Ho Chi Minh City’s Party chief Dinh La Thang said on March 4 he will ask the local government to consider a vehicle ban in the backpackers’ area in the evening.

A court in Ho Chi Minh City on March 4 sentenced a Russian man to five years imprisonment for using fake credit cards to withdraw more than US$10,000 from local ATMs, VnExpress reported.

A maintenance schedule for an inter-continental Internet cable has been canceled, according to a service provider.

Nearly 35 kilometers of roads in Ho Chi Minh City will be dug up starting this month as part of a canal cleanup project.

A 250 kilogram general-purpose bomb from the Vietnam War was unearthed in the central province of Quang Tri on March 2 when local workers were digging a well.

Ho Chi Minh City is planning to set up a special police unit to protect tourists as part of its new crackdown on crime, particularly robberies.

The labor ministry has confirmed that everyone in Vietnam will have seven days off in April and May. 

Around 75 endangered red-shanked doucs have lost their home in what used to be a prime primate habitat in Da Nang after trees were cut down in the area.

The Ministry of Finance has recommended the government should waive back taxes and related fines owed by businesses estimated at more than VND13 trillion (US$571.2 million), Tuoi Tre newspaper reported on February 29.

Planning your holidays in Vietnam, you might wonder when it is the best time to visit the country. The answer is quite simple: anytime is the best time!