DO THANH, Vietnam, Oct 30 (Reuters) - Vietnam's "Billionaire Village" doesn't sound like a place people would want to leave, but at least three of the 39 victims found in the back of a lorry in ...

When Binh assumed chairmanship of this northern Vietnamese district two years ago, it was a hotspot of disputes and security challenges. Its 154 traditional craft villages were still struggling with ...

A woman delivers ice to customers for a meager living in Thua Thien Hue province. (Photo: UCA News) Mary Nguyen Thi Vy worked 10 hours a day for three years at a factory processing salangane nests in ...

Vietnam has the highest urbanization rate in Southeast Asia. Just a decade ago, only 24% of its population lived in cities, with 65% of the labor force employed in rural agriculture. Today, already ...

The maternal mortality rate in Vietnam has dropped more than fivefold - from 233 deaths per 100,000 live births in 1990 to ...