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War-time 1,900lb naval gun shell found in central Vietnam
Officers from the UK-based Mines Advisory Group (MAG) on November 4 successfully defused a giant Vietnam War-era shell unearthed from a garden in the central Quang Tri province.
Foreign woman arrested for smuggling 5 kilos of cocaine into Vietnam
Customs officers at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City recently arrested a Malaysian woman for smuggling more than five kilograms of cocaine into Vietnam.
Vietnam to spend US$12.7 mil fixing drought effects this year
The government has approved a plan to use nearly US$12.74 million from the state budget to support provinces whose crops have been hit by severe drought this year.
Vietnamese city wins Asian Townscape Award
Tam Ky, the capital of Quang Nam Province, has won the 2015 Asian Townscape Award from the UN-Habitat Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.
Vietnam's antibiotic resistance rate among the highest in the world
Vietnam has reported an alarming increase of superbugs that are resistant to powerful antibiotics and some of them are able to survive all available drugs, doctors said.
Rail service paralyzed after barge crashes into bridge
A cargo barge hit a railway bridge in Ho Chi Minh City on early November 1, putting hundreds of passengers stranded for more than 5 hours.
Drainage work to bring traffic disruption in southwestern HCMC
Cars and buses will not be allowed to enter sections of 19 roads in southwestern Ho Chi Minh City from November 1 when work on the city's major drainage project is set to begin.
Russian man on Interpol wanted list caught in Vietnam
Vietnamese police on October 30 afternoon arrested a Russian man wanted by Interpol when he was hiding in a hotel in the resort beach town of Nha Trang.
Vietnamese kids dress up for Halloween
The Western tradition has become more popular in Vietnam in recent years.
Vietnam voted as region’s most favored housing market
Vietnam is expected to be the best performing real estate market in Southeast Asia in 2016 due to an easing of foreign ownership rules, experts have said.