Hanoi - A large unidentified flying object exploded over an island off southern Vietnam, and local officials said Wednesday they suspected it had been a military or civilian aircraft.

Hanoi  - Economists and financial officials worried Tuesday that Vietnam's inflation rate is worsening despite government measures to slow it, as new figures showed the consumer price index rose 3.

Hanoi  - Vietnam has attracted 15.3 billion dollars worth of foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments so far this year, compared with 4.4 billion dollars over the same period last year, an offic

Hanoi  - Five 15-year-old schoolchildren drowned at an outdoor party near a dam in central Vietnam, adding to fears that the rate of children drowning could rise this summer, officials said Monday.

Hanoi  - Vietnam's Communist Party has revoked the membership of a high-ranking official of the prosecutor's office in a southern province due to a series of infractions, including having a fourth

Hanoi  - Vietnam has passed a law allowing certain categories of foreigners to buy apartments beginning in 2009, the first time the Communist country has allowed non-citizens to own real estate, th