Car drivers in HCMC may be required to pay a small toll to enter districts 1, 3, 5 and 10 next year.
The reputation of some exporters is on the line, with one already banned by the European Union.
Samsung was forced to recall 2.5 million units globally following complaints its battery exploded while charging.
Deadly floods, which killed at least 24 people in the central region the past week, left depressing scenes in their wake.
Tan Son Nhat, the country’s busiest and biggest airport, will increase the number of night flights in the weeks leading to the Lunar New Year holiday in an attempt to ease congestion.
About 4.1 million passengers are estimated to fly from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi this year, putting the route among the world's most busiest, according to the UK.-based air travel company OAG.
Scientists have once again proved that there are still so many strange and wonderful things in nature waiting to be discovered.
Vietnam is set to launch two radar satellites in 2019 and 2022 to assist in predicting and preparing for weather and climate extremes.
At least two people were killed in their sleep as a landslide swallowed six houses in the resort town Nha Trang in central Vietnam early on December 20.
Officers said it is one of thousands dropped by the US during the Christmas Bombings in 1972.