The Hanoi municipal administration on March 18 asked its construction department to revise a US$3.4 million landscaping project that seeks to fell more than a quarter of trees currently lining the city's streets, following fierce criticism from the public. 

A five year old boy died in a 20 meter (66-ft) fall from a giant kite after his feet was trapped in the kite lines in Ho Chi Minh City this afternoon, witnesses said.

Police in southern Thailand has arrested a Vietnamese woman and her Thai accomplice who were allegedly members of a counterfeit-visa ring.

Recently, police have arrested a vice director of OceanBank in an extensive investigation in allegations of the lending violations committed by the Hanoi-based bank leaders.

Authorities in Ho Chi Minh City have allowed UK-owned Hongkong Land and Japan's Sumitomo Realty & Development to withdraw from a coveted property project at one of the best locations in the city downtown.

Vietnamese speculators are stashing away bags and bags of robusta, a caffeine-rich bean used in instant coffee and blends.