammed, online, after, viral, video, shows, lanes, abruptly, narrowing A video showing traffic lanes abruptly narrowing on a new flyover in India has gone viral, triggering online backlash, an official response from Mumbai authorities, and a sharp political jab from Aaditya Thackeray.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-party-leader-to-lam-to-visit-cambodia https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-party-leader-to-lam-to-visit-cambodia Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, Party, leader, Lam, visit, Cambodia To Lam, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, will lead a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation to Cambodia for a state visit at the invitation of Cambodian King Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/dozens-of-south-korean-universities-may-not-survive-the-next-decade-as-demographic-decline-accelerates https://vietnaminquirer.com/dozens-of-south-korean-universities-may-not-survive-the-next-decade-as-demographic-decline-accelerates Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Dozens, South, Korean, universities, may, not, survive, the, next, decade, demographic, decline, accelerates South Korea's demographic collapse is beginning to hit higher education, as falling student numbers put dozens of universities at risk of closure.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/monkey-bites-at-least-3-in-ho-chi-minh-city https://vietnaminquirer.com/monkey-bites-at-least-3-in-ho-chi-minh-city Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Monkey, bites, least, Chi, Minh, City A monkey weighing around 6 kilograms repeatedly bit residents near a tourist hotspot in Vung Tau Ward, Ho Chi Minh City, before being captured by authorities.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-seizes-1299m-in-crude-oil-from-tankers-suspected-of-illegally-transferring-oil https://vietnaminquirer.com/malaysia-seizes-1299m-in-crude-oil-from-tankers-suspected-of-illegally-transferring-oil Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Malaysia, seizes, 129.9M, crude, oil, from, tankers, suspected, illegally, transferring, oil Two tankers suspected of illegal ship-to-ship oil transfers were detained and more than 512 million ringgit (US$129.9 million) worth of crude oil seized 24 nautical miles west of Muka Head, Penang last week, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency said on Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-new-youth-led-approach-to-long-term-philanthropy-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-new-youth-led-approach-to-long-term-philanthropy-in-vietnam Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator new, youth-led, approach, long-term, philanthropy, Vietnam Australian high school student Daniel Cox founded the Green Kites International Association (GKIA), presenting an alternative model of student leadership focused on durable, community-centered development.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-writes-200-essays-in-a-year-becomes-top-scorer-in-national-english-exam-for-the-gifted https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-writes-200-essays-in-a-year-becomes-top-scorer-in-national-english-exam-for-the-gifted Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, student, writes, 200, essays, year, becomes, top, scorer, national, English, exam, for, the, gifted Doan Thai Minh rose from modest beginnings to the top of Vietnam's national English exam for gifted students, a result he attributes to intensive preparation that included writing and revising about 200 essays in a single year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/couple-caned-140-times-for-sex-outside-marriage-drinking-alcohol-in-indonesia https://vietnaminquirer.com/couple-caned-140-times-for-sex-outside-marriage-drinking-alcohol-in-indonesia Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:37 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Couple, caned, 140, times, for, sex, outside, marriage, drinking, alcohol, Indonesia Sharia police caned a couple 140 times each in Indonesia's Aceh Province on Thursday for having sex outside marriage and drinking alcohol, likely one of the severest such punishments since the deeply conservative region adopted Islamic law.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indian-state-considers-social-media-ban-for-children-over-screen-time-concerns https://vietnaminquirer.com/indian-state-considers-social-media-ban-for-children-over-screen-time-concerns Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:36 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indian, state, considers, social, media, ban, for, children, over, screen, time, concerns Authorities in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh are preparing the ground for a ban on children using social media, a minister said Thursday, as concerns mount globally over online addiction and abuse.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-manager-fired-for-forcing-a-kiss-on-colleague-loses-lawsuit https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-manager-fired-for-forcing-a-kiss-on-colleague-loses-lawsuit Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:34 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, manager, fired, for, forcing, kiss, colleague, loses, lawsuit A Beijing operations manager fired for forcing a kiss on a colleague has lost his bid for compensation after a court ruled the dismissal was lawful, even though he was not criminally prosecuted.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-thailand-meeting-over-border-issues-ends-with-no-consensus https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-thailand-meeting-over-border-issues-ends-with-no-consensus Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, Thailand, meeting, over, border, issues, ends, with, consensus The three-day Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) secretariat meeting over border issues wrapped up on Jan. 29 without reaching any consensus, said a Cambodian defense spokesperson.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/police-probe-after-locals-chase-foreign-tourists-with-sticks-on-nha-trang-road https://vietnaminquirer.com/police-probe-after-locals-chase-foreign-tourists-with-sticks-on-nha-trang-road Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Police, probe, after, locals, chase, foreign, tourists, with, sticks, Nha, Trang, road Authorities in the beach resort city of Nha Trang are investigating a violent altercation that escalated into a road chase between foreign tourists and local individuals.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-politburo-assigns-members-to-join-14th-party-central-committees-secretariat https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-politburo-assigns-members-to-join-14th-party-central-committees-secretariat Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, Politburo, assigns, members, join, 14th, Party, Central, Committees, Secretariat Party General Secretary To Lam, on behalf of the 14th-tenure Politburo, signed a decision on Friday to assign Politburo members to join the 14th Party Central Committee's Secretariat.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-4-tons-of-fake-coffee-made-from-soybeans-seized-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-4-tons-of-fake-coffee-made-from-soybeans-seized-in-vietnam Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, tons, fake, coffee, made, from, soybeans, seized, Vietnam Police in Vietnam have launched a criminal investigation into a warehouse accused of producing fake coffee made from soybeans following a raid earlier this week, the Ministry of Public Security said on Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-interpreter-jailed-after-helping-cambodia-scam-ring-target-victims https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-interpreter-jailed-after-helping-cambodia-scam-ring-target-victims Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, interpreter, jailed, after, helping, Cambodia, scam, ring, target, victims A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for helping operate a Cambodia-based phone scam network that impersonated Vietnamese government officials, pressuring victims to transfer money.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/street-robbers-steal-27m-in-cash-in-rare-tokyo-heist https://vietnaminquirer.com/street-robbers-steal-27m-in-cash-in-rare-tokyo-heist Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Street, robbers, steal, 2.7M, cash, rare, Tokyo, heist A team of three robbers stole suitcases holding US$2.7 million in cash on a busy street in central Tokyo, police and media said Friday, a rare crime in the Japanese metropolis that prides itself on safety.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nha-trang-bar-workers-arrested-after-chasing-and-beating-foreign-tourists https://vietnaminquirer.com/nha-trang-bar-workers-arrested-after-chasing-and-beating-foreign-tourists Sat, 31 Jan 2026 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nha, Trang, bar, workers, arrested, after, chasing, and, beating, foreign, tourists Three bar employees were arrested in the beach town of Nha Trang after allegedly chasing and beating foreign tourists with sticks and metal bars in retaliation for a coworker whom they claimed was assaulted by a foreign tourist earlier.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canadian-man-allegedly-poses-as-pilot-for-years-to-book-hundreds-of-free-us-flights https://vietnaminquirer.com/canadian-man-allegedly-poses-as-pilot-for-years-to-book-hundreds-of-free-us-flights Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canadian, man, allegedly, poses, pilot, for, years, book, hundreds, free, flights A Canadian man has been charged in the U.S. with posing as a commercial airline pilot and cabin crew member to obtain hundreds of free or heavily discounted flights over several years, federal prosecutors said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/harvard-sees-rise-in-students-from-china-south-korea-despite-visa-clampdown https://vietnaminquirer.com/harvard-sees-rise-in-students-from-china-south-korea-despite-visa-clampdown Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Harvard, sees, rise, students, from, China, South, Korea, despite, visa, clampdown Harvard University recorded its highest share of international students in more than two decades in the fall of 2025, even as President Donald Trump has repeatedly targeted the institution and its overseas enrolments.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-landslide-kills-at-least-eight-more-than-80-missing https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-landslide-kills-at-least-eight-more-than-80-missing Sun, 25 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, landslide, kills, least, eight, more, than, missing A landslide killed at least eight people and left more than 80 missing on Indonesia's main island of Java on Saturday, a disaster official said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-man-fired-after-refusing-to-perform-at-company-party-wins-lawsuit https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-man-fired-after-refusing-to-perform-at-company-party-wins-lawsuit Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, man, fired, after, refusing, perform, company, party, wins, lawsuit A Chinese employee who was fired for refusing to perform at his company's annual banquet has won compensation after a court ruled the dismissal illegal.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-identifies-economic-integration-as-core-pillar-in-pursuing-double-digit-growth-party-leader-to-lam https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-identifies-economic-integration-as-core-pillar-in-pursuing-double-digit-growth-party-leader-to-lam Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, identifies, economic, integration, core, pillar, pursuing, double-digit, growth:, Party, leader, Lam Vietnam’s development demands in the next phase require new approaches, new thinking and new action, Party General Secretary To Lam said at an international press conference announcing the results of the 14th National Party Congress on Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ben-thanh-market-unveils-refreshed-facade-and-iconic-red-roof-for-tet https://vietnaminquirer.com/ben-thanh-market-unveils-refreshed-facade-and-iconic-red-roof-for-tet Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Ben, Thanh, Market, unveils, refreshed, facade, and, iconic, red, roof, for, Tet Ben Thanh market, a more than 110-year-old landmark and an icon of Ho Chi Minh City, has undergone façade repainting, roof refurbishment, and upgrades to sidewalks and greenery to create new highlights ahead of the Lunar New Year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fans-flood-the-streets-in-red-as-vietnam-edge-south-korea-in-nerve-shredding-shootout-to-claim-u23-asian-cup-third-place https://vietnaminquirer.com/fans-flood-the-streets-in-red-as-vietnam-edge-south-korea-in-nerve-shredding-shootout-to-claim-u23-asian-cup-third-place Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fans, flood, the, streets, red, Vietnam, edge, South, Korea, nerve-shredding, shootout, claim, U23, Asian, Cup, third, place From Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang, streets erupted in the early hours of Saturday as waves of fans celebrated Vietnam's heart-stopping 7-6 penalty shootout victory over South Korea following a breathless 2-2 draw in the U23 Asian Cup third-place match.