An American citizen working as an English teacher in Hanoi has presented himself to information authorities after being summoned over offensive, law-violating remarks he had posted on Facebook.

Police forces have been permanently deployed at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City for the first time in an effort to tighten security.

A video of a police officer shouting out the names of sex workers while making them stand in public in southern Vietnam has been met with public backlash, prompting senior officials to step in.

Hospitals in Hanoi reported more than twice the usual number of emergency cases over the weekend as football fever swept the city.

Private budget airline VietJet will be fined for “threatening aviation safety” after models stripped down to bikinis on a flight carrying Vietnam’s U23 national football team home on January 28.

Police in Bac Giang Province in northern Vietnam has arrested a man for allegedly stealing more than VND1 billion (US$44,000) from a major bank.

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam came on stage at the end of the U23 Asian Cup final on January 27 and shouted "Victory for Vietnam" even though the national football team had lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan. 

VOV.VN - Banners, national flags and other paraphernalia to cheer on Vietnam U23s at the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) final are seeing brisk trade in shops on Hang Ma Street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter.

Vietnam's captain has attributed the football team's success at the AFC U23 Championship in China to the fans back home and promised to return with “a bigger present” from the final.

Travel firms in Vietnam are offering football fans a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to watch their team compete in the final of the Asian Football Confederation Under-23 (AFC U23) Championship.