Vietnamese shares ended on Wednesday on a high note, along with other Asian markets, with higher oil prices and improved confidence in cooling trade tensions.

As many banks have reached their credit growth limit, they are seeking for additional space from the central bank to meet the year-end credit demand.

A series of recent traffic accidents in central Vietnam have been blamed on potholes and road mismanagement recently, raising public concerns over traffic safety and the responsibility of agencies.

The multitude of charitable activities such as poverty reduction and ­community development undertaken by international volunteers have made great contributions to the development of Vietnam. Carrying the spirit of international solidarity, they have helped turn ...

Vietnamese authorities have vowed to clamp down on ­illegal moneylenders after the biggest loan shark group in the country was found to be torturing staff members.