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-city-is-asias-most-expensive-to-live-in-2026 https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-city-is-asias-most-expensive-to-live-in-2026 Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, city, Asias, most, expensive, live, 2026 Based on the Numbeo 2026 Asia Cost of Living Index by City data, this city is the costliest.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-considers-174m-overhaul-to-speed-up-north-south-railway https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-considers-174m-overhaul-to-speed-up-north-south-railway Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, considers, 174M, overhaul, speed, north-south, railway Vietnam is weighing a VND4.57 trillion (US$174 million) upgrade of its north-south railway that could significantly speed up trains, carry more passengers, and ease pressure on overcrowded highways.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-masters-student-earns-nearly-40000-in-two-years-teaching-adults-to-ride-bicycles https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-masters-student-earns-nearly-40000-in-two-years-teaching-adults-to-ride-bicycles Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, masters, student, earns, nearly, 40, 000, two, years, teaching, adults, ride, bicycles A Chinese master's student based in Shanghai has earned 270,000 yuan (US$38,771) over the past two years by teaching adults how to ride bicycles.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/9-long-idle-prime-land-sites-in-hcmc-repurposed-as-flower-parks-for-tet https://vietnaminquirer.com/9-long-idle-prime-land-sites-in-hcmc-repurposed-as-flower-parks-for-tet Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator long-idle, prime, land, sites, HCMC, repurposed, flower, parks, for, Tet Nine land plots in prime locations in downtown Ho Chi Minh City that have been vacant for years will have their fences removed and be converted into temporary flower gardens and parks for the Lunar New Year.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/coding-10-hours-a-day-propels-vietnamese-teen-to-top-national-exam-for-gifted-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/coding-10-hours-a-day-propels-vietnamese-teen-to-top-national-exam-for-gifted-students Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Coding, hours, day, propels, Vietnamese, teen, top, national, exam, for, gifted, students After failing a key exam and battling nerves, a Vietnamese high school student has pulled off a remarkable turnaround.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-ambassadors-voice-confidence-in-vietnams-development-after-14th-party-congress https://vietnaminquirer.com/global-ambassadors-voice-confidence-in-vietnams-development-after-14th-party-congress Sat, 24 Jan 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Global, ambassadors, voice, confidence, Vietnams, development, after, 14th, Party, Congress Foreign ambassadors and representatives of international organizations have expressed confidence in Vietnam's development trajectory following the conclusion of the 14th National Party Congress, describing the event as a major milestone that sets strategic directions and opens a new phase for the country.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/1-in-9-international-students-in-south-korea-overstay-visas-or-work-without-permission-study https://vietnaminquirer.com/1-in-9-international-students-in-south-korea-overstay-visas-or-work-without-permission-study Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator international, students, South, Korea, overstay, visas, work, without, permission:, study South Korea's aggressive push to attract international students is colliding with a growing policy failure, with more than one in nine now overstaying visas or working beyond permitted limits, according to a new academic study.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-chooses-eagle-as-its-national-symbol https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-chooses-eagle-as-its-national-symbol Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, country, chooses, eagle, its, national, symbol Famous for long, sandy beaches, this Southeast Asian country uses the eagle as its national bird, symbolizing strength and freedom.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-searches-for-missing-plane-with-10-people-on-board https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-searches-for-missing-plane-with-10-people-on-board Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, searches, for, missing, plane, with, people, board Indonesian authorities are searching for a plane carrying three government workers and seven crew members after contact with the aircraft was lost on Saturday, officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/runaway-bus-rolls-through-bangkok-after-tow-cable-snaps https://vietnaminquirer.com/runaway-bus-rolls-through-bangkok-after-tow-cable-snaps Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Runaway, bus, rolls, through, Bangkok, after, tow, cable, snaps A routine tow operation nearly turned into a disaster in Bangkok when a bus with brake problems broke free and rolled through a busy city street.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-50-tons-of-pork-sold-as-premium-australian-meat-in-vietnam-police-say https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-50-tons-of-pork-sold-as-premium-australian-meat-in-vietnam-police-say Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, tons, pork, sold, premium, Australian, meat, Vietnam, police, say More than 50 tons of pork were allegedly processed and sold as premium “exotic” meats to restaurants across southern Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City police said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-police-bust-532000-crypto-scam-imitating-nasdaq https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-police-bust-532000-crypto-scam-imitating-nasdaq Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, police, bust, 532, 000, crypto, scam, imitating, Nasdaq Police in Da Nang have arrested seven individuals involved in a Cambodia-based cryptocurrency scam that allegedly imitated the Nasdaq exchange to misappropriate VND14 billion (US$532,800).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/severe-road-subsidence-reported-in-bangkok https://vietnaminquirer.com/severe-road-subsidence-reported-in-bangkok Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Severe, road, subsidence, reported, Bangkok A section of Rama II Road leading into the Thai capital of Bangkok has suffered a serious subsidence, causing a pickup truck to overturn and leading to severe traffic congestion.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-polytechnic-graduates-earn-more-in-2025-even-as-job-market-tightens https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-polytechnic-graduates-earn-more-in-2025-even-as-job-market-tightens Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, polytechnic, graduates, earn, more, 2025, even, job, market, tightens Fresh polytechnic graduates in Singapore continued to find full-time work in 2025 while starting salaries edged higher, according to new survey data.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/military-police-deploy-forces-to-safeguard-14th-national-party-congress https://vietnaminquirer.com/military-police-deploy-forces-to-safeguard-14th-national-party-congress Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Military, police, deploy, forces, safeguard, 14th, National, Party, Congress The military, police and local authorities have rolled out multi-layered security plans to ensure safety ahead of the 14th National Party Congress next week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/26-year-olds-kidneys-collapse-after-daily-bubble-tea-habit https://vietnaminquirer.com/26-year-olds-kidneys-collapse-after-daily-bubble-tea-habit Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 26-year-olds, kidneys, collapse, after, daily, bubble, tea, habit A 26-year-old office worker in Taiwan now faces lifelong dialysis after years of heavy sugar intake compounded by an undiagnosed kidney condition, doctors say.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/venezuelas-machado-says-she-presented-trump-with-nobel-medal https://vietnaminquirer.com/venezuelas-machado-says-she-presented-trump-with-nobel-medal Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Venezuelas, Machado, says, she, presented, Trump, with, Nobel, medal Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said Thursday she "presented" her Nobel Peace Prize medal to Donald Trump, in a bid to win over the U.S. president who had sidelined her since overthrowing Nicolas Maduro.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-pilots-air-quality-early-warning-system-amid-rising-pollution https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-pilots-air-quality-early-warning-system-amid-rising-pollution Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, pilots, air, quality, early, warning, system, amid, rising, pollution Hanoi has begun piloting an early air quality forecasting system to provide advance warnings and guide pollution control measures as winter air pollution worsens across the capital.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-jails-ex-president-yoon-suk-yeol-for-5-years-over-martial-law-crisis https://vietnaminquirer.com/south-korea-jails-ex-president-yoon-suk-yeol-for-5-years-over-martial-law-crisis Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator South, Korea, jails, ex-president, Yoon, Suk, Yeol, for, years, over, martial, law, crisis A South Korean judge sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol on Friday to five years in prison for obstructing justice and other crimes linked to his disastrous martial law declaration and in its chaotic aftermath.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/500-e-bikes-to-join-ho-chi-minh-citys-public-transport-network-in-february https://vietnaminquirer.com/500-e-bikes-to-join-ho-chi-minh-citys-public-transport-network-in-february Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 500, e-bikes, join, Chi, Minh, Citys, public, transport, network, February Ho Chi Minh City will introduce 500 electric bicycles into its public transport system ahead of the Lunar New Year, expanding last-mile travel options as part of its green transport push.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/long-hours-rising-fatigue-vietnam-may-move-toward-a-40-hour-workweek https://vietnaminquirer.com/long-hours-rising-fatigue-vietnam-may-move-toward-a-40-hour-workweek Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Long, hours, rising, fatigue:, Vietnam, may, move, toward, 40-hour, workweek Vietnam may be moving closer to a shorter workweek as labor experts and lawmakers renew calls to gradually cut working hours in the business sector from 48 to 40 hours per week, citing concerns over worker health and work–life balance.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-cities-erupt-in-celebration-as-u23-squad-break-into-asian-cup-semifinals https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-cities-erupt-in-celebration-as-u23-squad-break-into-asian-cup-semifinals Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, cities, erupt, celebration, U23, squad, break, into, Asian, Cup, semifinals Vietnam’s dramatic victory over the UAE after 120 minutes sent thousands of fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to flood the streets in the early hours of Saturday to celebrate the team's advancement to the AFC U23 Asian Cup semifinals.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-calls-for-tighter-air-pollution-control-with-open-burning-ban-expanded-work-from-home-measures https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-calls-for-tighter-air-pollution-control-with-open-burning-ban-expanded-work-from-home-measures Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, calls, for, tighter, air-pollution, control, with, open-burning, ban, expanded, work-from-home, measures The Thai Government is urging stricter controls on pollution sources, a ban on open burning, and expanded work-from-home measures, given that PM2.5 fine dust pollution has surged since Jan. 14.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/this-is-how-ho-chi-minh-citys-2b-second-metro-line-will-look-like https://vietnaminquirer.com/this-is-how-ho-chi-minh-citys-2b-second-metro-line-will-look-like Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator This, how, Chi, Minh, Citys, 2B, second, metro, line, will, look, like After 16 years on the drawing board, Ho Chi Minh City has rolled out updated designs for its second metro line, the Ben Thanh-Tham Luong route, now targeting completion by 2030.