Military officers in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong on May 28 defused a huge war bomb of around 340 kilograms (nearly 750 pounds) found at a national park.

A bonsai exhibition featuring specimens from 17 countries will open in Ho Chi Minh City on June 5.

Investigators from the Ministry of Public Security on May 27 arrested a Korean man for allegedly swindling around US$300,000 from local students who wanted to study abroad. 

More than 670 students and teachers at the October 20 Kindergarten in Hanoi received free helmets during a visit by US Assistant Secretary of State Charles Rivkin on May 27.

A 23-year-old Vietnamese woman has won the “New Zealand, New Horizon” competition held by the New Zealand Embassy in Hanoi, which aims to increase knowledge and understanding between the two countries.

Two weeks of normal Internet access in Vietnam have proved fleeting as the sea cable connecting that country with the US broke again on May 26 afternoon, the third time this year.

Four thousand injecting drug users, women sex workers and men who have sex with men have been brought under an HIV prevention program begun a year ago by Life Center, an NGO that works with disadvantage groups.

A Japanese company has planned to invest nearly US$80 million into three waste treatment projects in Ho Chi Minh City.

Police in Hanoi said they would hand over to the Republic of Korea (RoK) authorities two fugitives who were hunted for allegedly defrauding a dozen of victims of US$9 million in their native country.

A Ho Chi Minh City court Tuesday sent 52 people to jail and gave seven others suspended sentences for involvement with the Philippines-based M88, one of the world's biggest online casinos.