34 US troops injured in recent Iranian strike: Pentagon Nearly three dozen US troops suffered traumatic brain injuries or concussion in this month's Iranian air strike on a military base in Iraq, the Pentagon said on Friday.

Australia to probe crash that killed three US firefighters

Police investigators will join a probe into the crash of a firefighting plane that killed three American crew helping to battle Australia's devastating bushfires, officials said on Friday.

At least one killed, several injured in Seattle mass shooting At least one person was killed and seven others, including a child, were wounded on Wednesday after gunfire broke out in downtown Seattle near a popular tourist area, police and hospital officials said.

One dead, five missing after snowmobiles fall through ice in Canada A Canadian guide died and five French tourists were missing after their snowmobiles plunged through ice into freezing water in northern Quebec, Canadian police said Wednesday.

Drink-driving sanctions are having an effect

Khuất Việt Hùng, vice chairman of the National Committee on Traffic Safety, talks to Sài gòn Giải phóng (Saigon Liberation newspaper) about Government Decree 100 on how to prevent drink-driving during the Lunar New Year festival

Up-and-coming skater is cool as ice

Young ice skater Anna Ngô Hoàng Ngân knows it isn't how many times you fall that count, but how many times you can get back up

Best writers of 2019 receive awards The Việt Nam Writers Association has presented awards to eight literature works as the best pieces of 2019.

Four companies fined for using prohibited chemical in fish sauce

The names of four companies that used a banned chemical compound that would only normally be used in soap and detergent to produce fish sauce were revealed on Monday.

Fermented fruit not an issue for drink driving ban Fermented fruit lovers can breathe a sigh of relief now police have confirmed that blood-alcohol levels fall rapidly after consumption, meaning it's fine for them to drive home without being over the limit.

Alcohol laws are driving down business

Strict drink drive laws have left some small businesses feeling the pinch, with many claiming customers are shunning bia hơi fearing they will fall foul of the tough, new regulations.