Sources: BBC News
The Hanoi People's Court in Vietnam sentences Bamboo Airways chairman and real estate business tycoon Trinh Van Quyet to 21 years in prison for defrauding investors of 3.6 trillion VNĐ (US$144 million). 2024-08-5
Five people are killed when a helicopter crashes near Hạ Long Bay, Quảng Ninh province, Vietnam. 2023-04-5
Vietnam approves the Abdala COVID-19 vaccine developed by Cuba, becoming the eighth vaccine to be approved for use in the country. 2021-09-18
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces the formation of three new missions, each in Vietnam, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nigeria. 2016-01-7
A scaffolding collapses in Hà Tĩnh Province in Vietnam, killing at least fourteen people and leaving around thirty others injured. 2015-03-26
Vietnamese banking tycoon Nguyen Duc Kien is sentenced to 30 years in prison in Vietnam on charges of tax evasion, violating state economic regulations, fraud, and running an illegal business. 2014-06-9
Vietnam and China trade accusations over an incident in the South China Sea that led to the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat yesterday. 2014-05-27
Typhoon Nari hits central Vietnam with over 122,000 people being evacuated. 2013-10-15
In response, China warns Vietnam to stop all activities in the disputed waters. 2011-06-10