2 new islands appear near Indonesia’s Anak Krakatoa volcano after eruption

A torrential downpour flooded streets and brought traffic to a standstill from downtown Ho Chi Minh City through its expat hub to roads leading to Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Social media posts claiming to show foreigners stealing metal from railway tracks in Japan, viewed about 4.3 million times, used footage lifted from an unrelated Arabic-language video posted overseas, a Tokyo cybersecurity firm has found.

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With a record 6.3 per cent increase, the country is among the 10 economies showing the most remarkable improvement in the ranking board of the WEF's leaders and fastest risers in global tourism

Hong Kong police arrested an Australian man on Sept. 30 for allegedly carrying an imitation gun into a Yau Ma Tei bar, and arrested him again the same night for allegedly damaging a police station.

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto replaced ⁠his foreign minister with a career diplomat on Thursday, in his second change to a top post in his cabinet in less than three weeks. Prabowo ‌in a cabinet reshuffle named as foreign minister, the ministry’s former permanent representative to the United Nations in New York, with the outgoing Sugiono appointed Human Development minister. The appointment of Nasir, who was Sugiono’s deputy, is expected ⁠to mark a shake-up at the ministry. It comes...

Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto is replacing Listyo Sigit Prabowo as the country’s police chief with the head of the National Narcotics Agency, Suyudi Ario Seto, amid reports of police transgressions under Listyo’s watch in recent years. Chairman of the House Commission on Legal Affairs Habiburokhman confirmed on Thursday morning that the house had received a presidential letter dismissing Listyo and nominating Suyudi to the post, according to Tempo news magazine. “This morning, we...

The Circus Federation has combined traditional Vietnamese mythology with 3D mapping technology to create a visually striking stage experience. The production blends circus, music, lighting and visual effects in a contemporary way.

Translator and artist Đức Dũng is holding his first solo exhibition at the Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum, creating a distinctive blend of scientific and technological thinking with philosophical depth expressed through painting.

HCM City Radio and Television (HTV), part of the HCM City Press, Radio and Television Agency, and TFS Studio have announced Bãi Săn, an AI-powered short-form series.

The exhibition is curated by Đặng Thùy Anh as part of the second season of the Solomarathon 2026 programme at Á Space.

For the first time in the history of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, three Asian universities have entered the global top 15, led by two Chinese institutions.