Social networks have become a bigger part of Vietnam’s internet-savvy community, but it's too bad they all too often serve as an arena for public shaming and hate speech, a new study has found.

Animal welfare charity Animals Asia said it has successfully rescued two moon bears (Ursus thibetanus) held for 12 years in the Central Highlands to extract bile.

The Vietnamese government has finally approved Uber's application to trial its ride hailing services, a minister said, after having rejected requests from the company twice since 2015.

Taking to the streets and eating like a local is an experience no tourists should miss in Vietnam.

Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country and a major buyer of Vietnamese rice, has not returned to Vietnam for new purchases this year, while its overall 2017 rice imports are forecast to halve to around 500,000 tons thanks to better domestic production, according to industry reports.

Police in the northern province of Hoa Binh have seized 118 pangolins smuggled in a car during a long chase that ended with the police shooting two of the car’s tires.

The company expects its annual sales to rise 3% against last year.

Heroin was seized from the three Lao nationals attempting to enter Vietnam.

The Republic of Korea (ROK) may not further an agreement to take on Vietnamese workers if Vietnam fails to reduce the number of its laborers overstaying their visas to work illegally, a labor ministry official was quoted as saying.

A sinkhole of more than four meters (13 feet) large has emerged on a street in Ho Chi Minh City following heavy downpour at the weekend, threatening traffic safety, witnesses said.