A woman in the northern province of Quang Ninh has recovered from a procedure to remove a knife that went four centimeters into her skull after an unusual accident, Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper reported.

The Danang Seafood Week began on May 1 as local authorities rejected allegations that the mysterious mass fish deaths in several central provinces has spread to the city.

Canadian company CMX Renewable Energy Inc. has sought a license to build a 150-megawatt solar power plant in the central province of Ninh Thuan at an estimated cost of US$150 million, news website Dau Tu has reported.

Neil Hannan knew he was about to walk a very thin line between life and death when he arrived in central Vietnam in late February 1968, at the age of 19. 

Amid concerns that whatever is killing fish en masse in several central provinces has spread to Da Nang, the city assured on April 28 that tests found waters off its coast remain safe.

A Canadian skateboarder has upset many people after he filmed himself performing a stunt known as skitching, in which he was seen hanging off at the back of vehicles around many busy streets in Hanoi. 

Saigon Railways said it will cut prices for train tickets to central resort towns by 60% during the upcoming long weekend.

A deputy of Vietnam’s environmental administration has confirmed that there was no evidence of mercury pollution in Hanoi, following public confusion over an earlier news article claiming otherwise.

A court in Hanoi sentenced three Vietnamese and a Thai woman to death on April 25 for drug trafficking.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City on April 25 arrested five people, including two Chinese men who had come to find brides, on trafficking charges.