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The Market Management Department in the northern province of Vinh Phuc has just destroyed 40 iPhone devices found at a local shop after the shop failed to show papers relating to their origin.

Authorities in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum have asked concerned agencies to prepare for continuous earthquakes in Kon Plong District.

A man who is struggling with kidney failure in the southern province of Long An is taking care of his ailing son.

The Vietnamese stock market has evolved significantly from its earlier rudimentary state.

Police in the central province of Quang Binh have just arrested three Chinese nationals suspected of killing a taxi driver and stealing his car.

Five workers have been killed in a coal mine accident in the northern province of Quang Ninh.

Environmental workers have found eight grenades while classifying rubbish in the central province of Quang Tri.

Vietnam ranked second out of the 89 participating countries and territories at the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO), taking place from July 21-30 in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Education and Training has announced.

The capital city of Hanoi is positioning itself as a prime destination for semiconductor investment, with a conference kicking off on July 29 as part of the Hanoi Semiconductor Investment Festival.

Sailing vessel HQ 286 - Le Quy Don of the Vietnam People’s Navy arrived at Port of Muara of Brunei on July 29, beginning a working visit and exchange programme with the Royal Brunei Navy.

The Ministry of Science and Technology on July 29 organised a conference to evaluate the programme to use genetic resources sustainably in the 2015-2024 period and orient its implementation in the 2025-2030 period.

President of Timor-Leste José Ramos-Horta will pay a state visit to Vietnam from July 31 to August 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced.

As many as 15 quakes happened in the Central Highlands Province of Kon Tum on Monday morning, after 21 struck the locality yesterday.

Vietnam's northern region has been forecasted to experience heavy rain.

Traffic accidents killed 6,204 people in Vietnam in the first seven months of this year, down 10.36 percent on-year.

A village in Hanoi's suburban District of Quoc Oai has been isolated due to rising floods triggered by heavy rain and water discharge by a local hydroelectric reservoir.

Vietnam’s consumer price index soared 4.12% in the first seven months of the year, which is bringing to bear pressure on national inflation.

The Central Highland province of Kon Tum will brace itself for more earthquakes in the coming days after it was hit by 21 earthquakes within a day on July 28, warned the Earthquake and Tsunami Warning Centre under the

Sofyan Sabi's sea-dwelling community has fished beneath the waves off the Indonesian coast for centuries, but climate change and overfishing have forced him and many of his contemporaries on land to make a living.