Vietnamese health officials confirmed the nation's third case of the Zika virus on August 3.

Vietnam has lost a total of 2,689 hectares (6,644 acres) of forest so far this year, including 694 hectares cut down illegally, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).

A court in Ho Chi Minh City on August 2 sentenced three ex-workers of Jetstar Pacific to two years' imprisonment for stealing more than 8,100 liters of jet fuel in 2015.

Four men have been arrested in Ho Chi Minh City for allegedly stealing from foreigners in a park in the backpackers' area, police said.

Four rhino horns worth US$200,000 were found in the baggage of a Vietnamese man, the Customs Office at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City said on July 31.

Vietnam came as the fourth top market in Asia Pacific in terms of hotel investment volumes in the first half of 2016, with more activities expected during the rest of year, according to a new report.

Around 80 workers at a Korean garment firm in the northern province of Yen Bai suffered food poisoning after having lunch at the company on July 30 .

A 4-month-old baby in the southern province of Ben Tre died on July 29, four days after getting a shot of the controversial 5-in-1 vaccine Quinvaxem, local media reported on July 30.

Japan’s ANA Holdings has completed a US$108 million deal to buy an 8.8% stake in Vietnam Airlines, news website Deal Street Asia reported on July 28.

Daesang Corporation, a major producer of consumer foods and additives in the Republic of Korea, has been in talks to buy a stake in Duc Viet Food JSC, news website VnExpress reported on July 28, quoting an unnamed source from the Vietnamese company.