Holding ancestral tablets close to their chests, families crossed a symbolic bridge at a Taoist temple in Ho Chi Minh City, praying for the spirits of departed loved ones to find peace and move on to another life.

VETC and Viettel Money have halted controversial monthly charges linked to electronic toll payments after drivers questioned why they should pay recurring fees even when their vehicles did not use toll roads.

Police in northern Vietnam’s Phu Tho Province have launched criminal proceedings against a Hanoi man after a young American woman reported that she had been raped during a trip to a resort in July.

Hanoi will relocate an iconic resistance monument near Hoan Kiem Lake to a military regiment as the capital reorganizes the historic space east of the lake.

Flights are returning to Da Lat after Lien Khuong Airport reopened following a nearly six-month shutdown for major runway repairs.

The Hanoi People’s Court on August 18 opened the first-instance trial of former Deputy Minister of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Ba Hoan and 27 other defendants.

Hue’s Department of Agriculture and Environment has called for an investigation and strict action after a video emerged showing people aboard a tourist boat throwing trash into the Perfume River.

HCMC police said on August 17 they had dismantled a large-scale kidney trafficking network that charged up to VND1.5 billion ($57,000) per transplant. Investigators have opened three criminal cases and prosecuted 11 suspects.

HCMC has collected 9,854 biological samples from fallen soldiers’ remains as DNA testing efforts accelerate, while 358 sets of remains have been recovered from Le Thi Rieng Park.

Hanoi police have detailed their investigation into a fatal BMW crash involving former National Assembly official Nguyen Sy Cuong after the year-old case resurfaced online.

Childhood obesity is reaching worrying levels in Ho Chi Minh City, exposing children to health problems that can begin early and follow them into adulthood.

A Vietnamese language proficiency assessment, based on the six-level Vietnamese language proficiency framework for foreigners, has been held on computers for the first time overseas at the Consulate General of Vietnam in Osaka, Japan.

The People’s Court of HCMC today opened the first-instance trial of 227 defendants in a drug trafficking case expanded from the March 2023 case involving 4 flight attendants who were unwittingly used to transport drugs through Tan Son Nhat Airport.

Obstructive sleep apnea is emerging as a major health challenge in Vietnam, with more than 4 million people over 30 estimated to have the condition and 2.3 million facing moderate to severe disease.

Before dawn each day, a couple in their 60s ride across the countryside in search of grasshoppers - known locally as "flying shrimp" - to earn a living despite their age.

The Chut of Rao Tre have transformed their lives over three decades, but memories of forest births, infant deaths and marriage between relatives remain painfully vivid.

Three men in Ho Chi Minh City are being investigated after flying large illuminated kites near Tan Son Nhat International Airport, forcing a 14-minute suspension of takeoffs and landings and disrupting 21 flights.

Foreign nationals legally entering or residing in Vietnam may obtain electronic identification accounts at any level upon request under a newly issued Government decree.

The Road Accident Damage Reduction Fund (RADRF) will begin providing financial support from September 1 to accident victims and families of deceased victims facing financial hardship, as well as people and organisations involved in rescue efforts.

Vietnam’s first pilot Smart Police Station has been installed by Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, offering 24/7 multilingual services ranging from incident reporting to emergency SOS calls.