Fewer births accelerate widespread US school closures, signaling deeper financial pain ahead

A 13-year-old Vietnamese girl who disappeared in Berlin on Nov. 3 has been found dead in a vacant house near the Polish border, alongside a critically injured man suspected of killing her.

The temple’s most notable feature is a collection of 12 stone steles entitled “Kim Bảng Lưu Phương” (The Golden List Preserves Fame), erected in 1889 under the reign of King Thành Thái by education mandarin Đỗ Trọng Vĩ.

A growing dispute over former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s house arrest has thrust the attorney general’s powers into the spotlight, raising the spectre of a constitutional clash – though legal experts say it falls short of a full-blown crisis. Najib, 73, was due to move from Kajang Prison to his Kuala Lumpur home on Friday after his political party, Umno, paid a 50 million ringgit (US$12.3 million) fine, fulfilling a condition of a royal pardon issued in September allowing him to...

Indonesia will tighten controls on state ⁠surveillance equipment and consider ⁠sweeps of its presidential palace for bugging ⁠devices, a minister said on Monday, following last week’s discovery of illegal wiretaps on the president, top officials and more. The wiretapping scandal led to the arrest of four senior police officers accused of unauthorised monitoring of phones, among them a former national police chief ‌who had recently been appointed President Prabowo Subianto’s chief of staff. The...

According to travel company Student Agency, Hà Nội has emerged as one of the three most sought-after destinations among its customers this winter.

A fire that broke out in an apartment building in northern China killed at least 14 people, state media said Monday, raising the death toll from the previous night.

'This would not have happened if the parties concerned had been more thorough.'

Held under the theme Vietnam Forward: Vision – Impact – Alliance, VIAwards marked its fifth anniversary with a gala attended by 200 guests from 12 countries.

They also say enforcement action can only be taken after requirements are fulfilled.

Several organisations and companies in HCM City have recently announced artificial intelligence (AI)-driven investments and productions in the cultural sector, highlighting the technology’s growing role in cultural life.

Kota Laksamana in Melaka could be developed into Malaysian state’s new capital if Umno-led Barisan Nasional wins the seat in Saturday’s poll, according to caretaker chief minister Ab Rauf Yusoh. He said the proposed transformation would be supported by the Straits of Melaka Waterfront Economic Zone, which would bring together tourism, commercial and industrial activities along the state’s waterfront. “Kota Laksamana will become the state capital of Melaka. That is what I hope for,” he said...

Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore have all recorded rising numbers of child abuse cases in recent years, but child welfare advocates say this may be a sign of progress rather than worsening violence, as greater awareness and improved reporting bring more cases to the attention of authorities. “The good news is that more people are reporting,” said Hartini Zainuddin, a veteran advocate for abused children in Malaysia. Official figures show growing caseloads in all three countries, but differences...