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-laureate-takaaki-kajita-inspires-vietnamese-students-with-gravitational-wave-lecture https://vietnaminquirer.com/nobel-laureate-takaaki-kajita-inspires-vietnamese-students-with-gravitational-wave-lecture Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nobel, laureate, Takaaki, Kajita, inspires, Vietnamese, students, with, gravitational, wave, lecture Professor Takaaki Kajita, recipient of the 2015 Nobel Prize in Physics, delivered a public lecture on gravitational waves at Phenikaa University in Hanoi Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-fdi-boom-faces-a-bottleneck-skilled-labor-shortage https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-fdi-boom-faces-a-bottleneck-skilled-labor-shortage Sat, 17 Jan 2026 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, FDI, boom, faces, bottleneck:, skilled, labor, shortage Bac Ninh Province, one of northern Vietnam’s biggest magnets for foreign investment, is facing a growing shortage of skilled factory workers as manufacturers ramp up production, driving wages and recruitment bonuses higher.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/15-highest-paying-jobs-in-us-that-do-not-require-university-degree https://vietnaminquirer.com/15-highest-paying-jobs-in-us-that-do-not-require-university-degree Sun, 11 Jan 2026 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator highest-paying, jobs, that, not, require, university, degree A four-year university degree is no longer the only gateway to a six-figure income in the U.S. as specialized roles in sectors such as elevator repair and warehouse management are now offering annual salaries exceeding $100,000.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-comments-on-chinas-inauguration-of-commercial-center-in-paracel-islands https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-comments-on-chinas-inauguration-of-commercial-center-in-paracel-islands Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, comments, Chinas, inauguration, commercial, center, Paracel, Islands Vietnam has sufficient historical evidence and legal grounds to affirm its sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) Islands in accordance with international law, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang stated.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nearly-94-of-malaysians-who-renounced-citizenship-moved-to-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/nearly-94-of-malaysians-who-renounced-citizenship-moved-to-singapore Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nearly, 94, Malaysians, who, renounced, citizenship, moved, Singapore More than 57,000 Malaysians have given up their citizenship to become Singaporeans over the past five years, according to official figures.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-complete-320m-ring-road-in-2026-after-years-of-delay https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-to-complete-320m-ring-road-in-2026-after-years-of-delay Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, complete, 320M, ring, road, 2026, after, years, delay Hanoi aims to complete the long-delayed Ring Road 2.5 by 2026 after approving more than VND8.4 trillion (US$320 million) for land clearance and construction of the remaining sections, city officials said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nha-trang-bar-fined-1900-after-staff-threatened-foreign-customers-with-shovels https://vietnaminquirer.com/nha-trang-bar-fined-1900-after-staff-threatened-foreign-customers-with-shovels Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nha, Trang, bar, fined, 1, 900, after, staff, threatened, foreign, customers, with, shovels A beachfront bar in the popular resort town of Nha Trang has been fined VND50 million (US$1,900) following a confrontation in which staff members used shovels and chairs to threaten foreign customers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-probes-transnational-baby-trafficking-ring https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-probes-transnational-baby-trafficking-ring Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, probes, transnational, baby, trafficking, ring The governments of Singapore and Indonesia are coordinating an investigation into allegations of a transnational baby trafficking ring that smuggled newborns into Singapore for adoption.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/families-willing-to-buck-the-trend-by-keeping-their-children-out-of-school https://vietnaminquirer.com/families-willing-to-buck-the-trend-by-keeping-their-children-out-of-school Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Families, willing, buck, the, trend, keeping, their, children, out, school Instead of burying himself in textbooks to prepare for high school entrance exams, 15-year-old Nguyen Phan Anh of Hanoi spent an entire summer trying 13 different jobs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/as-china-ages-childfree-marriages-are-challenging-long-held-ideas-of-family-care https://vietnaminquirer.com/as-china-ages-childfree-marriages-are-challenging-long-held-ideas-of-family-care Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, ages, childfree, marriages, are, challenging, long-held, ideas, family, care Approaching 60, Zhang Xiaomei lives a retirement many people envy: dancing in the mornings, resting in the afternoons, and playing mahjong with friends at night.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/fires-scarves-and-winter-coats-how-ho-chi-minh-city-residents-cope-with-coldest-days-in-decade https://vietnaminquirer.com/fires-scarves-and-winter-coats-how-ho-chi-minh-city-residents-cope-with-coldest-days-in-decade Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Fires, scarves, and, winter, coats:, how, Chi, Minh, City, residents, cope, with, coldest, days, decade Over the past days, Ho Chi Minh City woke up to an unfamiliar chill as temperatures dropped to around 17 degrees Celsius, the lowest seen in nearly a decade. From street fires to scarves, gloves and winter coats, residents across the city found their own ways to cope with a cold spell rarely felt in the southern metropolis.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-security-forces-stage-rehearsal-for-14th-national-party-congress https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-security-forces-stage-rehearsal-for-14th-national-party-congress Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, security, forces, stage, rehearsal, for, 14th, National, Party, Congress The Ministry of Public Security staged a send-off ceremony and rehearsal in Hanoi on Jan. 10, deploying around 5,000 policemen to finalize security preparations for the forthcoming 14th National Party Congress.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-arrests-food-company-ceo-over-use-of-diseased-pork-in-17-tons-of-pate-production https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-arrests-food-company-ceo-over-use-of-diseased-pork-in-17-tons-of-pate-production Sat, 10 Jan 2026 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, arrests, food, company, CEO, over, use, diseased, pork, 1.7, tons, pate, production Vietnamese police have arrested the CEO of Halong Canned Food JSC after uncovering more than 130 tons of diseased pork used in food production.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-deeply-concerned-about-reports-on-situation-in-venezuela-spokesperson https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-deeply-concerned-about-reports-on-situation-in-venezuela-spokesperson Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, deeply, concerned, about, reports, situation, Venezuela:, spokesperson Vietnam is deeply concerned about information regarding the current situation in Venezuela, spokeswoman of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/e-cigarette-users-face-up-to-190-fines-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/e-cigarette-users-face-up-to-190-fines-in-vietnam Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator E-cigarette, users, face, 190, fines, Vietnam People who use e-cigarettes or heated tobacco products in Vietnam will face fines ranging from VND3 million to VND5 million (US$114–190) and will be required to destroy the products, a government decree stipulates.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-teachers-playful-punishment-turns-tardy-students-into-viral-dance-stars https://vietnaminquirer.com/china-teachers-playful-punishment-turns-tardy-students-into-viral-dance-stars Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator China, teachers, playful, punishment, turns, tardy, students, into, viral, dance, stars A teacher in eastern China has gone viral after turning a routine classroom punishment into a joyful dance moment that millions online could not stop watching.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/self-proclaimed-vigilantes-arrested-for-staging-fake-rescues-of-vietnamese-victims-in-cambodia https://vietnaminquirer.com/self-proclaimed-vigilantes-arrested-for-staging-fake-rescues-of-vietnamese-victims-in-cambodia Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Self-proclaimed, vigilantes, arrested, for, staging, fake, rescues, Vietnamese, victims, Cambodia The Ho Chi Minh City police have arrested 41 people for allegedly staging fake rescues of victims trafficked to Cambodia to extort VND16.7 billion (US$635,980) from their families.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-hanoi-streets-cleared-sidewalks-reclaimed-after-month-long-campaign https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-hanoi-streets-cleared-sidewalks-reclaimed-after-month-long-campaign Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Central, Hanoi, streets, cleared, sidewalks, reclaimed, after, month-long, campaign After more than a month of stepped-up enforcement to restore urban order, many streets in central Hanoi have become more open and orderly, with sidewalks neatly arranged and significantly less encroachment on roadways and pavements.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-second-happiest-country-in-the-world https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-is-the-second-happiest-country-in-the-world Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, the, second, happiest, country, the, world According to the World Happiness Report, this country ranked second globally in 2025.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/empty-classrooms-south-korea-shuts-down-over-4000-schools-amid-birth-rate-crisis https://vietnaminquirer.com/empty-classrooms-south-korea-shuts-down-over-4000-schools-amid-birth-rate-crisis Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Empty, classrooms:, South, Korea, shuts, down, over, 4, 000, schools, amid, birth, rate, crisis More than 4,000 schools across South Korea have closed as shrinking student populations force a dramatic contraction of the country’s education system, leaving hundreds of former campuses abandoned.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-lose-nearly-15b-to-online-scams-in-last-5-years-how-to-spot-9-major-schemes https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-lose-nearly-15b-to-online-scams-in-last-5-years-how-to-spot-9-major-schemes Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, lose, nearly, 1.5B, online, scams, last, years:, How, spot, major, schemes Since 2020 there have been more than 24,000 cases of online fraud in Vietnam, many using sophisticated tactics to exploit victims' psychology and steal nearly VND40 trillion (US$1.5 billion), the police revealed at a conference this week.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-is-the-most-sought-after-job-in-singapore https://vietnaminquirer.com/what-is-the-most-sought-after-job-in-singapore Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator What, the, most, sought-after, job, Singapore Teachers continued to rank as Singapore's most sought-after professionals in 2025, according to data released earlier this week by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/living-expenses-in-5-australian-states-hosting-top-ranked-universities https://vietnaminquirer.com/living-expenses-in-5-australian-states-hosting-top-ranked-universities Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Living, expenses, Australian, states, hosting, top-ranked, universities From Sydney to Perth, international students face monthly living costs of AU$1,500–4,200 (US$990 - 2,780), influenced by rent, utilities, food, transport, and local price differences.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-venezuelas-maduro-captured-in-large-scale-us-strike https://vietnaminquirer.com/trump-says-venezuelas-maduro-captured-in-large-scale-us-strike Sat, 03 Jan 2026 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Trump, says, Venezuelas, Maduro, captured, large, scale, strike President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. forces had captured Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro after launching a "large scale strike" on the South American country.