Five porters from a Hanoi market were sentenced to a total 17 years and six months in jail for ripping off merchants by charging illegal unloading fees, the city People’s Court announced on Friday.

Heavy showers with rainfall of up to 70mm per hour is expected to cool the country's northern region between Monday night and Wednesday.

Hong Kong retained its crown as Vietnam’s leading source of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the first seven months of this year, pouring US$5.44 billion in the country, according to the Foreign Investment Agency said.

The Prime Minister recently signed Decision No.933/QD-TTg on carrying out a disciplinary measure of warning against Deputy Minister of Finance Huynh Quang Hai.

Cambodia, Malaysia, Singapore and Viet Nam are countries where international flows exceeds expectations, according to the DHL Global Connectedness Index 2018.

The HCMC Ballet, Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present a concert at the Saigon Opera House in cooperation with the Vietnam Association for Victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin (VAVA) on August 3.

More than 380 Chinese nationals were held in police custody on Saturday for their involvement in Vietnam’s largest-ever underground online gambling ring run by foreigners.

Nine ministries and central agencies will join forces to launch a year-long campaign next month to fight smuggling, trade fraud and fake goods, especially those illegally using Made-in-Vietnam labels.

The Ministry of Construction has written to the prime minister stating that it has encountered a host of difficulties in researching and drafting a circular on regulations for developing and managing the office-tel segment.

Some provinces in the central region have been seriously affected by drought drying up rivers and ponds, causing paddy fields to be fallowed and upseting the life of local people.

Thuan Thanh wounded soldiers’ nursing centre in Bac Ninh province, is currently taking care of and providing rehabilitation for 98 war invalids and wounded soldiers who come from many locales across the country.

A tropical depression which formed in the East Sea on the morning of July 29 is likely to develop into a typhoon by the middle of the week and affect the mainland.

The saturation of the Vietnamese bubble tea market may be the reason behind the recent closure of dozens of Ten Ren bubble tea stores.

Doctors from Ho Chi Minh City Oncology Hospital have successfully carried out surgery to remove about 20 litres of liquid from the abdomen of a 19-year-old girl girl from the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.

Samsung Viet Nam Mobile R&D Centre (SVMC) on Friday held the Samsung Collegiate Programming Cup 2019 (SCPC 2019) and announced the 10 best contestants to represent Vietnam in the final round, 

The US State Department’s 2019 Trafficking in Persons Report names Vietnam to trafficking in persons watch list.

Foreign investors are diving into developing liquefied natural gas (LNG) and gas-fired power projects in Vietnam, in part due to country’s growing demand for electricity.

Various strangely-shaped houses have appeared on Pham Van Dong Street in Hanoi which is still under construction and despite the authorities' effort to eliminate such constructions.

Vietnam could face an electricity shortage of 6.6 billion kWh in 2021 and 11.8 billion kWh in 2022. The shortage could increase to 15 billion kWh in 2023.

Vietnamese martial artist Bui Yen Ly beat Ekaterina Gurina of Russia 30-27 to take a gold medal in the women’s 51kg category at the 2019 IFMA World Muay Thai Championships in Thailand on July 28.