Mid-budget films could open new space for Vietnamese cinema

However, the deceased's mum declines to reveal details for now.

Schools in HCM City are giving students more opportunities to experience traditional arts, from cải lương (Vietnamese reform theatre) performances linked to classroom lessons to weekly đờn ca tài tử (southern Vietnamese chamber music) sessions.

A major coal deal in Indonesia is set to secure a powerful new partner for one of the country’s biggest miners, even as the industry worries a delay in the government’s approval of production quotas could have a severe impact on the business outlook. Low Tuck Kwong and his daughter Elaine Low, the biggest shareholders of Bayan Resources, agreed on September 16 to sell a 30 per cent stake in Indonesia’s third-largest coal producer to fellow tycoon Andi Syamsuddin Arsyad, better known as Haji...

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak has no money to pay the fine to secure his transfer to house arrest, his lawyers have said, as they question the delay in releasing the full details of the conditional pardon granted by Malaysia’s king last week. King Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar last Friday decreed that Najib would be allowed to serve out the remainder of his sentence at home, on condition that he pay his 50 million ringgit (US$10.3 million) fine. The decision triggered widespread outrage among...

A 62-year-old Malaysian woman lost RM762,700 (US$187,000) to scammers who falsely promised to help her obtain permanent residency in Singapore.

HCM City, which ranked 16th, is placed ahead of well-known tourism cities such as Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia and Mumbai in India.

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Formal inquiry made with the Legal Affairs Division but lawyer has yet to get response.

Singapore and China should look to the next phase of cooperation through potential projects in artificial intelligence and the green economy, after decades of economic ties anchored by industrial parks, eco-cities and transport corridors. Singapore Deputy Prime Minister Gan Kim Yong said on Friday that the relationship had “never been static”, arguing that the economic challenges of each era shaped the flagship developments of that time. At the FutureChina Global Forum held in the city state,...

The 2026 Mid-Autumn Festival opened on September 23 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts in Hà Nội, offering children a range of activities celebrating childhood and traditional Vietnamese culture.

Aminuddin tells his successor that he was presented with the same document, but he refused to sign it.

They also insist Tuanku Muhriz should step down gracefully.