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-considers-building-6th-desalination-plant-to-boost-water-supply https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-considers-building-6th-desalination-plant-to-boost-water-supply Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, considers, building, 6th, desalination, plant, boost, water, supply Singapore is studying the feasibility of building a sixth desalination plant underground to boost its water supply security.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-teen-girl-nearly-dies-of-paracetamol-poisoning-after-taking-8-tablets-for-headache https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-teen-girl-nearly-dies-of-paracetamol-poisoning-after-taking-8-tablets-for-headache Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, teen, girl, nearly, dies, paracetamol, poisoning, after, taking, tablets, for, headache A 14-year-old girl in the northern Phu Tho Province suffered acute drug poisoning after consuming eight 500 mg paracetamol tablets to treat a headache.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/father-and-son-detained-for-unleashing-aggressive-dog-to-attack-neighbor https://vietnaminquirer.com/father-and-son-detained-for-unleashing-aggressive-dog-to-attack-neighbor Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Father, and, son, detained, for, unleashing, aggressive, dog, attack, neighbor A man and his son in Hanoi have been detained for investigation after they released a dog to attack a neighbor during a confrontation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-warns-of-four-scam-trends-to-watch-in-2026 https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-warns-of-four-scam-trends-to-watch-in-2026 Sun, 28 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, warns, four, scam, trends, watch, 2026 Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has warned the public to prepare for four major scam trends expected to intensify in 2026, urging people to stay alert and avoid falling victim to online fraud.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/laos-and-thailand-open-new-mekong-bridge-cutting-distance-to-vietnam-by-150-km https://vietnaminquirer.com/laos-and-thailand-open-new-mekong-bridge-cutting-distance-to-vietnam-by-150-km Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Laos, and, Thailand, open, new, Mekong, bridge, cutting, distance, Vietnam, 150 The fifth Laos–Thailand Friendship Bridge spanning the Mekong River was inaugurated on Dec. 26, strengthening transport connectivity within the Mekong sub-region, particularly among Vietnam, Laos and Thailand.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/most-international-students-fear-for-visa-status-in-the-us https://vietnaminquirer.com/most-international-students-fear-for-visa-status-in-the-us Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Most, international, students, fear, for, visa, status, the Nearly nine in 10 international students in the United States are worried about the security of their visa status, amid mounting uncertainty over immigration policy, personal safety, and future prospects.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-is-home-to-the-worlds-fastest-sinking-city https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-country-is-home-to-the-worlds-fastest-sinking-city Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, country, home, the, worlds, fastest-sinking, city This city is sinking by up to 25 centimeters a year, faster than anywhere else on Earth.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-100000-vietnamese-die-each-year-from-tobacco-use https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-100000-vietnamese-die-each-year-from-tobacco-use Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, 100, 000, Vietnamese, die, each, year, from, tobacco, use The Ministry of Health estimates that tobacco use claims more than 100,000 lives in Vietnam each year, with annual healthcare costs and economic losses reaching approximately VND108 trillion (US$4.2 billion).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-and-cambodia-agree-to-immediate-ceasefire-joint-statement https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-and-cambodia-agree-to-immediate-ceasefire-joint-statement Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, and, Cambodia, agree, immediate, ceasefire:, joint, statement Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an "immediate" ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement issued by the Cambodian side, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-national-university-aims-to-be-among-asias-top-100-universities https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-national-university-aims-to-be-among-asias-top-100-universities Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, National, University, aims, among, Asias, top, 100, universities The Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM) aims to enter the top 100 higher education institutions in Asia by 2030.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/healthcare-spending-in-vietnam-hits-270-per-person-annually-and-keeps-rising https://vietnaminquirer.com/healthcare-spending-in-vietnam-hits-270-per-person-annually-and-keeps-rising Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Healthcare, spending, Vietnam, hits, 270, per, person, annually, and, keeps, rising Vietnam's average healthcare spending has reached about $270 per person annually (VND7.3 million), most of it on medication, and is projected to rise to $328 within the next three years, the Ministry of Health reported.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/9-dead-after-charity-groups-bus-overturns-in-northern-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/9-dead-after-charity-groups-bus-overturns-in-northern-vietnam Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator dead, after, charity, group’s, bus, overturns, northern, Vietnam A bus carrying a group of teachers on a charity trip from Hanoi overturned in Lao Cai's Phinh Ho Commune on Saturday morning, leaving 9 people dead and the other 9 injured, authorities said.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-has-17-million-seniors-but-only-enough-nursing-homes-for-3500 https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-has-17-million-seniors-but-only-enough-nursing-homes-for-3500 Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, has, 1.7, million, seniors, but, only, enough, nursing, homes, for, 3, 500 Ho Chi Minh City is aging far faster than expected, but its eldercare system is struggling to keep pace.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/surgeons-remove-30-cm-live-eel-from-mans-abdominal-cavity https://vietnaminquirer.com/surgeons-remove-30-cm-live-eel-from-mans-abdominal-cavity Sat, 27 Dec 2025 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Surgeons, remove, 30-cm, live, eel, from, mans, abdominal, cavity A 30-year-old man in China's Hunan Province narrowly survived a life-threatening ordeal after a 30-cm-long eel was found alive and moving inside his abdominal cavity.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/2025-in-pictures-a-world-tested-by-war-unrest-and-disaster https://vietnaminquirer.com/2025-in-pictures-a-world-tested-by-war-unrest-and-disaster Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 2025, pictures:, world, tested, war, unrest, and, disaster In 2025, history played out not just in headlines but on faces: in fear, anger, exhaustion and grief. From battlefields to city streets, these images trace a year when war, unrest and disaster pushed societies to their limits.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-417m-highway-cracks-open-after-historic-floods https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-417m-highway-cracks-open-after-historic-floods Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam’s, 417M, highway, cracks, open, after, historic, floods Wide cracks, warped pavement and leaning guardrails now scar the US$417 million Chi Thanh–Van Phong Expressway in Vietnam’s Dak Lak Province after historic floods in November, damaging sections as it nears completion.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/baby-dies-after-grandfather-falls-asleep-at-the-wheel-in-central-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/baby-dies-after-grandfather-falls-asleep-at-the-wheel-in-central-vietnam Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Baby, dies, after, grandfather, falls, asleep, the, wheel, central, Vietnam A nine-month-old baby was killed after his grandfather fell asleep while driving on an expressway linking Hue and Da Nang, causing the car to crash into a concrete median.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-rolls-out-ai-controlled-traffic-lights-across-key-downtown-streets https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-rolls-out-ai-controlled-traffic-lights-across-key-downtown-streets Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, rolls, out, AI-controlled, traffic, lights, across, key, downtown, streets Hanoi has begun rolling out AI-powered traffic lights on six major downtown streets, with city officials saying the system has lowered the number of stops vehicles must make along these routes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-peoples-army-steadfastly-advances-under-partys-glorious-flag https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-peoples-army-steadfastly-advances-under-partys-glorious-flag Sun, 21 Dec 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, People’s, Army, steadfastly, advances, under, Party’s, glorious, flag Under the Party’s glorious flag, the Vietnam People’s Army (VPA) has always been an absolutely loyal and trusted political force of the Party, the State and the people, Party General Secretary To Lam stated in an article released on the occasion of the VPA's 81st founding anniversary (December 22, 1944–2025).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/journey-of-a-23-year-old-ceo-resilience-forged-by-startup-setbacks https://vietnaminquirer.com/journey-of-a-23-year-old-ceo-resilience-forged-by-startup-setbacks Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Journey, 23-year-old, CEO:, Resilience, forged, startup, setbacks Le Thi Minh Yen, a CEO born in 2002 and pursuing her startup aspirations, successfully regained her professional direction and confidence as a Lionhearted leader after several setbacks.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-gateway-interchange-completion-to-be-delayed-by-6-months https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-gateway-interchange-completion-to-be-delayed-by-6-months Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, gateway, interchange, completion, delayed, months Ho Chi Minh City has delayed the completion of the An Phu Interchange at its eastern gateway from the end of this year as planned to the second quarter of 2026.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/air-quality-in-ho-chi-minh-city-deteriorates-in-2025 https://vietnaminquirer.com/air-quality-in-ho-chi-minh-city-deteriorates-in-2025 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Air, quality, Chi, Minh, City, deteriorates, 2025 Air quality in Ho Chi Minh City has shown signs of decline in 2025 compared to previous years, driven primarily by rising fine dust pollution and traffic.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-countrys-name-means-place-of-peace https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-southeast-asian-countrys-name-means-place-of-peace Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, Southeast, Asian, countrys, name, means, place, peace The full name of this country means "Abode of Peace," and its political system is unique in Southeast Asia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-punish-scammers-with-up-to-24-strokes-of-the-cane-from-dec-30 https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-to-punish-scammers-with-up-to-24-strokes-of-the-cane-from-dec-30 Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, punish, scammers, with, strokes, the, cane, from, Dec Singapore's government said Friday that scammers will face mandatory caning of up to 24 strokes from Dec. 30, under changes to criminal law to deter surging fraud cases.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/3-killed-in-taipei-metro-attacks-suspect-dead https://vietnaminquirer.com/3-killed-in-taipei-metro-attacks-suspect-dead Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator killed, Taipei, metro, attacks, suspect, dead Attacks at metro stations in Taipei on Friday involving smoke bombs and stabbings killed at least three people, the Taiwanese city's fire department said, adding that the suspect was also dead.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/restaurant-staff-save-78-year-old-regular-after-he-stops-showing-up https://vietnaminquirer.com/restaurant-staff-save-78-year-old-regular-after-he-stops-showing-up Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Restaurant, staff, save, 78-year-old, regular, after, stops, showing A longtime diner's unexplained absence set off alarm bells at a Florida restaurant, and ended with a chef saving his life.