Police in Da Nang have taken down a multi-level marketing crypto scam run by Huynh Duc Van and his network.

In 2025, Vietnam experienced unprecedented extremes in storms and flooding, underscoring how climate-related weather events are becoming increasingly severe and unpredictable.

A touching friendship between a Vietnamese girl and an 86-year-old French woman is melting hearts online.

Hanoi police have formally indicted three officials from the Hanoi College of Tourism, including the school's principal, for allegedly abusing their positions to misappropriate funds intended for student participants in a national celebration.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Public Security has concluded a sweeping investigation that uncovered a systematic bribery scheme involving top officials at the Food Safety Authority, part of the Ministry of Health.

The Vietnamese national memory team concluded their journey at the 34th World Memory Championships (WMC 2025) with an impressive fourth-place finish on the global leaderboard.

In the afternoon of December 14, a severe landslide struck National Highway 6 in Mai Chau Commune, Phu Tho Province, completely cutting off traffic and burying three individuals under tons of earth and rock.

The Ministry of Public Security has concluded its investigation into one of Vietnam’s most significant public asset mismanagement cases, recommending charges against 22 individuals.

The Ministry of Public Security is working with 13 provinces to investigate suspected misconduct within the "Nuoi Em" project.

According to investigators, Nguyen Thi Nhu Loan, Chairwoman of Quoc Cuong Gia Lai (QCGL), allegedly earned nearly 300 billion VND (approximately US$12 million) in profit from buying and reselling the 39-39B Ben Van Don land project in HCM City.

The couple behind Mailisa beauty clinic have paid over $12 million as authorities investigate a massive fake-import cosmetics scandal.

Authorities have uncovered multiple violations at a wildlife tourism facility in Ho Chi Minh City that is keeping endangered species such as tigers, leopards, bears, and gibbons in captivity without legal documentation.

On the afternoon of December 15, during a press briefing by the Ministry of Public Security, Hanoi police confirmed the extradition of Le Khac Ngo, a key suspect in the high-profile Mr Pips case, from the Philippines to Vietnam.

Nguyen Hoa Binh - also known as Shark Binh - has been officially charged with an additional crime: tax evasion, as announced by police officials in Hanoi during a year-end law enforcement press briefing on December 15.

The Hanoi Department of Public Security on December 13 officially put the city’s smart traffic control centre into operation, enabling the electronic handling of administrative violations related to traffic order and road safety.

The Vietnam “Pho” Day, in response to the Pho Week in Europe 2025, kicked off in Germany and Bulgaria on December 12.

Hanoi has approved in principle two major projects, including an Olympic sports urban area and a Red River Landscape Boulevard, aimed at driving long-term growth and reshaping the capital.

The Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI) on December 12 conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Professor Dr. Tran Hong Thai, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST).

The expanded Terminal T2 at Noi Bai International Airport will officially open on December 19, marking a major step in the airport’s digital transformation and its effort to raise capacity as passenger demand continues to surge.

All three national target programmes on new-style rural area building, sustainable poverty reduction, and socio-economic development in ethnic minority and mountainous areas have largely met and surpassed their assigned targets for 2021–2025 period.