Speed demon fined for social media hoax

A young man who posted photos of his high-speed motorbike journey across the country has admitted to police that it was a hoax, the Traffic Police Department announced on Tuesday.

Annual blood donation campaign kicks off

HCM City expects to collect about 56,000 units of blood through the Vietnamese Red Cross Society's annual blood donation campaign to meet demand at hospitals during the holiday season.

Localities told to stay alert for tropical storm Phanfone

The Central Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control has sent an urgent notice to coastal cities and provinces from Quảng Ninh to Cà Mau concerning a tropical storm which is moving towards the East Sea.

Costly lesson paid 'with my own life': ex-minister

The 66-year-old former communications minister said in his last words before sentencing that he "seriously acknowledged his responsibilities as a leader and was aware of his especially severe breaches".

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