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-motorcyclists-crawl-under-container-truck-to-escape-traffic-in-viral-clip https://vietnaminquirer.com/indonesia-motorcyclists-crawl-under-container-truck-to-escape-traffic-in-viral-clip Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Indonesia, motorcyclists, crawl, under, container, truck, escape, traffic, viral, clip A viral video circulating on Indonesian social media shows motorcyclists taking extreme risks to escape a traffic jam by crawling under a container truck stopped at a red light.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/anything-is-possible-couple-wins-lottery-jackpot-twice-for-26m https://vietnaminquirer.com/anything-is-possible-couple-wins-lottery-jackpot-twice-for-26m Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Anything, possible:, Couple, wins, lottery, jackpot, twice, for, 2.6M Richard Davies, 49, and his wife Faye Stevenson-Davies, 43, have become two-time National Lottery millionaires, beating staggering one-in-24-trillion odds.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-trails-singapore-australia-and-germany-to-rank-4th-in-health-self-care-readiness https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-trails-singapore-australia-and-germany-to-rank-4th-in-health-self-care-readiness Sat, 20 Dec 2025 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, trails, Singapore, Australia, and, Germany, rank, 4th, health, self-care, readiness Vietnam ranks fourth in international comparisons for self-care readiness, with an overall score of 3.04 out of 4, behind only Singapore, Australia and Germany, according to a recent study.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-shuts-thailand-border-crossings-over-deadly-fighting https://vietnaminquirer.com/cambodia-shuts-thailand-border-crossings-over-deadly-fighting Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Cambodia, shuts, Thailand, border, crossings, over, deadly, fighting Cambodia shut its border crossings with Thailand on Saturday, after Bangkok denied U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that a truce had been agreed to end days of deadly fighting.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-countries-attract-the-most-american-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-countries-attract-the-most-american-students Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, countries, attract, the, most, American, students While the United States remains the top global destination for international students, hundreds of thousands of American students are also choosing to study abroad each year, with the vast majority heading to Europe.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/first-look-inside-hanois-noi-bai-airport-after-190m-upgrade https://vietnaminquirer.com/first-look-inside-hanois-noi-bai-airport-after-190m-upgrade Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator First, look, inside, Hanois, Noi, Bai, Airport, after, 190M, upgrade Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport has unveiled a newly upgraded terminal after a nearly US$190 million expansion, adding automated check-in, biometric security screening and faster baggage processing to improve passenger flow.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-send-1500-students-overseas-each-year-to-study-ai-semiconductors https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-send-1500-students-overseas-each-year-to-study-ai-semiconductors Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, send, 1, 500, students, overseas, each, year, study, AI, semiconductors Vietnam is set to send around 1,500 students abroad each year under a government-backed program targeting strategic fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, defense and medicine.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-teenager-suffers-kidney-failure-falls-into-coma-after-vaping https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-teenager-suffers-kidney-failure-falls-into-coma-after-vaping Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, teenager, suffers, kidney, failure, falls, into, coma, after, vaping A 19-year-old university student in Hanoi collapsed, convulsed, and fell into a coma suffering from acute kidney failure after taking just a few puffs of an electronic cigarette with friends.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/healthcare-and-technical-roles-poised-to-drive-australias-job-growth-to-2035 https://vietnaminquirer.com/healthcare-and-technical-roles-poised-to-drive-australias-job-growth-to-2035 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Healthcare, and, technical, roles, poised, drive, Australias, job, growth, 2035 The healthcare and social assistance industry is set to lead Australia's job market transformation, expected to account for more than one-fifth of all jobs in the nation by 2035.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-probes-unlicensed-linkage-programs-involving-uks-liverpool-john-moores-university https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-probes-unlicensed-linkage-programs-involving-uks-liverpool-john-moores-university Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, probes, unlicensed, linkage, programs, involving, UKs, Liverpool, John, Moores, University Vietnam's Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) has announced it is considering a comprehensive inspection of the London College for Design and Fashion (LCDF – Hanoi) following indications of regulatory violations in its university-linked training programs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-new-pedestrian-bridges-set-to-transform-ho-chi-minh-citys-central-riverfront https://vietnaminquirer.com/two-new-pedestrian-bridges-set-to-transform-ho-chi-minh-citys-central-riverfront Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Two, new, pedestrian, bridges, set, transform, Chi, Minh, Citys, central, riverfront Ho Chi Minh City is moving ahead with plans to build two new pedestrian bridges along the Saigon River, linking Nguyen Hue and Thai Van Lung streets to Bach Dang Wharf to improve walkability and ease traffic pressure along the city’s central riverfront.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-is-running-out-of-teachers-and-students-are-being-asked-to-replace-them https://vietnaminquirer.com/australia-is-running-out-of-teachers-and-students-are-being-asked-to-replace-them Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australia, running, out, teachers, and, students, are, being, asked, replace, them Australia is facing one of its worst teacher shortages in decades, with public schools increasingly relying on university students who have not yet qualified to keep classrooms running.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/gunmen-kill-9-people-at-sydneys-bondi-beach https://vietnaminquirer.com/gunmen-kill-9-people-at-sydneys-bondi-beach Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Gunmen, kill, people, Sydneys, Bondi, Beach Two gunmen shot dead nine people on Sunday at Sydney’s Bondi Beach, police said. One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second arrested.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-students-pay-over-30000-to-study-with-uk-college-only-to-find-diploma-invalid-in-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-students-pay-over-30000-to-study-with-uk-college-only-to-find-diploma-invalid-in-vietnam Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, students, pay, over, 30, 000, study, with, college, only, find, diploma, invalid, Vietnam Dozens of students at the Hanoi branch of the London College for Design & Fashion (LCDF) have been shocked to discover that their U.K. top-up bachelor's degrees are not recognized by Vietnamese authorities.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-dental-worker-jailed-for-secretly-photographing-female-patients-chests https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-dental-worker-jailed-for-secretly-photographing-female-patients-chests Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, dental, worker, jailed, for, secretly, photographing, female, patients, chests A former dental imaging technician in Singapore has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for secretly taking and distributing sensitive photographs of female patients over a three-year period.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-factories-to-trash-fires-what-are-poisoning-hanois-air https://vietnaminquirer.com/from-factories-to-trash-fires-what-are-poisoning-hanois-air Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator From, factories, trash, fires:, What, are, poisoning, Hanois, air Air pollution in Hanoi is driven not only by winter temperature inversions but also by dense traffic, nonstop construction, spontaneous trash burning and industrial emissions.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/15000-workers-rush-to-prepare-vietnams-long-thanh-airport-for-first-flight https://vietnaminquirer.com/15000-workers-rush-to-prepare-vietnams-long-thanh-airport-for-first-flight Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 15, 000, workers, rush, prepare, Vietnams, Long, Thanh, Airport, for, first, flight Vietnam is racing toward a major milestone at Long Thanh International Airport, with more than 15,000 workers mobilized to prepare for the airport's first flight on Dec. 19.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-ban-sparks-concern-over-lack-of-land-for-ev-charging-stations-parking-gasoline-motorbikes https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-ban-sparks-concern-over-lack-of-land-for-ev-charging-stations-parking-gasoline-motorbikes Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, ban, sparks, concern, over, lack, land, for, charging, stations, parking, gasoline, motorbikes The lack of parking space for hundreds of thousands of gasoline motorbikes entering Ring Road 1 in Hanoi downtown and for electric vehicle charging stations is a huge hurdle to the city's plans to restrict the former.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-designates-lee-kuan-yews-home-national-monument-overruling-family-objections https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-designates-lee-kuan-yews-home-national-monument-overruling-family-objections Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, designates, Lee, Kuan, Yews, home, national, monument, overruling, family, objections Singapore's government on Friday gazetted as a national monument the former home of founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew, a site long at the center of a bitter family dispute among his children.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-launches-12b-push-to-lure-global-talent-amid-us-visa-shakeup https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-launches-12b-push-to-lure-global-talent-amid-us-visa-shakeup Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canada, launches, 1.2B, push, lure, global, talent, amid, visa, shakeup Canada has launched a CAN$1.7 billion (US$1.2 billion) program to recruit leading global researchers, part of the effort to poach intellectual talent looking to leave the United States because of President Donald Trump's policies.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-aims-to-make-long-thanh-southeast-asias-leading-aviation-hub https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-aims-to-make-long-thanh-southeast-asias-leading-aviation-hub Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, aims, make, Long, Thanh, Southeast, Asias, leading, aviation, hub The Vietnamese government has issued a directive to accelerate the development of Long Thanh International Airport, aiming to establish it as the most attractive and competitive aviation destination in Southeast Asia, with the ultimate goal of surpassing current regional leaders.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-students-enrollments-in-germany-hit-all-time-high https://vietnaminquirer.com/international-students-enrollments-in-germany-hit-all-time-high Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator International, students, enrollments, Germany, hit, all-time, high Germany is seeing a record surge in international students in the 2024–2025 academic year, as more young people seek affordable, high-quality education and the chance to work after graduation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-ranks-among-worlds-10-most-polluted-cities-as-air-quality-hits-unhealthy-levels-saturday https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-ranks-among-worlds-10-most-polluted-cities-as-air-quality-hits-unhealthy-levels-saturday Sat, 13 Dec 2025 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, ranks, among, worlds, most, polluted, cities, air, quality, hits, unhealthy, levels, Saturday Ho Chi Minh City repeatedly ranked among the world’s 10 most polluted cities on Saturday, as thick haze blanketed large parts of the city and air quality reached levels considered unhealthy for the general population.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tropical-depression-to-enter-east-sea-tomorrow https://vietnaminquirer.com/tropical-depression-to-enter-east-sea-tomorrow Sun, 07 Dec 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tropical, depression, enter, East, Sea, tomorrow A tropical depression is forecast to enter the East Sea on Monday and then shift slightly southward as it interacts with cold air.