Police in Hanoi say they are investigating a burglary at one of their stations a week ago in which a gun and a motorbike were taken when all officers were out on duty. 

Vietnam, where incidents linked to unexploded ordnance kill more than 1,500 people and maim another 2,200 a year, is set to publish a map showing all the high-risk sites soon in an effort to cut the number of deadly blasts.

Vietnam’s Northern Airports Authority has fined a Korean passenger VND4 million (US$180) for smoking on a flight to Hanoi.

Ho Chi Minh City authorities are planning to set up a major food safety agency as the number of food poisoning victims has been on the rise this year.

The Vietnamese government is considering setting up a new agency to manage state-owned enterprises more effectively, but some economists have questioned the necessity of such a plan. 

Australia has suspended cattle supply to a feedlot and several abattoirs in Vietnam amid an investigation into alleged animal cruelty, according to media reports.

After the amended Housing Law took effect, which allows overseas Vietnamese and foreigners to buy homes in Vietnam, the market has seen a steady increase in foreign customers who particularly focus on international standard real estate projects.

Border guards in Thai Binh Province in northern Vietnam have arrested a local woman for allegedly running a trafficking gang that smuggled people into China to work illegally.

Vinalines, the state-controlled shipping company which has made losses and piled up debts for many years, is seeking the government's permission to sell off six cargo ships in a new attempt to pull itself out of financial trouble.

A Vietnamese-American man has been charged with murder after police say he shot and killed his daughter and her husband in Annandale, Virginia early on June 8.