A Vietnamese fisherman has released a rare turtle back into the ocean after snaring it off the central coast of Ha Tinh Province despite being offered a large sum of money for the creature.

Months after the sidewalk cleanup in Ho Chi Minh City's District 1 lost steam, the man behind the revolutionary campaign has returned with a new mission to tackle fire safety violations in the downtown district.

A Vietnamese Wing Chun martial artist has challenged a Chinese Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter to a fight via a Facebook post. 

Police in Ho Chi Minh City arrested two employees of a major bank on March 26 and seized boxes of documents connected to an alleged fraud case that costs one customer VND245 billion (US$10.8 million).

Dozens of people, most of them tourists, screamed for help as a fire erupted at an eight-story hotel in Ho Chi Minh City on March 24.

Vietnam has been named among the top 10 destinations for expats in a new ranking aimed at guiding the world’s rising number of modern nomads.

Ho Chi Minh City is planning to install new security cameras in two major parks in District 1 to combat drug use and public indecency.

Smoke is burning from a reported 55,000 coal stoves in Hanoi, including 33,000 in the city center, according to the city's Department of Natural Resources and Environment.

The orphan said being chosen as his goddaughter ‘was the best random thing’ in her life.

Vietnam has been ranked 87th on a global survey that rated 119 countries in terms of their ability to attract, develop and retain talent.