Demand for industrial land in southern Vietnam skyrockets

Demand for space in southern industrial parks has surged in the first half of this year as foreign firms expanded production.

Five die in southern Vietnam car-truck collision

Five people, including one child, were killed after a container truck crashed into a four-seater car in the southern province of Tay Ninh Friday morning.

New $460 mln expressway to run from HCMC to Cambodia border

A proposed $460 mln expressway will run from HCMC to the Moc Bai border gate in Tay Ninh Province.

April 24, 2019 | 05:25 pm GMT+7

New HCMC Party deputy secretary takes office

Tran Luu Quang, former provincial Party Secretary of Tay Ninh, has replaced Tat Thanh Cang, who was dismissed from the post.

February 27, 2019 | 05:29 pm GMT+7

Volunteers scour mountain in effort to clear tourist trash in southern Vietnam

'There's no one at the top to clear up after the hikers leave because it's too high.'

March 20, 2018 | 03:56 pm GMT+7

The porters who roam Vietnam's Black Virgin Mountain

Every day, these porters carry nearly 50 kgs (110 lbs) of goods all the way up Black Virgin Mountain.

October 01, 2017 | 04:50 pm GMT+7

Six dog thieves sentenced to 3-7 years in prison in southern Vietnam

Stun-gunned, stuffed in plastics bags and then sent to the butchers for a gruesome end.

May 28, 2017 | 10:53 am GMT+7

Five Vietnamese prosecuted for dismantling wartime bomb

The group cut open the bomb overnight to take the explosive for sale.

April 28, 2017 | 11:01 am GMT+7

Two gold shop thieves arrested in southern Vietnam

Police in central Vietnam also arrested an allegedly bank robber in Da Nang.

December 18, 2016 | 06:09 pm GMT+7

Vietnam seeks gold shop robbers near Cambodian border

The armed men made off with roughly 10 ounces of gold.

December 18, 2016 | 10:12 am GMT+7