An abandoned church by Hai Ly Beach in the northern Vietnam's Ninh Binh Province, whose bell tower now stands next to the sea, has been recognized as a "climate change heritage tourism site."

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An exhibition featuring 26 scientists from around the world who were awarded the Nobel Prize, Abel Prize and Fields Medal has opened at the Đà Nẵng Museum, promoting the role of women in science and their contributions to the development of modern life.

Malaysians on social media are offering increasingly outlandish solutions to a months-long royal tussle in Negeri Sembilan state, from making rival claimants sleep on a bed of nettles for a week to putting the entire state through Islamic spiritual healing. The dispute has left Negeri Sembilan with two men claiming the throne, a state government at odds with the palace and no clear legal route to settle the fight. One social media user suggested reviving adat perpatih – the customary law of...