Hanoi  - Vietnamese police staged a mock hostage situation over the weekend to train for the possibility of a terrorist attack on next month's Miss Universe pageant in the seaside resort city of Nh

Hanoi  - At least four Vietnamese men, including a father and son, were killed in a mining accident at a stone quarry in southern Vietnam, an official said Monday.

Hanoi  - Vietnam's State Bank Thursday dismissed rumors of planned currency reforms and possible bank failures, one day after it devalued the dong and raised interest rates.

Hanoi  - Vietnam's central bank devalued the country's currency by nearly 2 per cent Wednesday and raised interest rates to fight rising trade deficits and inflation.

Hanoi - Police in Vietnam arrested a man for smuggling a slaughtered tiger, just two months after two other men were arrested for smuggling two tiger carcasses, local media said Monday.

Hanoi  - Two Vietnamese men were killed and another seriously injured when an artillery shell believed to be left over from the Vietnam War exploded in the country's Central Highlands, local media