Messi back as 2026 World Cup qualifiers kick off
Messi back as 2026 World Cup qualifiers kick off

After a dazzling start to his career in Major League Soccer, Lionel Messi returns to international duty with Argentina this week as South America's long qualifying road to the 2026 World Cup kicks off on Thursday.

Cyclone leaves 21 dead in southern Brazil
Cyclone leaves 21 dead in southern Brazil

Torrential rain and winds caused by an extratropical cyclone have left at least 21 people dead in southern Brazil, officials said Tuesday, warning more flooding may be coming.

Rare turtle found dead on beach in southern Vietnam
Rare turtle found dead on beach in southern Vietnam

Sanitation workers on Monday morning discovered the carcass of a sea turtle washed ashore at Bai Truoc Beach in Vung Tau City under Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province, southern Vietnam.

First Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan opens
First Vietnamese Mid-Autumn Festival in Japan opens

Themed “Hello Saitama”, the festival is one among activities to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Việt Nam-Japan diplomatic ties.

Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old priestly tomb in northern Peru
Archaeologists unearth 3,000-year-old priestly tomb in northern Peru

Archaeologists in northern Peru have unearthed a 3,000-year-old tomb which they believe might have honored an elite religious leader in the Andean country some three millennia ago.

Hundreds of athletes take part in National Roller Sports Championship
Hundreds of athletes take part in National Roller Sports Championship

The National Roller Sports Championship is held in two days in Hà Nội, providing competitive races to nearly 450 athletes from 13 cities and provinces.

Unlocking the secrets of the microbiome: how it impacts health, allergies, disease, and the influence of antibiotics
Unlocking the secrets of the microbiome: how it impacts health, allergies, disease, and the influence of antibiotics

If you did not know it – you are more bacteria than human! That is if we look at the number of cells. The human body is home to trillions of microorganisms, collectively known as the microbiome.

Number of US children killed by guns hit record high in 2021, study shows
Number of US children killed by guns hit record high in 2021, study shows

Child gun deaths in the United States have hit a record high, according to a new study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Why are space agencies racing to the moon's south pole?
Why are space agencies racing to the moon's south pole?

India's space agency is attempting to land a spacecraft on the moon's south pole, a mission that could advance India's space ambitions and expand knowledge of lunar water ice, potentially one of the moon's most valuable resources.

Violinist Duy to perform with international soloists at opera house
Violinist Duy to perform with international soloists at opera house

MUSICAL PRODIGY: Việt Nam’s leading violinist Bùi Công Duy will give performances at two concerts at the HCM City Opera House on August 25 and 26. Photo courtesy of HBSO Việt Nam’s leading violinist Bùi Công Duy and international soloists will dazzle HCM City’s audiences with two concerts at the Opera House on August 25 and 26. The programme aims to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO). Duy, deputy director of the Việt Nam National Academy of Music, will open the first night with Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Violin, Piano, Percussions & Strings by Nguyễn Mạnh Duy Linh, a graduate of the Magnitogorsk State Conservatory in Russia. The violinist will perform the concerto along with pianist Ju Sun Young from South Korean and vibraphonist Trương Ngọc Hồng Minh. The concert will also present Double Concerto in E Minor, op. 88 for violin, viola and orchestra written by German composer Max Bruch in 1911, and Double Conc

Hạ Long Bay's Kissing Rocks at risk of collapse, experts warn
Hạ Long Bay's Kissing Rocks at risk of collapse, experts warn

The iconic Hòn Trống Mái (Kissing Rocks), emblematic of Hạ Long Bay in Quảng Ninh's northern province, faces threats due to geological processes and rising sea water levels, as highlighted by a study from the Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources.

Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 unveils sumptuous crowns
Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 unveils sumptuous crowns

The organizers of Miss Grand Vietnam 2023 on Monday unveiled five crowns adorned with over 1,500 crystals and gemstones, which will be awarded to the beauty pageant’s queen and four runners-up.

Crying wolf to save livestock and their predator
Crying wolf to save livestock and their predator

Using a powerful torch, Aliki Buhayer-Mach momentarily drenches a nearby mountain top in light, straining to see if wolves are lurking in the shadows. Swiss NGO OPPAL has enlisted hundreds of volunteers this summer to chase predatory wolves away from grazing livestock. Photo: AFP If the predator were to get past the electric wires stretched around this high-altitude pasture in the Swiss Alps, the 57-year-old biologist knows "it would be a massacre". She and her 60-year-old husband Francois Mach-Buhayer -- a leading Swiss cardiologist -- have settled in to spend the night watching over some 480 sheep grazing in the remote mountains near the Italian border. The pair of unlikely herders are among several hundred people volunteering this summer through OPPAL, a Swiss NGO seeking a novel way to protect wolves, by helping chase them away from grazing livestock. "Our goal is that by the end of the summer season, the livestock are still alive... and the wolves too," OPPAL

British Columbia wildfires intensify, doubling evacuations to over 35,000
British Columbia wildfires intensify, doubling evacuations to over 35,000

Forest fires in Canada's western province of British Columbia intensified on Saturday, with the number of people under evacuation orders doubling from a day earlier, as authorities warned of difficult days ahead.

Korean and international netizens split over SBS 'Unanswered Questions' covering FIFTY FIFTY
Korean and international netizens split over SBS 'Unanswered Questions' covering FIFTY FIFTY

Korean and international netizens are showing drastically different reactions regarding SBS 'Unanswered Questions' covering FIFTY FIFTY.