Several schools offering courses illegally affiliated with foreign education institutions have been fined, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.

As many as 45 Vietnamese fishermen and three Filipinos have been rescued over the last three days, according to Vietnam’s Coastal Information Station.

Japanese carmaker Mazda has intended to develop an engine factory in Vietnam with total investment capital of around US$600 million, the Dau tu (Vietnam Investment Review) reported.

The second Hanoi Woodball Open was started at My Dinh Sports Complex on October 20.

Dutch energy and petrochemical company Shell will focus its Vietnamese investment in the oil sector, after transferring its liquefied petroleum gas business in Vietnam to Thailand's Siam Gas Company.

Hanoi police have made two arrests after catching a group of heroin smugglers red-handed in a dramatic operation on October 18.

Sexual abuse of children has been increasing in Vietnam, especially in tourist destinations, but the country’s Penal Code lacks a clause directly governing child sex tourism crimes.

A documentary on the life of a Greek who fought with the Vietnamese resistance in the first Indochina war against the French has won first prize at the sixth Greek Documentary Festival held in Chalkida, Greece.

Vietnam won two silvers and six bronzes at the Southeast Asian Table Tennis Championships which ended in Vientiane, Laos, on October 15.

(VOV) - Leaders from Vietnam and Laos have outlined future development plans and made arrangements for the two countries’ 2012 Friendship Year celebrations.