Vietnam Prosperity Joint Stock Commercial Bank (VPBank) said the central bank has directed it to take over weaker lender Global Petro Sole Member Limited Commercial Bank (GPBank) as part of a drive to restructure of the banking system and tackle bad debt.

Vietnam Maritime Corp., undaunted by potential tariffs from the incoming Trump administration that risk crimping the nation’s trade, forecasts revenue to more than triple in the next decade, General Director Nguyen Canh Tinh said.

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

Russia is willing to help develop Vietnam's nuclear power sector and provide it with crude oil and LNG, the two countries said on Wednesday.

The Vietnam government said late on Wednesday that it will consider removing regulatory hurdles to allow aircraft manufactured by Chinese state-owned planemaker COMAC to operate in the country. COMAC is seeking to establish itself as an alternative to leading Western planemakers Airbus and Boeing.

As night fell across a swamp in southern Vietnam, a “large” fanged creature sat in the murky water. Its reddish eyes scanned the surrounding forest, but it wasn’t the only one looking. Passing scientists noticed the “robust” animal — and discovered a new species.

About $300,000 has been set aside for the first phase of the project, which will include a marble wall engraved with the names of 1,584 Georgians who did not return home from the Vietnam War.

Vietnam aims to complete construction of the Ninh Thuan nuclear power plant by 2030 as it ramps up its nuclear energy goals and seeks to diversify sources for power supply.

Veterans, city, and state leaders gathered near the intersection of Vietnam Veterans Memorial Parkway and Watson Boulevard for the land dedication.

Hanoi is restarting its civilian nuclear program nearly a decade after canceling it over cost and safety concerns.

More than a half-century later, a new documentary is calling into question who took it — and the retired Associated Press photographer long credited for the photo insists it was his, while his longtime employer says it has no evidence of anyone else being behind the camera.