Prospects of strong economic growth and foreign investment are driving Vietnam's office property segment, with local and international developers both trying to grab the remaining prime locations in big cities quickly, industry insiders said.

Two Vietnamese workers of a Taiwanese-owned tile manufacturer died in a kiln explosion in the southern province of Binh Duong on March 29.

There are always a lot of gatherings and great food.

Five Laotian nationals have been arrested when they tried to enter Vietnam with about 20 kg of heroin in their car.

Real estate conglomerate Vingroup has announced it will build a VND500-billion (US$21.9 million) park along the Saigon River, saying it will be the largest in Ho Chi Minh City and on the lines of Central Park in the US city of New York.

A tour to Son Doong, the new gem among Southeast Asian jungles and arguably the top choice for adventure seekers coming to Vietnam these days, needs a lot of exercises and costs US$3,000 for a week.

At least one person died and 38 others were injured after a sleeper bus plunged into an abyss and overturned in central Vietnam on June 23.

A German tourist in Hanoi has won a lot of hearts, at least on social media, by standing on a slippery road after a storm on June 13 to signal to motorists to slow down.

Vietnam authorities have ordered a popular Chinese novel to be withdrawn from publication and sale after discovering inaccuracies regarding Vietnam's territory in the book.

French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen and its Chinese joint venture partner Dongfeng Motor Group will open an assembly plant in Vietnam and have already begun production in Malaysia, Chinese state media has reported.