Lam Le

In late December, 1972, the U.S. tried to bomb North Vietnam into submission, but that word had no place in the Vietnamese's hearts and minds.

Vietnam is racing against the clock to provide free drugs under health insurance but around half of HIV patients are uninsured.

Vietnamese netizens have been eagerly discussing the 'paradox' of low wages and 'wasteful spending'. We're here to dissect it.

The government tried to ban the practice and turn it into a political tool, but as one artist said: 'You can't suppress folk culture.'

On the other side of the Red River, a father of four has decided to share his homemade wood-fired pizza with the rest of Hanoi.

How a dearth of doctors has helped fuel disease and discontent at Vietnam's drug detention centers.

Headline-grabbing riots raised questions about who gets sent to drug detention centers.

International partners say what Vietnam desperately needs is better policy.

A group of Thai ethnic minority women run a small bank that fills a huge credit gap.

Australia has suspended livestock supply to 18 abattoirs and feedlots in Vietnam as investigation into alleged animal cruelty by the former continues, the Australiam Embassy told VnExpress International.

Wholesalers of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will be able to set wholesale and retail prices within the LPG distribution network under their management, according to a circular by Ministry of Industry and Trade issued May 10 as reported by VNA.

“No, no, no! We do not accept disabled people,” was one employer’s response when Mai told them she had a disabled arm.

Tom Malinowski called for "preserving Son Doong cave in its natural state" on the official Facebook page of the U.S. Embassy today, after returning from a five-day trip to the world's largest natural cave with seven ambassadors.

Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), start-ups and innovative enterprises are to receive special support from the government, according a resolution to support enterprise until 2020.

Chief of the Supreme People's Court announced six judicial precedents on April 6, paving the way for Vietnam's judicial system to switch from statutory to common law. 

Vietnam’s GDP growth for Q2/2016 is forecast to reach 6.17 percent while inflation is expected to rise 0.73 percent compared to last quarter, according to the Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) under the Ministry of Planning and Investment.  

Vietnam will form working groups including organic businesses to study the existing challenges the sector is facing and revise existing legislature to encourage organic farming, said Agriculture Minister Tran Thanh Nam.

As rapid growth of the aviation industry may jeopardize Viet Nam’s targets to reduce CO2 emissions, the country discussed solutions to green the sector at a workshop yesterday in Hanoi. 

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addressed the 17th Asian Banker Summit today, pledging to continue economic reforms across the country, including the banking sector, as Vietnam integrates into the global market.

Obama will address serious tensions in South China Sea (Vietnam's East Sea) to ensure rights of all parties and international law are respected and reduce tensions in his first trip to Vietnam this month, said a high-ranking U.S. official.