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Chinese gaming tycoon files suit seeking return of over $42M transferred to ex

Chinese gaming tycoon files suit seeking return of over $42M transferred to ex

Gaming entrepreneur Xu Bo has filed a lawsuit seeking 300 million yuan (US$42.4 million) from his former partner Tang Jing, a dispute that has ignited a firestorm on Chinese social media.
Are wedding cash gifts strictly reciprocal? Hear what the Vietnamese say

Are wedding cash gifts strictly reciprocal? Hear what the Vietnamese say

Thirst for clean water in the heart of floods

Thirst for clean water in the heart of floods

37-year-old firefighter killed fighting Hong Kong apartment blaze was to be married next month

37-year-old firefighter killed fighting Hong Kong apartment blaze was to be married next month

Ho Wai Ho, a firefighter confirmed as one of the casualties of the blaze that engulfed Hong Kong’s Wang Fuk Court apartment complex, was due to marry his girlfriend of more than 10 years next month.
November 28, 2025 | 03:37 pm GMT+7
Firefighters determined to charge into flames during Hong Kong fire

Firefighters determined to charge into flames during Hong Kong fire

A Hong Kong firefighter told his wife he had “no choice but to go in” as he prepared to enter the blaze that broke out at a housing complex in the city’s Tai Po District on Wednesday.
November 27, 2025 | 07:59 pm GMT+7
Makeshift kitchens stave off hunger for thousands in central Vietnam flood zone

Makeshift kitchens stave off hunger for thousands in central Vietnam flood zone

Beneath a hastily stretched tarp at a flooded petrol station, a volunteer kitchen run by Nguyen Khac Chung and his team has been working around the clock.
November 26, 2025 | 07:37 pm GMT+7
Beyond instant noodles: What do flood victims need most right now?

Beyond instant noodles: What do flood victims need most right now?

As the floodwaters recede, people’s needs are changing from food to essentials like gas stoves, dry clothes, medicines, and items needed to prevent diseases.
November 26, 2025 | 11:05 am GMT+7
World’s longest daily commute makes South Koreans exhausted

World’s longest daily commute makes South Koreans exhausted

South Koreans spend an average of 108 minutes a day commuting, and experts warn this has become a public health concern that causes exhaustion and loneliness.
November 26, 2025 | 02:52 pm GMT+7
Families say Vietnam's new child car seat law inconvenient

Families say Vietnam's new child car seat law inconvenient

For the past few days 38-year-old Nhat Tung has been struggling to figure out how to fit his three children into his five-seat sedan.
November 26, 2025 | 02:40 pm GMT+7
Number of child drowning deaths declines thanks to swimming lessons

Number of child drowning deaths declines thanks to swimming lessons

Swimming lessons have helped reduce child drowning deaths by an average of 5-7% a year over the last 10 years, the head of an international non-profit has said.
November 25, 2025 | 09:40 pm GMT+7
Hungry and cold on rooftops as floods sink central Vietnam

Hungry and cold on rooftops as floods sink central Vietnam

Nguyen Hai tears open a packet of instant noodles and shares the crispy bits with his three grandchildren, the family’s first meal in 48 hours.
November 24, 2025 | 03:08 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese driver risks life taking city car down mountain pass

Vietnamese driver risks life taking city car down mountain pass

Compact, narrow vehicles designed for urban travel are ill-suited for fast descents on mountain passes, where the likelihood of skidding, losing control, or even overturning increases.
November 24, 2025 | 11:49 am GMT+7
Life-or-death journeys homeward amid central Vietnam floods

Life-or-death journeys homeward amid central Vietnam floods

Not sleeping for 48 hours and having to abandon his car on the roadside and rent a motorbike to cross a landslide-hit pass, Tin reached Phu Yen from HCMC to rescue his mother from flooding.
November 24, 2025 | 11:04 am GMT+7
Homeless guest stays for 45 years after Christmas Eve

Homeless guest stays for 45 years after Christmas Eve

A British lawyer and his wife offered a homeless old friend a place to sleep on Christmas Eve and ended up hosting him for nearly 50 years.
November 24, 2025 | 11:28 am GMT+7
How regional discrimination still divides Vietnamese people

How regional discrimination still divides Vietnamese people

Quoc Cuong had to change his accent and cover his motorbike license plate so people around him would not find out that he was from the central province of Thanh Hoa during six years of studying university in Hanoi,
November 23, 2025 | 03:44 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese mother who lost all four limbs fights back with unbreakable hope

Vietnamese mother who lost all four limbs fights back with unbreakable hope

When her seven-year-old son ran away in fear after seeing her with no arms or legs, Tran Thi Nga, 30, of Phu Tho town, knew she had to live and fight her fate.
November 23, 2025 | 03:20 pm GMT+7
Bangladeshi software tester wins hearts with his unconditional love for Vietnamese woman

Bangladeshi software tester wins hearts with his unconditional love for Vietnamese woman

When Pham Thi Ngoc Mai, 29, returns home from work in the afternoon, she often finds a hot meal ready on the table in their My Dinh apartment in Hanoi, as if a 'fairy godmother' had dropped by.
November 23, 2025 | 02:52 pm GMT+7
Which drink sounds the same as its first letter?

Which drink sounds the same as its first letter?

This familiar drink shares the same name whether you say it as a word or simply use its first letter.
November 22, 2025 | 11:15 am GMT+7
Flood victims stuck on roofs in central Vietnam await rescue

Flood victims stuck on roofs in central Vietnam await rescue

Thirty five people in a neighborhood in Khanh Hoa Province remain trapped inside Nguyen Tram's house, surviving on shared food and sips of water after three devastating floods hit in one week.
November 21, 2025 | 04:44 pm GMT+7
Fog, rockfalls and sharp bends: Khanh Le Pass between tourist hubs of Nha Trang and Da Lat remains nightmare for drivers

Fog, rockfalls and sharp bends: Khanh Le Pass between tourist hubs of Nha Trang and Da Lat remains nightmare for drivers

The 33-kilometer Khanh Le mountain pass on the route connecting two tourism hot spots of Nha Trang and Da Lat has become a source of anxiety for drivers, particularly after a series of fatal accidents.
November 21, 2025 | 06:14 am GMT+7
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