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Record breaker or law breaker

HCM City to host Food & Hotel Vietnam event

Vietnamese xiangqi masters to checkmate world rivals

Lại Lý Huynh and Nguyễn Thành Bảo will travel to the US to defend their xiangqi titles in November.

Bird sanctuary in the southernmost sky

A family in the southernmost province of Cà Mau has welcomed wild birds to their garden for the past 20 years. Birds perch in safe land and now the garden is home to thousands of birds and even become a tourist attraction.

Baby called up to serve in the army

A resident in HCM City was astonished when his son was called to join the army this spring as one of many men required to serve in the military for two years.

Fugitive on run for 13 years discovered at quarantine centre

A fugitive wanted by police in Việt Nam for the past 13 years is back behind bars, after she was identified at a COVID-19 quarantine centre.

University's high standards cause a shock

Universities across the country on Sunday afternoon began publishing their benchmark scores from high school exams for new entrants.

Mid-Autumn Festival escapades

Recently, a video of a group of young people carrying a giant lantern on the street spread like wildfire online.

Pregant woman gives birth in a taxi

Unique wedding photos cause a stir

Taking a bed-style wedding photo in pedestrian street

DNA test solves cow dispute

The court offered many solutions to settle the case, but the two families in dispute could not come to an agreement.

Young people have 'hair-brained' idea

Police of Sông Mã District in the northern mountainous province of Sơn La have fined two young people who performed a hair washing show on a motorbike.

Suicide prank was no laughing matter

A good prank can be great fun, but push the joke too far and the consequences can be no laughing matter.

Porridge shop owner mistakenly placed under quarantine

A porridge shop owner in Quảng Trị Province was mistakenly forced into quarantine after a COVID-19 patient said she had visited the shop for dinner.

Students ensure classroom safety

Safety always comes first, especially as the world battles the COVID-19 pandemic, but some students took their own health and wellbeing to a whole new level.

Men walk more than 60km to avoid COVID-19 checkpoint

A shocking electricity bill

A woman in Hà Nội was shocked when she received her family's electricity bill in May and June had increased by three to four times against previous months for no apparent reason.

Coronavirus reunites a family

A 58-year-old woman recently found her relatives after 24 years apart at a COVID-19 quarantine area of Lạng Sơn Province’s General Hospital.

The woman who cried wolf

Reports recently emerged of a heartwarming tale about N.T.L., a 35-year-old woman.

Cheerful burglar takes bath before stealing car

The Hà Nội People’s Court on July 3rd sentenced a 34-year-old man to 10 years of imprisonment for theft.

Will the real Christopher Wong please stand up

The MAAC, a film training centre in HCM City, apologised to the American composer for inviting and introducing the guest speaker as Wong in its event on sound design.