Following multiple cases of elephant tusks being smuggled through Vietnam, authorities have confirmed the country as an intermediate port in the illegal shipment of the wildlife parts.

PVI Holdings, the insurance arm of state-run oil and gas giant PetroVietnam, will pay US$3.5 million in compensation for the damages of the Airbus EC 130 T2 helicopter that crashed during a training flight last week.

The number of bus users in Ho Chi Minh City has dropped despite the city’s subsidy program to keep fares affordable.

Hundreds of Asian shooters will see first-hand how Vietnam’s top marksman, Hoang Xuan Vinh, practiced his way towards two Olympic medals at the 40th Southeast Asian Shooting Association (SEASA) Championship next month in Hanoi.

Vietnam customs officials have seized nearly one tonne of ivory hidden in a timber shipment from Kenya, an official said on October 27, the third major illegal haul of precious tusks in less than a month.

Work has begun on the comprehensive restoration of Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Tay Market, an 88 year old structure that has borne witness to the history of the city’s Chinese-Vietnamese community.

A notice has been posted by District 1 Police in Ho Chi Minh City on October 26 in the search for the owner of a restaurant which in August was accused of cheating an Australian diner out of AUD39,429 (nearly US$30,000).

Ho Chi Minh City is only among many Vietnamese localities poised to suffer from a budget cut proposed on October 22.

Jogging has increasingly become a favorite form of exercise for sports lovers in Ho Chi Minh City, with a recent competition attracting a large number of local and foreign participants.

Traffic inspector Dao Vinh Thuan of Hanoi Department of Transport has been fired for his involvement in the assault of a female Vietnam Airlines employee .