Vietnam’s transport minister has called for lower airfares to match a sharp decline in fuel costs, but carriers say their tickets are already affordable. 

Officials from the defense ministry say three strange objects discovered in northern Vietnam last weekend are most likely space debris. 

Police in the northern province of Bac Kan are searching for an industrial device containing a radioactive substance which has recently been found missing from a closed cement factory.

The tourism industry in the coastal town of Nha Trang is being put to an unexpected test as an influx of Chinese tourists has strained both the local workforce and existing facilities.

A dozen young men jump into a fire in bare feet, dancing on and picking up pieces of burning coals with their hands, all without suffering even a minor injury.

Four men from Laos and another from Thailand were arrested near central Vietnam on January 3 when they were trying to smuggle more than 30 kilograms of heroin through the border.

Authority in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang is looking to build another four golf courses on Phu Quoc Island, one of its main tourist attractions, local media reported on January 2.

The government’s efforts to simplify business registration regulations, allow foreigners to own property and improve infrastructure are attracting both local and foreign investors.

Vietnam's insurance sale reached around VND68 trillion (US$2.96 billion) by 2015 end, up 21.43% year on year, the highest growth since 2011, according to latest figures released by the Ministry of Finance.

Le Minh Triet attempted suicide when he was a seventh-grader, right after coming home from school.