Two new islands have appeared off Anak Krakatoa, potentially the first in nearly a century to emerge within the caldera left by Krakatoa’s catastrophic 1883 eruption. The formations, discovered following a 25-hour eruption in early September, sit hundreds of metres off opposite sides of Anak Krakatoa – one to the northwest and the other to the southeast – almost on a straight line through the volcano’s crater, according to Indonesia’s Geological Agency. The agency places one about 760 metres...

Maj Trang Olson – Continuing Her Father’s Path exhibition offers an intimate artistic world where meticulous craftsmanship meets elegance, refinement and a distinctly feminine sensibility.

Singapore’s biggest crackdown so far on fake online reviews has exposed how businesses exploit the appeal of five-star ratings to game the system, with experts warning generative AI will make fake reviews more rampant and consumers need to be more discerning about what they read online. The Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) has taken action against 45 companies – including a funeral parlour, a law firm and an aesthetics clinic – after finding they bought reviews from a...

Participants in the Asia-Pacific Dialogue on Heritage and Authenticity visited several of Hà Nội’s prominent cultural and heritage sites as part of the event held from September 27 to October 1.

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At the Tràng An Landscape Complex, the delegation watched a video introducing the site, its management, conservation and promotion of heritage values in association with ensuring local livelihoods. They were also briefed on orientations for preparing a nomination dossier for “The Vân Long-Kim Bảng-Tam Chúc Sanctuary: Delacour’s Langur Bio-cultural Landscape” and took a boat tour of Tràng An.

Today, the heritage site is also a cultural tourism destination, where historical values are introduced through exhibitions, cultural activities and new tourism products.

The 2026 cốm pounding, specialty product display and promotion festival will take place on October 3-4 at the Côn Lôn Commune’s Stadium in Tuyên Quang Province.

Seven-year-old Pham Duc Hieu, who developed end-stage cirrhosis after being diagnosed with biliary atresia as an infant, has received a liver transplant from a brain-dead donor with partial financial support from the Sun of Hope program.

Classrooms, kitchens, toilets and libraries have been put into use for the new school year in provinces across Vietnam, supporting students in mountainous and border areas.