A 92-year-old man in southern Vietnam, who was sentenced to five years in prison in 2022 for abusing democratic freedom, is now being investigated for incest.
Vietnam won the Dien Bien Phu battle 70 years ago, forcing the French government to sign the Geneva Agreement in July 1954 and marking the end of the French military presence in the Indochina.
The theft of thousands of gold bars valued at Can$20 million (US$15 million) from a Canadian airport facility last year was an inside job, authorities said Wednesday, announcing six arrests and three more warrants issued.
A 16-year-old girl in Hanoi has been diagnosed the world's first person with recessive KRT1 genes and new mutations causing her to have superficial epidermolytic ichthyosis-hypertrichosis.
The old Saigon Opera House, Notre Dame Cathedral surrounded by horse-drawn carriages were captured in photographs of downtown Saigon by foreigners 100 years ago.
Brazilian police have arrested a woman who tried to take out a bank loan for an elderly man she was pushing in a wheelchair -- who turned out to be dead.
Pursuing a successful career in fluid dynamics abroad, a Vietnamese PhD holder is applying his groundbreaking research to combat climate change and natural disasters in his home country.
Long An Province in the Mekong Delta and next door to HCMC has declared an emergency after saltwater intrusion up its rivers has affected 20,000 people.
A Vietnamese woman has been admitted to a master's program at Harvard University after saying she could contribute her skills to solve media crises, such as the recent plagiarism scandal of the former principal.
Despite heavy rain, thousands flocked to Viet Tri City in the northern province of Phu Tho Province Wednesday night to watch the fireworks marking the Hung Kings’ Commemoration Day.
The semiconductor sector in Vietnam faces talent challenges, with engineers scoring significantly lower in equipment maintenance and innovation compared to their Chinese and South Korean peers, insiders have said.
Vang, a H'mong bobtail dog who has won the first prize in the 2024 Vietnam Native Dog Contest early this month will be heading to the U.S. for a contest in June.
The HCMC Urban Railway Company 1 (HURC1) has proposed to spend VND110 billion ($4.33 million) from the national budget to put the city's first metro line on trial runs.
The northeastern province of Quang Ninh, home to Ha Long Bay, again secured its top place in the Public Administrative Reform (PAR) Index ranking in 2023.
A ceremony to repatriate two sets of remains believed to be of U.S. soldiers listed as missing in action (MIA) from the war in Vietnam was held at the Da Nang International Airport on Tuesday.
Vietnam will need to invest US$20-30 billion on water supply and drainage to make sure that 100% of the population has access to clean water, according to experts.
Journalists and legal experts are objecting to a draft law amendment that imposes limits on how journalists can record both audio and video in a courtroom.
Overseas Vietnamese communities are holding events on the occasion of the Hung Kings Commemoration Day, which is observed annually on the 10th day of the third lunar month, and falls on April 18 this year.
As many teachers have quit and funds have run out, the American International School Vietnam (AISVN) in Ho Chi Minh City can only afford to operate another 10 days, its leader said.