All Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 Contestants Will Sport VietJet Bikinis
Just when you thought VietJet's brilliant bikini marketing strategy was gone forever, that bright red-and-yellow swimwear is gearing up for another appearance.
Morning News Roundup: Nearly 1 Million Overseas Vietnamese Want To Buy Houses In Vietnam
Second financial firm allows foreign ownership [Vietnam Plus] Nearly 1 million overseas Vietnamese want to buy houses in Vietnam [Vietnam Net] Businesses concerned about import/export examinations [...
Da Nang Bans Votive Paper...Again
In Vietnam, votive paper is everywhere. Take a stroll through any residential neighborhood and you're likely to find at least one person burning brightly-colored money, clothing or other odds and ends...
[Photos] Villa Collapses in Hanoi Leaving 2 Dead, 6 Injured
At 12:45pm yesterday afternoon, a 110-year-old French colonial villa in Hanoi collapsed, killing two and injuring several others.
Morning News Roundup: 30% of Vietnamese to Shop Online by 2020
Vietnam Airlines aircraft provides free transport of medical equipment [Vietnam News] 3 Vietnamese shortlisted in global video competition for farmers [Thanh Nien] Drinking becoming a problem in Vie...
Color Me Run Comes To Hanoi
This weekend, Hanoians will finally have the opportunity to run five kilometers while being doused in colored powder, as the Color Me Run comes to the capital for the first time.
Morning News Roundup: Illusion-Causing Stimulant, Called "American Weed," Traded Openly In HCMC
Vietnam Airlines receives second Airbus A350-XWB [Nhan Dan] Cop suspended for assaulting insulting neighbor [Thanh Nien] Illusion-causing stimulant, called ‘American weed,’ traded openly i...
Chinese Man Deported For Mass Earthworm-Hunting Operation
There are some crimes so despicable and sinister that just to think of them will make your stomach turn.
Weekend News Roundup: Over 40 Percent Of HCM City Youths Show Alcohol Abuse Signs
Over 40 percent of HCM City youths show alcohol abuse signs [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam’s new abortion restriction may backfire: official [Thanh Nien] HCM City expects to control flooding in inner-city a...
Morning News Roundup: Viettel OTT App Going Global
600 transgender Vietnamese ask for new identity papers [Vietnam Net] Viettel OTT app going global [VOV] Concert offers new experience of music in darkness [Vietnam News]
Uber Launches Free Rides for Drinkers
We've all swung by the bar for a quick happy hour cocktail and, several hours and many drinks later, realized that it's 11 o'clock and we somehow have to get home.
Thai Nguyen Woman Heals People By Walking On Their Bare Bums
A woman in northern Thai Nguyen province who claims to be a healer is drawing as many as 600 patients to her doorstep everyday with some pretty unorthodox techniques.
Morning News Roundup: Economists Deny Prediction About Additional 2% VND Devaluation
Economists deny prediction about additional 2% VND devaluation [Vietnam Net] Over 84% of population to have health insurance by 2020 [VOV] Rivers in Ha Noi seriously polluted [Vietnam News]
Ha Tinh Officials Reprimanded For Not Drinking Bia Sai Gon
Seven Ha Tinh officials are in hot water after they were caught violating the province’s administrative recommendation that government employees consume only locally-produced Bia Sai Gon.
[Photos] Saigon Turns Into Swimming Pool After Torrential Downpour
No matter where you were yesterday afternoon, chances are you felt the effects of the torrential downpour that turned up just as you were about to head home from work.
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Allow Firms To Make Military Uniforms For Other Countries
Vietnam's economy likely to lag behind neighbors in 20 years: report [Thanh Nien] Airfares in Vietnam expected to drop with new pricing rule [Thanh Nien] Power prices stable for 2015 [Vietnam News]
Man Fined VND3 Million After Letting His 6-Year-Old Son Drive Truck
Police in Quang Ninh province have fined the parents of a six-year-old boy VND3 million for permitting their son to drive a truck.
[Video/Photos] Planes Grounded As Tropical Storm Rages In Central Vietnam
Nearly 30 flights were cancelled yesterday morning as tropical storm Vamco approached central Vietnam. Travelers departing from or heading to Danang found themselves stranded as wind speeds in the cit...
Morning News Roundup: Nearly $8 Billion Invested In HCM City’s Eastern Region
Ha Noi departments face large budget cuts [Vietnam News] Clean water prices to increase [Vietnam News] Vietnam Airlines named among Top 10 most improved airlines [DTI]
Homemade Bomb Kills One, Injures Three In Hanoi
An explosion rocked Hanoi's Dong Da District last Friday evening when a homemade bomb went off inside a four-storey house.