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-purposeful-play-nurtures-child-development-in-early-years-at-bis-hanoi https://vietnaminquirer.com/how-purposeful-play-nurtures-child-development-in-early-years-at-bis-hanoi Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator How, purposeful, play, nurtures, child, development, early, years, BIS, Hanoi At the British International School (BIS) Hanoi, Early Years classrooms are structured environments designed to facilitate exploration, imagination, creativity, and purposeful movement for young learners.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-shuts-down-key-central-streets-for-weekend-marathon-event https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-shuts-down-key-central-streets-for-weekend-marathon-event Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator HCMC, shuts, down, key, central, streets, for, weekend, marathon, event Ho Chi Minh City will implement traffic adjustments across multiple central streets Saturday and Sunday to accommodate an international marathon event.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-phu-quoc-relies-on-a-single-undersea-cable-for-70-of-its-power-a-vulnerability-exposed-by-recent-outage https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-phu-quoc-relies-on-a-single-undersea-cable-for-70-of-its-power-a-vulnerability-exposed-by-recent-outage Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, Phu, Quoc, relies, single, undersea, cable, for, 70, its, power, vulnerability, exposed, recent, outage Phu Quoc's boom as a tourist hotspot has taken a hit the past week when a construction accident knocked out its main source of electricity, a 110 kV submarine cable that supplies about 70% of the island's power.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/teen-girl-jumps-10-m-to-survive-hcmc-restaurant-fire-that-killed-4 https://vietnaminquirer.com/teen-girl-jumps-10-m-to-survive-hcmc-restaurant-fire-that-killed-4 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Teen, girl, jumps, survive, HCMC, restaurant, fire, that, killed An 18-year-old female staff member survived a predawn fire that killed four people in downtown Ho Chi Minh City on Friday by jumping more than ten meters from a third-floor window to escape the suffocating blaze.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-judges-may-serve-in-vietnams-new-court-for-international-financial-disputes https://vietnaminquirer.com/foreign-judges-may-serve-in-vietnams-new-court-for-international-financial-disputes Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Foreign, judges, may, serve, Vietnams, new, court, for, international, financial, disputes Vietnam is moving to establish a Specialized Court in its planned international financial centers, and for the first time, foreign judges could be appointed to help resolve complex investment and business disputes.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-workers-suffer-highest-rate-of-workplace-accidents-in-japan-amid-record-surge https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-workers-suffer-highest-rate-of-workplace-accidents-in-japan-amid-record-surge Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, workers, suffer, highest, rate, workplace, accidents, Japan, amid, record, surge More than 6,000 foreign workers were injured or killed in workplace accidents in Japan last year, with Vietnamese nationals recording the highest number of casualties at nearly 1,600 cases.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vingroup-offers-to-build-can-gio-vung-tau-bridge-to-slash-travel-time-to-10-minutes https://vietnaminquirer.com/vingroup-offers-to-build-can-gio-vung-tau-bridge-to-slash-travel-time-to-10-minutes Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vingroup, offers, build, Can, Gio, –, Vung, Tau, bridge, slash, travel, time, minutes A Can Gio – Vung Tau sea road spanning more than 14 km with bridge and tunnel that will reduce travel time to just 10 minutes is estimated to cost over VND104 trillion (US$3.94 billion).]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-goes-from-academic-crisis-to-microsoft-engineer-after-8000-internship https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-goes-from-academic-crisis-to-microsoft-engineer-after-8000-internship Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, student, goes, from, academic, crisis, Microsoft, engineer, after, 8, 000, internship Thach Quynh Anh once juggled three unpaid internships at the same time, sleeping only 3–4 hours a day as she tried to keep up.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-plan-to-charge-1233-per-international-student-triggers-major-backlash https://vietnaminquirer.com/uk-plan-to-charge-1233-per-international-student-triggers-major-backlash Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator plan, charge, 1, 233, per, international, student, triggers, major, backlash A new U.K. proposal would charge universities £925 (US$1,233) a year for every international student they enroll, a change experts warn could drive up tuition, shrink enrollment and strain university finances nationwide.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vinfuture-2025-grand-prize-honors-scientists-for-discoveries-development-of-hpv-vaccines https://vietnaminquirer.com/vinfuture-2025-grand-prize-honors-scientists-for-discoveries-development-of-hpv-vaccines Sat, 06 Dec 2025 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator VinFuture, 2025, Grand, Prize, honors, scientists, for, discoveries, development, HPV, vaccines The VinFuture Foundation officially announced the laureates of the VinFuture Prizes 2025 at a ceremony in Hanoi on Dec. 5.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-who-once-failed-college-exam-lands-93000-role-at-us-government-agency https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-who-once-failed-college-exam-lands-93000-role-at-us-government-agency Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, student, who, once, failed, college, exam, lands, 93, 000, role, government, agency Tran Thanh Nhan Duc failed his university entrance exam, a shocking failure that set him on study mission to secure a US$93,000-a-year fellowship with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tropical-depression-heading-north-into-east-sea-unprecedented https://vietnaminquirer.com/tropical-depression-heading-north-into-east-sea-unprecedented Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tropical, depression, heading, north, into, East, Sea, unprecedented A tropical depression that formed near the equator and tracked north into the East Sea has been described by Vietnamese meteorologists as an unprecedented event in modern weather records.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/authorities-probe-corruption-and-negligence-in-hong-kongs-deadliest-fire-in-decades https://vietnaminquirer.com/authorities-probe-corruption-and-negligence-in-hong-kongs-deadliest-fire-in-decades Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Authorities, probe, corruption, and, negligence, Hong, Kong’s, deadliest, fire, decades Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-indonesia-begin-clean-up-after-massive-floods-kill-over-400 https://vietnaminquirer.com/thailand-indonesia-begin-clean-up-after-massive-floods-kill-over-400 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Thailand, Indonesia, begin, clean-up, after, massive, floods, kill, over, 400 The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Southeast Asia climbed past 400 on Saturday as clean-up and search-and-rescue operations got underway in Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/billionaire-doctors-who-turn-their-medical-degrees-into-empires https://vietnaminquirer.com/billionaire-doctors-who-turn-their-medical-degrees-into-empires Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Billionaire, doctors, who, turn, their, medical, degrees, into, empires Most doctors spend decades repaying medical school debt. A rare few turn medicine into a multibillion-dollar business.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-trump-era-ai-boom-and-southeast-asia-extreme-weather-10-events-that-defined-the-world-in-2025 https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-trump-era-ai-boom-and-southeast-asia-extreme-weather-10-events-that-defined-the-world-in-2025 Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator New, Trump, era, boom, and, Southeast, Asia, extreme, weather:, events, that, defined, the, world, 2025 Donald Trump's return to power, a ceasefire in Gaza and massive investments in artificial intelligence: Here are 10 events that defined 2025.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/storm-koto-leaves-1-dead-3-missing-in-central-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/storm-koto-leaves-1-dead-3-missing-in-central-vietnam Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Storm, Koto, leaves, dead, missing, central, Vietnam Koto, the 15th storm entering the East Sea, has left one person dead and three missing in south central Vietnam, the Vietnam Disaster and Dyke Management Authority (VDDMA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment has reported.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-wakes-up-to-toxic-air-as-real-time-monitoring-portal-goes-offline https://vietnaminquirer.com/hanoi-wakes-up-to-toxic-air-as-real-time-monitoring-portal-goes-offline Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Hanoi, wakes, toxic, air, real-time, monitoring, portal, goes, offline Hanoi was blanketed in hazardous smog Sunday morning as air-quality levels spiked into the “very unhealthy” range across the capital and much of northern Vietnam, the first severe pollution episode of the 2025–2026 winter.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-airlines-complete-airbus-software-fix-as-a320-fleet-returns-to-service https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-airlines-complete-airbus-software-fix-as-a320-fleet-returns-to-service Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:08 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, airlines, complete, Airbus, software, fix, A320, fleet, returns, service Vietnam's major carriers have finished updating critical flight-control software on their Airbus A320 and A321 jets, clearing the aircraft to resume normal operations ahead of a tight deadline on Nov. 30 set by European regulators.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/power-outage-hits-phu-quoc-after-undersea-cable-snaps-thousands-still-in-the-dark https://vietnaminquirer.com/power-outage-hits-phu-quoc-after-undersea-cable-snaps-thousands-still-in-the-dark Sun, 30 Nov 2025 20:00:07 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Power, outage, hits, Phu, Quoc, after, undersea, cable, snaps, thousands, still, the, dark Tens of thousands of homes and resorts on Phu Quoc were thrown into a sudden blackout after the island’s Ha Tien–Phu Quoc undersea power cable broke on Saturday, triggering one of the most disruptive outages in recent years.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-number-in-us-reaches-all-time-high https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-student-number-in-us-reaches-all-time-high Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, student, number, reaches, all-time, high Nearly 25,600 Vietnamese students studied at U.S. higher education institutions during the past school year, marking the highest number ever recorded and establishing Vietnam as the fifth-largest source of international students in the U.S.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/flood-death-toll-in-central-vietnam-rises-to-72 https://vietnaminquirer.com/flood-death-toll-in-central-vietnam-rises-to-72 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Flood, death, toll, central, Vietnam, rises At least 72 people have died after days of severe flooding across central Vietnam, the latest update on Saturday afternoon showed, an increase of 17 fatalities since the morning report.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/flood-death-toll-in-central-vietnam-climbs-to-90 https://vietnaminquirer.com/flood-death-toll-in-central-vietnam-climbs-to-90 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Flood, death, toll, central, Vietnam, climbs At least 90 people have died after several days of severe flooding across central Vietnam, with Dak Lak Province reporting the highest number of fatalities at 63.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-residents-send-urgent-relief-supplies-to-flood-hit-central-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-residents-send-urgent-relief-supplies-to-flood-hit-central-vietnam Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator HCMC, residents, send, urgent, relief, supplies, flood-hit, central, Vietnam People across Ho Chi Minh City packed metro stations, public offices, and apartment complexes with donated clothing, food, and essential goods to support communities ravaged by severe flooding and landslides in south-central provinces.