The HCM City People's Committee has just asked for the urgent relocation of residents from an apartment building at 440 Tran Hung Dao Street in District 5 due to fears of collapse.

Prolonged hot weather with average temperatures of about 40 degrees Celsius in many northern localities including Hanoi in recent days have led to health problems in elderly people.

Authorities in some central and central highlands provinces are investigating human trafficking scams to Cambodia targeting local young people.

Sick of swiping and tired of Tinder? Old-fashioned love letters may be the answer, says one Japanese city whose unusual matchmaking scheme has been a surprising success.

Gazelles at an Iraqi wildlife reserve are dropping dead from hunger, making them the latest victims in a country where climate change is compounding hardships after years of war.

Many hospitals are seeing a shortage of medical supplies shortage, due to the growing reluctance to organise procurement bidding that stems from recent major violation cases.

Alan Li no longer sees any future for his family in China after harsh Covid rules decimated his business, upended his son's education and left his country out of step with the rest of the world.