Police in the central province of Binh Thuan Province has arrested a man suspected of kidnapping a boy and killing him while waiting for a ransom.

Around six million Vietnamese traveled abroad for holiday last year and spent roughly US$6 billion, according to the Vietnam Tourism Association.

While many of its oil ventures have been affected by the global oil slump, state energy giant PetroVietnam's gas arm PV Gas is still looking to expand its business abroad, local media have reported.

Vietnamese police are urging charges be filed against 14 people for allegedly trafficking 280 kg of heroin to China on 22 different occasions, earning more than VND10 billion (US$450,000).

Police in the northern province of Hung Yen said on April 4 they are investigating the origin of 8,815 liters of suspected jet fuel seized by authorities last month.

For the first time, artists from the Opera Australia company will perform "La bohème," one of opera’s most popular stories, at the Hanoi Opera House on April 10.

A huge contemporary art center with several spaces for art exhibitions and visual performances officially opened in the city’s District 2 recently.

A new joint-venture between national carrier Vietnam Airlines and partly-private lender Techcombank is expected to acquire a license in the second quarter to provide passenger and goods transport services.

A Vietnamese student and her friend were arrested in the Republic of Korea on April 1 for allegedly disposing of the body of her dead newborn baby at a subway station two days earlier, local media reported.

A major plan to pave sidewalks in Ho Chi Minh City downtown with granite will be a waste of money, taking resources away from more pressing problems that the city should solve to attract tourists, experts have said.