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/houses-collapse-in-vietnams-flood-prone-dak-lak https://vietnaminquirer.com/houses-collapse-in-vietnams-flood-prone-dak-lak Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:10 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Houses, collapse, Vietnams, flood-prone, Dak, Lak Numerous homes in Hoa Thinh Commune, one of central Dak Lak province’s most severely flooded areas, were destroyed, with furniture and personal belongings washed away.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/houses-for-flood-hit-families-must-be-rebuilt-before-tet-pm https://vietnaminquirer.com/houses-for-flood-hit-families-must-be-rebuilt-before-tet-pm Sun, 23 Nov 2025 20:00:09 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Houses, for, flood-hit, families, must, rebuilt, before, Tet: Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has directed authorities to rebuild houses destroyed by the central region’s floods, ordering instant temporary shelter and full reconstruction finished before the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) in February.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-leads-asia-in-english-proficiency https://vietnaminquirer.com/which-country-leads-asia-in-english-proficiency Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Which, country, leads, Asia, English, proficiency In the English Proficiency Index (EPI) 2025 released by Education First (EF), 25 Asian countries and territories are ranked.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/popeyes-singapore-suspends-fish-burger-over-mold-complaint https://vietnaminquirer.com/popeyes-singapore-suspends-fish-burger-over-mold-complaint Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Popeyes, Singapore, suspends, fish, burger, over, mold, complaint Popeyes Singapore has suspended its limited-edition Poppy Fish Burger across all outlets after a customer discovered mold on her bun at the Orchard Xchange branch, prompting a full investigation.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-changi-airport-sees-record-rebound-with-nearly-58-million-passengers-in-2025 https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-changi-airport-sees-record-rebound-with-nearly-58-million-passengers-in-2025 Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, Changi, Airport, sees, record, rebound, with, nearly, million, passengers, 2025 Changi Airport is soaring past its pre-pandemic benchmarks, recording more than 5.8 million passengers in October, a 3.4% rise from a year earlier and one of its strongest months since global travel fully reopened.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/stavian-industrial-metal-advances-global-integration-of-vietnams-industrial-metals-sector https://vietnaminquirer.com/stavian-industrial-metal-advances-global-integration-of-vietnams-industrial-metals-sector Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Stavian, Industrial, Metal, advances, global, integration, Vietnams, industrial, metals, sector Stavian Industrial Metal is strengthening Vietnam's industrial competitiveness by enhancing distribution capacity, market access, and technical expertise amid rising global requirements for quality, sustainability, and trade compliance.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/residents-rush-into-massive-cleanup-in-nha-trang-quy-nhon-as-devastating-floods-start-receding-in-central-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/residents-rush-into-massive-cleanup-in-nha-trang-quy-nhon-as-devastating-floods-start-receding-in-central-vietnam Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Residents, rush, into, massive, cleanup, Nha, Trang, Quy, Nhon, devastating, floods, start, receding, central, Vietnam Cars lay damaged on the streets, household items were coated in mud, and residents in Nha Trang and Quy Nhon rushed to clean up after floodwaters receded on Friday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-dismantles-ring-smuggling-12-tons-of-drugs-from-golden-triangle https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-dismantles-ring-smuggling-12-tons-of-drugs-from-golden-triangle Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, dismantles, ring, smuggling, 1.2, tons, drugs, from, Golden, Triangle Vietnamese police have dismantled a major transnational drug trafficking network, arresting 13 suspects and seizing 777 kg of synthetic narcotics, the Ministry of Public Security's Drug Crime Investigation Police Department announced Thursday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-rises-to-55-in-central-vietnam-flooding-as-river-levels-start-dropping https://vietnaminquirer.com/death-toll-rises-to-55-in-central-vietnam-flooding-as-river-levels-start-dropping Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Death, toll, rises, central, Vietnam, flooding, river, levels, start, dropping The death toll from widespread flooding and landslides across central Vietnam has climbed to 55 people, with 13 others still missing, authorities confirmed on Saturday.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-vietnams-traffic-routes-crippled-as-floods-and-landslides-shut-mountain-passes https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-vietnams-traffic-routes-crippled-as-floods-and-landslides-shut-mountain-passes Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Central, Vietnams, traffic, routes, crippled, floods, and, landslides, shut, mountain, passes Traffic across central Vietnam has been thrown into chaos, with flooding and landslides choking major highways and leaving vehicles backed up for tens of kilometers on Nov. 22.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-gang-steal-motorbikes-in-5-seconds https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-gang-steal-motorbikes-in-5-seconds Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, gang, steal, motorbikes, seconds Police in central Vietnam have dismantled a group of thieves accused of stealing motorbikes in mere seconds across Nghe An and Ha Tinh provinces in the central region.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/homes-shops-and-neighborhoods-in-wreckage-after-days-of-deep-floods-in-central-vietnam https://vietnaminquirer.com/homes-shops-and-neighborhoods-in-wreckage-after-days-of-deep-floods-in-central-vietnam Sat, 22 Nov 2025 20:00:22 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Homes, shops, and, neighborhoods, wreckage, after, days, deep, floods, central, Vietnam In Dak Lak Province, the hardest hit by days-long flooding in central Vietnam, many homes remain under water and mud, roads shredded, and shops left in ruins, a snapshot of the devastation across central Vietnam’s basin region.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-foreign-language-students-say-ai-wont-replace-their-jobs-anytime-soon https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-foreign-language-students-say-ai-wont-replace-their-jobs-anytime-soon Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, foreign-language, students, say, wont, replace, their, jobs, anytime, soon Foreign-language students in Vietnam say they are not worried about losing jobs to AI, even as automation reshapes parts of their field and dominates conversations at university job fairs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/storms-and-rising-seas-topple-bars-sweep-away-8-km-beach-in-hoi-an https://vietnaminquirer.com/storms-and-rising-seas-topple-bars-sweep-away-8-km-beach-in-hoi-an Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Storms, and, rising, seas, topple, bars, sweep, away, 8-km, beach, Hoi A series of powerful storms, compounded by heavy rain and rising sea levels, ravaged central Vietnam in recent months, causing severe erosion along nearly 8 km of coastline between Cua Dai and An Bang beaches in Hoi An.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/japanese-woman-holds-wedding-with-ai-companion-she-created-using-chatgpt https://vietnaminquirer.com/japanese-woman-holds-wedding-with-ai-companion-she-created-using-chatgpt Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Japanese, woman, holds, wedding, with, companion, she, created, using, ChatGPT A 32-year-old office worker in Japan has held a wedding ceremony with an AI persona she created using ChatGPT, a digital companion named Klaus who exists only on her smartphone.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/medic-accused-of-breaking-clients-bones-to-help-fake-insurance-claims https://vietnaminquirer.com/medic-accused-of-breaking-clients-bones-to-help-fake-insurance-claims Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:14 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Medic, accused, breaking, clients, bones, help, fake, insurance, claims A former healthcare worker and four accomplices in northern Vietnam are accused of running a "cruel and inhumane" insurance fraud ring that involved intentionally breaking clients' bones to stage fake accidents.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/10-lessons-learned-from-a-driver-surviving-a-crumpled-car-accident https://vietnaminquirer.com/10-lessons-learned-from-a-driver-surviving-a-crumpled-car-accident Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator lessons, learned, from, driver, surviving, crumpled, car, accident The driver in a now-viral crash being able to escape from a completely crumpled car was not only a matter of luck—preparation must have played a crucial role.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/drivers-in-hanoi-are-hiding-their-license-plates-to-evade-ai-traffic-cameras https://vietnaminquirer.com/drivers-in-hanoi-are-hiding-their-license-plates-to-evade-ai-traffic-cameras Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Drivers, Hanoi, are, hiding, their, license, plates, evade, traffic, cameras As Hanoi expands its AI traffic camera network, many motorbike drivers are covering or altering their license plates to evade fines, a trend that is sparking concerns about safety and enforcement.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/this-fully-working-gold-toilet-could-sell-for-more-than-10m https://vietnaminquirer.com/this-fully-working-gold-toilet-could-sell-for-more-than-10m Sun, 16 Nov 2025 20:00:11 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator This, fully, working, gold, toilet, could, sell, for, more, than, 10M A toilet made of 18-karat gold and weighing 100 kilograms is going under the hammer this month, and yes, it actually works.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-man-arrested-for-spreading-malware-messages-in-hanoi-to-hack-bank-accounts https://vietnaminquirer.com/chinese-man-arrested-for-spreading-malware-messages-in-hanoi-to-hack-bank-accounts Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chinese, man, arrested, for, spreading, malware, messages, Hanoi, hack, bank, accounts Hanoi police have apprehended a Chinese national accused of operating a sophisticated scheme that hijacked 4G and 5G mobile networks across crowded areas to steal victims' bank account credentials.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-university-student-arrested-after-walking-naked-on-campus https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-university-student-arrested-after-walking-naked-on-campus Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, university, student, arrested, after, walking, naked, campus A 22-year-old Nanyang Technological University (NTU) student was arrested after walking naked on campus.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/309m-in-assets-seized-in-thailand-temple-embezzlement-case https://vietnaminquirer.com/309m-in-assets-seized-in-thailand-temple-embezzlement-case Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator 309M, assets, seized, Thailand, temple, embezzlement, case The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has seized more than 10 billion baht (US$309 million) worth of land, vehicles, and other assets in a sweeping corruption probe linked to Wat Phra Bat Nam Phu in Lopburi Province.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-blood-reserves-plunge-hospital-urges-donation https://vietnaminquirer.com/ho-chi-minh-city-blood-reserves-plunge-hospital-urges-donation Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Chi, Minh, City, blood, reserves, plunge, hospital, urges, donation Ho Chi Minh City's blood reserves have fallen to just half of the safe level, prompting the city's Blood Transfusion and Hematology Hospital to issue an urgent call for donations to secure supplies for emergency care and lifesaving treatments.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-student-visa-priority-processing-slashes-wait-time-to-minimum-of-one-week https://vietnaminquirer.com/australian-student-visa-priority-processing-slashes-wait-time-to-minimum-of-one-week Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Australian, student, visa, priority, processing, slashes, wait, time, minimum, one, week Australia has announced that processing times for student visas will range from one to 12 weeks, depending on the group of institutions, replacing the previous system which did not specify exact timelines.