Jetstar Passenger Opens Emergency Exit, Delays Plane...Again
Remember that time a VietJet passenger mistook the emergency exit for the bathroom door? How about the one when a first time flier opened the exit on the tarmac to get some fresh air? Or that incident...
Morning News Roundup: Vietnam Tops Lists Of Ideal Investment Destinations: Cushman & Wakefield
Vietnam recalculates public debt, and it now exceeds safety limit: report [Thanh Nien] 25 bridges to be built with JICA loans [DTI] Vietnam tops lists of ideal investment destinations: Cushman & Wak...
A Look At The Vietnamese Province Obsessed With Sai Gon Beer
If there's one thing Ha Tinh loves, it's beer.
Morning News Roundup: High Tide, Rainstorm Likely To Inundate Ho Chi Minh City This Week
Tourists say visa waiver too short [Vietnam News] Ministries declare new vision standards for motorbike drivers [Vietnam Plus] Vietnam lowers dollar deposit interest rates [DTI]
After Villa Collapse, Hanoi Will Examine All Colonial Buildings
Following the collapse of a 110-year-old villa in downtown Hanoi last week, officials in the capital are planning to launch a large-scale audit of the city's colonial buildings.
Weekend News Roundup: Expensive Railway Station Left Empty Because Of Uneven Development
Vietnam inflation hits 10-year low in Jan-Sep [Tuoi Tre] Tap water in Ho Chi Minh City fails to meet chlorine standards [Tuoi Tre] Expensive railway station left empty because of uneven development ...
Thousands Of Sea Cucumbers Wash Up On The Shores Of Phu Quoc
Last week, tourists in Phu Quoc were privy to a strange sight, as thousands of sea cucumbers washed up on the shores of Long Beach.
Morning News Roundup: Public Land, A Cake Illegally Shared By Many Firms In Vietnam
Security guard arrested for procuring sex for guests at Saigon hotel [Thanh Nien] Vietnamese teen electrocuted while wading through flooded schoolyard [Thanh Nien] Ministry wants nationwide survey o...
Saigon Internet Cafes Ordered To Close By 10pm To Prevent Gaming, Sex Chats
For anyone who enjoys late-night gaming or a good sex chat in a public place, we've got some bad news.
Vietnamese Are Getting Paid To Wait In Line For New iPhones
In Vietnam, everyone loves an iPhone.
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]
