Society

A Thai national was sentenced to death and two Germans were handed life sentences for the gruesome murder of a German real estate broker near the resort town of Pattaya, Thai media reported.

An increasing number of Chinese celebrities are choosing high-end Vietnamese fashion, creating new opportunities for Vietnamese designers to make their mark in the 1.4 billion-strong market.

The Ministry of Transport and the People’s Committee of the northern province of Phu Tho on December 21 started the construction of the new Phong Chau bridge.

The southern island city of Phu Quoc, a major tourist destination in Vietnam, welcomed the first flights from Singapore of Scoot airline and a China Eastern Airlines flight from China’s Xi'an.

Hundreds of soldiers had an artistic performance on Hoan Kiem Pedestrian Street in Hanoi on Friday evening, drawing a large crowd.

Malaysia announced on Friday it has agreed to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, which disappeared 10 years ago in one of aviation's greatest enduring mysteries.

Hanoi Police, in coordination with the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol), has issued an international arrest warrant for Le Khac Ngo (alias Mr. Hunter) in a large fraudulent case.

HCM City has numerous old and dilapidated apartment buildings in severe disrepair, with a high risk of collapse, posing significant dangers to residents.

A banquet in Hanoi tragically resulted in two deaths and the hospitalisation of 15 others, with suspected alcohol poisoning being the cause.

Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, has launched a project in Vietnam to demonstrate AquaWatch Australia, a new water quality monitoring and forecasting system.

At least 10 people have been arrested and charged after Vietnamese police investigated a transnational drug trafficking case

From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the rule over prospective husbands and wives - a booming industry in India.

Party General Secretry To Lam attended a ceremony on December 20 to mark the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35th anniversary of the All-People Defence Festival.

The southern central province of Binh Dinh has incurred losses of VND112 billion (USD4.41 million) due to flooding, landslides, and erosion over the past month.

Investigators probing suspended South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol over his foiled martial law bid on Friday ordered him to appear before the country's corruption watchdog on Christmas Day.

Party General Secretary To Lam, Secretary of the Central Military Commission, hosted a reception in Hanoi on December 19 for Chinese Minister of National Defence Senior Lieutenant General Dong Jun.

Hanoi authorities have asked running events to start earlier and end before 8 am to minimise the impact on traffic.

The new ADC (Asia Direct Cable) international undersea cable route that boasts the largest bandwidth capacity in Vietnam was officially put into operation on December 19.

China on Thursday upheld the death sentence for a child trafficker whose crimes shocked the nation and traumatised dozens of victims.