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-reopen-international-airport-after-half-year-closure-for-major-upgrade https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnam-to-reopen-international-airport-after-half-year-closure-for-major-upgrade Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnam, reopen, international, airport, after, half-year, closure, for, major, upgrade After nearly six months of closure for major upgrades, Vinh International Airport in central Vietnam's Nghe An is set to reopen on Dec. 19 with improved runways and terminal facilities.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/car-crashes-into-multiple-motorbikes-hitting-foreign-pedestrian-in-vung-tau https://vietnaminquirer.com/car-crashes-into-multiple-motorbikes-hitting-foreign-pedestrian-in-vung-tau Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:23 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Car, crashes, into, multiple, motorbikes, hitting, foreign, pedestrian, Vung, Tau A car plowed into five parked motorbikes before striking and injuring a foreign pedestrian on a sidewalk in Vung Tau beach town in southern Vietnam on Friday afternoon.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-biggest-ever-forex-scam-mastermind-mr-hunter-arrested-in-philippines https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnams-biggest-ever-forex-scam-mastermind-mr-hunter-arrested-in-philippines Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnams, biggest-ever, forex, scam, mastermind, Mr., Hunter, arrested, Philippines Vietnamese wanted fugitive Le Khac Ngo, also known as Mr. Hunter, the suspected mastermind behind a VND5.3-trillion (US$208 million) fraud ring, has been arrested in the Philippines and will be extradited to Vietnam.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-745b-airport-near-hanoi-aimed-to-reshape-northern-vietnams-aviation-network https://vietnaminquirer.com/new-745b-airport-near-hanoi-aimed-to-reshape-northern-vietnams-aviation-network Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:21 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator New, 7.45B, airport, near, Hanoi, aimed, reshape, northern, Vietnams, aviation, network Vietnam's construction minister says the proposed Gia Binh International Airport will anchor a new growth hub east of Hanoi, ease chronic pressure on overloaded Noi Bai and reshape the capital region's aviation network under a dual-hub model.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-public-bicycles-popularity-ebbs-operator-to-offer-electric-option https://vietnaminquirer.com/hcmc-public-bicycles-popularity-ebbs-operator-to-offer-electric-option Sat, 15 Nov 2025 20:00:20 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator HCMC, public, bicycles, popularity, ebbs, operator, offer, electric, option Ho Chi Minh City's public bicycle service has seen a steady decline in use in the last four years, and its investors plan to introduce electric bicycles to offer greater convenience.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippines-halts-search-for-typhoon-kalmaegi-dead-as-huge-new-storm-nears https://vietnaminquirer.com/philippines-halts-search-for-typhoon-kalmaegi-dead-as-huge-new-storm-nears Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:00:19 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Philippines, halts, search, for, Typhoon, Kalmaegi, dead, huge, new, storm, nears Rescue work was suspended and preemptive evacuations began Saturday as Typhoon Fung-wong bore down on the Philippines, days after another storm killed at least 204 people.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/10-years-old-and-uncoached-vietnamese-girl-scores-85-in-ielts https://vietnaminquirer.com/10-years-old-and-uncoached-vietnamese-girl-scores-85-in-ielts Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:00:18 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator years, old, and, uncoached, Vietnamese, girl, scores, 8.5, IELTS A 10-year-old girl in Ho Chi Minh City has achieved an overall IELTS score of 8.5 in her first attempt, despite never learning at an English center or hiring a tutor.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tourists-lift-their-feet-and-beers-as-bui-vien-walking-street-goes-underwater-in-ho-chi-minh-city https://vietnaminquirer.com/tourists-lift-their-feet-and-beers-as-bui-vien-walking-street-goes-underwater-in-ho-chi-minh-city Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:00:17 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tourists, lift, their, feet, and, beers, Bui, Vien, walking, street, goes, underwater, Chi, Minh, City Tourists and locals were caught ankle-deep in water on Bui Vien walking street on Saturday night as heavy rain and high tides combined to flood one of Ho Chi Minh City’s busiest nightlife hubs.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/railway-collapses-into-river-after-typhoon-kalmaegi-disrupting-thousands-of-passengers https://vietnaminquirer.com/railway-collapses-into-river-after-typhoon-kalmaegi-disrupting-thousands-of-passengers Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:00:16 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Railway, collapses, into, river, after, Typhoon, Kalmaegi, disrupting, thousands, passengers Torrential rains brought by Typhoon Kalmaegi caused the foundation of the railway connecting Dak Lak and Gia Lai provinces in central Vietnam to collapse into a river, halting train services and disrupting travel for thousands of passengers.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/typhoon-fung-wong-intensifies-set-to-enter-vietnams-waters-tomorrow https://vietnaminquirer.com/typhoon-fung-wong-intensifies-set-to-enter-vietnams-waters-tomorrow Sun, 09 Nov 2025 20:00:15 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Typhoon, Fung, Wong, intensifies, set, enter, Vietnams, waters, tomorrow Typhoon Fung Wong has intensified 18 hours after its formation, packing maximum winds of up to 183 kph, and is forecast to enter the East Sea (South China Sea) tomorrow morning as the 14th storm of the year in this area.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-50-hospitalized-after-eating-from-banh-mi-shop-in-ho-chi-minh-city https://vietnaminquirer.com/over-50-hospitalized-after-eating-from-banh-mi-shop-in-ho-chi-minh-city Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:33 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Over, hospitalized, after, eating, from, banh, shop, Chi, Minh, City More than 50 people in Ho Chi Minh City have been hospitalized with vomiting and severe stomach pain after eating banh mi from a local shop.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/nvidia-commits-1m-in-ai-scholarships-to-vietnamese-students https://vietnaminquirer.com/nvidia-commits-1m-in-ai-scholarships-to-vietnamese-students Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:32 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Nvidia, commits, 1M, scholarships, Vietnamese, students Nvidia is awarding a total of US$1 million in scholarships to outstanding university students in Vietnam, focusing on nurturing talent in artificial intelligence (AI) research and entrepreneurship.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-vietnam-residents-spend-night-without-electricity-after-typhoon-kalmaegi-strikes https://vietnaminquirer.com/central-vietnam-residents-spend-night-without-electricity-after-typhoon-kalmaegi-strikes Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:31 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Central, Vietnam, residents, spend, night, without, electricity, after, Typhoon, Kalmaegi, strikes Twenty-four hours after Typhoon Kalmaegi made landfall, power outages persisted across central Vietnam's Quy Nhon, the hardest-hit area, forcing residents to cook using candlelight and charcoal stoves, and navigate streets in complete darkness.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/woman-arrested-in-deadly-shooting-of-fellow-vietnamese-at-us-bar https://vietnaminquirer.com/woman-arrested-in-deadly-shooting-of-fellow-vietnamese-at-us-bar Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:30 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Woman, arrested, deadly, shooting, fellow, Vietnamese, bar California police have arrested a Vietnamese American woman accused of being an accomplice in a bar shooting that left two people of Vietnamese descent dead.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-to-cut-international-student-visas-by-50-under-new-immigration-plan https://vietnaminquirer.com/canada-to-cut-international-student-visas-by-50-under-new-immigration-plan Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:29 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Canada, cut, international, student, visas, 50, under, new, immigration, plan Canada plans to cut new international study permits by more than half between 2026 and 2028, with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first federal budget outlining a major reduction as part of a broader effort to recalibrate immigration levels.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-man-caught-with-stash-of-drugs-at-cruise-center https://vietnaminquirer.com/singapore-man-caught-with-stash-of-drugs-at-cruise-center Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:28 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Singapore, man, caught, with, stash, drugs, cruise, center A 50-year-old Singaporean man was taken into custody after officers at the Singapore Cruise Center uncovered a stash of drugs and paraphernalia during a checkpoint inspection.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/dog-thieves-crash-car-into-ditch-during-police-chase-in-ho-chi-minh-city https://vietnaminquirer.com/dog-thieves-crash-car-into-ditch-during-police-chase-in-ho-chi-minh-city Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:27 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Dog, thieves, crash, car, into, ditch, during, police, chase, Chi, Minh, City While being chased by police, a group of suspected dog thieves lost control of their car, which plunged into a ditch, forcing them to abandon the vehicle and escape.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/tilting-houses-cracked-walls-mark-ho-chi-minh-citys-most-subsidence-prone-area https://vietnaminquirer.com/tilting-houses-cracked-walls-mark-ho-chi-minh-citys-most-subsidence-prone-area Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:26 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Tilting, houses, cracked, walls, mark, Chi, Minh, Citys, most, subsidence-prone, area Many buildings in An Lac Ward (formerly Binh Tan District) in Ho Chi Minh City have developed large cracks following land subsidence of up to 81 cm over the last decade.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-miracle-vietnamese-men-rescued-after-40-hours-adrift-at-sea-during-typhoon-kalmaegi https://vietnaminquirer.com/a-miracle-vietnamese-men-rescued-after-40-hours-adrift-at-sea-during-typhoon-kalmaegi Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:25 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator miracle:, Vietnamese, men, rescued, after, hours, adrift, sea, during, Typhoon, Kalmaegi Three men swept out to sea as Typhoon Kalmaegi battered Vietnam's central coast have been miraculously rescued after drifting for more than 40 hours in rough waters.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/moment-a-man-is-rescued-after-drifting-40-hours-at-sea-during-typhoon-kalmaegi https://vietnaminquirer.com/moment-a-man-is-rescued-after-drifting-40-hours-at-sea-during-typhoon-kalmaegi Sat, 08 Nov 2025 20:00:24 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Moment, man, rescued, after, drifting, hours, sea, during, Typhoon, Kalmaegi A cargo ship fought rough waters on Saturday to save a 47-year-old Vietnamese man swept away while attempting a dramatic rescue during raging Typhoon Kalmaegi two days earlier.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-is-ho-chi-minh-city-suffering-from-increasingly-severe-flooding https://vietnaminquirer.com/why-is-ho-chi-minh-city-suffering-from-increasingly-severe-flooding Sun, 02 Nov 2025 20:00:13 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Why, Chi, Minh, City, suffering, from, increasingly, severe, flooding Rising tides, worsening land subsidence and delays in major tide-prevention projects mean many parts of Ho Chi Minh City were recently inundated.]]> https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-burned-out-entrepreneur-wins-chevening-scholarship-with-new-passion-for-mental-health https://vietnaminquirer.com/vietnamese-burned-out-entrepreneur-wins-chevening-scholarship-with-new-passion-for-mental-health Sun, 02 Nov 2025 20:00:12 +0800 Tomas Kauer - News Moderator Vietnamese, burned-out, entrepreneur, wins, Chevening, Scholarship, with, new, passion, for, mental, health After three years of struggling with the decision to leave her business, a woman from northern Vietnam has embarked on a new academic path — earning a second bachelor's degree in Psychology and winning the prestigious Chevening Scholarship to study at University College London (UCL), ranked ninth globally.]]>