A Ho Chi Minh City court sentenced an immigration officer and three people to 9-16 years in prison Thursday for smuggling in luxury cars worth over US$5.3 million with the help of dozens of overseas Vietnamese.

The Quang Ninh Province police have coordinated with their counterparts in China’s Guangxi Province to arrest three Chinese men for allegedly abducting a Vietnamese man last November.

The Hanoi police recently fined four shoeshiners VND2 million (US$90) each for forcing foreign tourists to use their services and extorting high prices.

Noi Bai Airport authorities have handed over to the Hanoi police investigation into 10kg of methamphetamine they found in a consignment on December 29.

Le Thi Mot launched her homestay business on Ly Son Islands two years ago after being urged by a group of tourists she had hosted for free.

Police in Ho Chi Minh City said they have detained 21 foreign men for staying in the city without personal papers, some for as long as nine years.

Vietnam's fast-growing dairy companies are investing big in new markets as they brace for stepped-up competition at home from global giants on the prowl to take advantage of a Pacific trade pact.

Here are some major policies related to foreigners and overseas Vietnamese that have been introduced by the Vietnamese government this year.

Hundreds of local students and tourists have participated in the 2015 Dugong Festival on Phu Quoc Island on December 27 in an event held by Wildlife At Risk to raise awareness of protecting the marine creature.

There are many beautiful, untouched islands in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa, home to the famous Nha Trang Bay.