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Malaysia and Vietnam are bolstering their defence partnership through expanded maritime security cooperation, technology sharing and defence industry collaboration, Defence Minister Mohamed Khaled announced following talks with Vietnamese Prime Minister Lê Minh Hưng.
Ho Chi Minh City police have dismantled a sophisticated drug trafficking operation involving 65 suspects, including nationals from Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan, who mixed an anaesthetic into e-cigarette products for sale across Vietnam and the region.
Vietnam's booming durian export industry faces scrutiny as authorities investigate corruption in the certification system that controls market access to China, threatening the sector's $4.7 billion revenue stream.
Vietnam has unveiled an ambitious five-year child protection programme targeting a 5% annual reduction in violence and abuse cases, with mandatory life skills education and 90% business compliance on labour standards.
Vietnam has detained its deputy agriculture minister and three other officials on corruption charges related to durian exports to China, in what marks an escalation of a wider investigation into illicit certification practices.
Vietnam's Foreign Ministry has dismissed claims underlying new US tariffs, emphasising strict prohibitions on forced labour and recent legislative measures. The government argues the USTR decision fails to acknowledge its compliance efforts.
Vietnamese authorities have arrested 49 individuals including four foreign nationals in Ho Chi Minh City for distributing etomidate-laced vapes. The operation uncovered multiple smuggling networks supplying the anaesthetic to bars and youth venues.
Seven people died when a sleeper bus travelling from Dong Nai to Ho Chi Minh City struck an embankment and caught fire on National Highway 1 in southern Vietnam early Tuesday morning.
Vietnam has declared a natural disaster emergency on a critical section of Ho Chi Minh Road in Tuyen Quang Province following severe damage from consecutive heavy rainfall events during June 2026.
Vietnam has pledged to work closely with ASEAN to support Myanmar's efforts towards political stability, economic revival, and combating transnational crimes. The commitment was made during a landmark foreign ministers' meeting in Bangkok.
A speedboat ferrying Indian tourists capsized near Phu Quoc island in southern Vietnam on Saturday, resulting in 15 deaths. The vessel, carrying 36 people total, overturned about 400 metres from Hon May Rut Ngoai Island, with 21 rescued.
Vietnam's Prime Minister has ordered an immediate investigation into a speedboat capsizing off Phu Quoc Island that killed 15 Indian tourists on July 11. The government has mobilised multiple agencies to assess safety failures and coordinate with New Delhi on consular support.
An Indian national will stand trial in Ho Chi Minh City on July 30 for allegedly smuggling 1,477 diamonds into Vietnam across five trips, with additional charges of bribery and fraud involving multiple co-defendants.
Vietnamese authorities have charged seven suspects in connection with a major piracy operation that hosted over 26,000 illegally copied films across more than 100 websites, generating approximately $12.8 million in illicit revenue through advertising.