Brian Letwin in Vietnam
Morning News Roundup: With A Boost From Bill Gates, Vietnam's Entrepreneurs Put Profits Into Philanthropy
Ban on teaching English to pre-school children raises controversy [VietNamNet] Minister vows to fix damaged roads [VNS] Vietnam, Laos open new border gate [Thanh Nien]
Pregnant Vietnamese Beauty Queen Busted for US Marijuana Operation
Former Mrs. Vietnam Global was sentenced to prison in Washington State last week for growing and trading marijuana.
Beware: iPhone Locking Ransom Scheme Hits Vietnam
The iPhone locking scam that originated in Australia and Russia earlier this year has made its way to Vietnam.
Brian Letwin in Vietnam
7 Days At Saigon’s Lunch Lady
While most street soup spots in Saigon only offer up one type of delicious broth, Saigon’s famous Lunch Lady has gained notoriety the word over for changing things up on a daily basis. The thing is, o...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam To Have Bus Rapid Transit Routes By 2015
Ex-Mrs. Global Vietnam runner-up indicted for $3.1mn fraud [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam to have Bus Rapid Transit routes in 2015 [DTI News] Trang An wins coveted world heritage recognition [VNS...
Vietnamese Petrol Prices Reach All-Time High
As of 8pm last night, Vietnamese petrol prices reached an all-time high.
Morning News Roundup: Over 14,000 Android Phones Tapped In Vietnam
26 percent of Vietnamese children are stunted [VietNamNet] Cambodia-made car causes shocks to Vietnam’s auto industry [VietNamNet] Vietnam confiscates 90kg of elephant tusks, ivory artifac...
[Updated] VietJet Flight Bound For Dalat Mistakenly Lands In Nha Trang
[Update below] Early yesterday, passengers on VietJet flight 8861 bound for Dalat instead found themselves at Nha Trang’s Cam Ranh Airport.
Weekend News Roundup: Vietnam Hub’s Trade Center Ceiling Collapses, Panicking Shoppers
Vietnam Airlines seeking to raise $51 million in IPO [Reuters] Poverty reduction efforts leave poor behind: Oxfam [VNS] Vietnam suspends ban on direct import of cars [Thanh Nien]
Hanoi Gears Up For Super Storms
Climate change is altering the face of weather patterns across Vietnam, but perhaps no more so than in the country’s capital. As Hanoi faces the prospect of 2 – 3 major hurricanes this year, city auth...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnamese Poet Scales Top Ten List On Amazon
FPT group enters European market [Vietnam Plus] UNDP urges carbon pricing and end to fossil fuel subsidies [VNS] Vietnamese poet scales top ten list on Amazon [VNS]
U.S. Envoy Nominee: It May Be Time To Lift Vietnam Weapons Ban
For obvious reasons, the U.S. hasn’t provided Vietnam with weapons since the end of the American War. While we still see old American jeeps puttering around Saigon, most of Vietnam’s military equipmen...
Morning News Roundup: Ministry Clampdown On "Crude" Lyrics
Ministry clampdown on "crude" lyrics [DTI News] Top 50 businesses in Vietnam named [DTI News] Vietnamese farmer makes pesticide from herbs [VietNamNet]
[Video] Check Out The Vietnamese Police’s Fishnet Gun In Action
Vietnam’s infamous fishnet guns are ready to go! The launchers were developed by the Weapon Design Institute (Vietnamese version of DARPA?) under the Ministry of Defense over the past year.
[Video] You Can Score A World Cup Trophy In Vietnam For Just $3
For those of us who lack the athletic skill to make it to the World Cup, worry not, for there is a cheap and easy way to get a World Cup trophy of your own for the low, low price of VND70,000 (and a p...
Morning News Roundup: Up To 44% Of Vietnamese Infected With Parasitic Worms
Rising sea levels could affect one-fifth of HCM City by 2100 [VietNamNet] MobiFone's value seen at $3.4 bln, brokerage HSC says [Reuters] Vietnam's Mekong Delta pays huge ecological toll f...
Weekend News Roundup: Fall In Road Accidents In Vietnam
Tobacco without picture-based warnings rampant in Vietnam despite ban [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam wins FIAP silver award [DTI News] Hundreds of property projects might be halted in HCMC [SGGP]...
Brian Letwin in Vietnam
[Video] Apparently It Only Takes 15 Seconds To Steal A Honda SH
In a friendly reminder that locking your bike creates a false sense security rather than actually security, this CCTV footage shows a thief stealing a Honda SH in just over 15 seconds.
Flight Delayed, Man Fined $2,360 After Bomb Joke at Noi Bai
A VietJet flight was delayed for over 3 hours yesterday morning after a passenger joked that he had a bomb in his carry-on bag.
Morning News Roundup: Mobifone No Longer Belongs To VNPT
Light pollution causes traffic accidents, health issues in Vietnam [Tuoi Tre] Vietnam braces for dengue fever surge: officials [Thanh Nien] Mobifone no longer belongs to VNPT [SGGP]
