Electricity in this country costs 2.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, making it the cheapest in Southeast Asia.

Nguyen Ngoc Thuy, who ran English language school Apax Leaders, has been indicted for a second time, accused of fraudulently appropriating VND8.459 trillion (US$327 million) from 10,123 people, 60 more than in his first indictment.

Inner Ho Chi Minh City could see 90-100 more days a year above 35 degrees Celsius by the end of the century under a high-emissions scenario, and inner Hanoi 50-90 more, Vietnam's updated climate projections show.

Long-term residents of Villa Las Estrellas, a Chilean settlement on Antarctica's King George Island, must have their appendix removed before moving in because the nearest major hospital is more than 1,000 km away.

A Vietnamese high school student and his friends have developed an AI system that can decipher doctors' handwriting and digitize medical records, with Amazon providing US$35,000 to support its further development.