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2 Hezbollah members killed in Israeli airstrike on S. Lebanon

Beirut, Jan. 5 -- Two members of the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to official and Lebanese security sources. The Emergen... Read More


Tourism sector posts strong New Year performance, serving 3.5 million visitors

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Vietnam's tourism sector recorded strong momentum during the New Year 2026 holiday from January 1-4, welcoming an estimated 3.5 million visitors nationwide, according to the Vietnam N... Read More


Vietnam's garment-textile sector makes strong inroads into Canadian market

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Canada has continued to stand out as a bright spot for Vietnam's textile and garment exports despite ongoing tariff challenges, with growth estimated at around 10% in 2025 to over 1.3... Read More


Innovation - Driver for new development phase

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Innovation has been affirmed as a key driver and powerful strong lever for economic growth as Vietnam enters a new development phase marked by transformation. The draft action program... Read More


Quake measuring 5.1 hits Meghalaya

Shillong, Jan. 5 -- An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale rocked Meghalaya and other northeastern states, triggering panic among residents this morning. According to the North East Seismol... Read More


China - Vietnam freight train volume hits record

Beijing, Jan. 5 -- Cross-border freight trains departing from China' Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region to Vietnam carried a record of 37,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in 2025, surging 86% fro... Read More


Education-training cooperation drives sustainable development in both countries: Lao Ambassador

Hanoi, Jan. 5 -- Lao Ambassador to Vietnam Khamphao Ernthavanh has stressed that bilateral cooperation in education and training and people-to-people exchanges from 2026 onwards will continue to serve... Read More


Thailand to hold constitutional referendum on general election day

Bangkok, Jan. 5 -- Thailand's Royal Gazette website has published a Prime Minister's Office announcement, setting February 8, 2026 as referendum day. The notice says the cabinet told parliament it wou... Read More


IIT BHU students win first prize at Inter-IIT UG Innovation Meet 2026 in Hyderabad

Varanasi, Jan. 5 -- Students of the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) have brought laurels to the institution at the national level by winning the first prize at the prestigiou... Read More


Minors held in Om Shakti procession stone-pelting: Home Minister

Bengaluru, Jan. 5 -- Karnataka Home Minister G Parameshwara on Monday said that those involved in the stone-pelting incident targeting devotees during an "Om Shakti" procession in Bengaluru have been ... Read More