In the soup for having some soup

One of the most infuriating sights on the road, especially when one is not guilty of a similar act, is of people driving with one hand on the wheel and a cell-phone in the other, whether it is a motorbike, car or larger vehicles like buses.

Turtle laying her eggs? Privacy, please!

A sea turtle was seen crawling onto Mũi Cồn Beach in central Quy Nhơn City’s Nhơn Hải Commune late one night. It travelled nearly 200 metres from the water to find a safe place to lay eggs.  

iPhone 6S Plus customer gets stoned on camera

Last Saturday, a short video clip recorded in a shop of the Thế Giới Di Động (World of Mobile Phone), a major retailer of mobile phones, laptops, tablets and their spare parts, was spreaded on the internet.

Payment dodgers, beware!

The owner of a tattoo shop on Lê Văn Sỹ Road in HCMC’s District 3 posted on his facebook that a man came to his shop on Saturday and asked for a tattoo on his right arm.

A Twist in the tale

Many people in the HCM City had to cancel their plans last weekend for fear of flooding after the Southern Region Hydrometeorological Forecast Station forecasted the city would experience heavy rains last Saturday.

Southern thief knows to ’always leave a note’

What do you think if a robber broke into your house and find nothing? The robber will run away immediately – is the common answer. However, a man named Đạt from Tân Lộc Commune in central province of Hà Tĩnh’s Lộc Hà District has decided to do something different.

 

When smart toilets are no longer smart

 

Tourists who come to the beach city of Nha Trang are happy to see public “smart” toilets along Trần Phú Road. But they soon realize there are some inconveniences involved in using them.

 

When it comes to lottery, sharing is a gamble

Two good friends, Nguyễn Hoàng Tuấn and Lâm Văn Vui, from the southern Bạc Lieu Province, had to bring an awkward case to court to determine who deserved the lottery money they won.

What came first, the turtle or the egg?

Côn Đảo National Park forest managers in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu on June 17 caught Phạm Văn Tân, 28, illegally transporting 116 vích, a kind of sea turtle, eggs.

Gold medal for bravery?

A woman in HCM had her gold necklace stolen when she was driving her motorbike on Phan Đăng Lưu Street last Saturday. The thieves were driving a motorbike in the same direction, the Pháp luật Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh ( HCM City Law ) newspaper reported.

What a naive robber!

Police of District 3 in HCM City has remanded Trần Quốc Quy, 15, in custody for allegedly robbing a smart phone from a Russian tourist early last week.

Caught again after 21 years on the run

The Bình Thuận Police, in co-ordination with the Sóc Trăng Police, on July 10 transferred a 49-year-old man to southern province of Bình Thuận for further investigation after he escaped 21 years ago.

Calf with eight legs born in Đồng Tháp

A special calf with eight legs, born on July 4, is owned by Đinh Văn Thanh, 31, who lives in Thông Bình Commune, Tân Hồng District, in the southern province of Đồng Tháp.

Second thoughts save a boy’s life

Commuters who crossed HCM City’s Sài Gòn Bridge last Thursday afternoon panicked when they saw a young boy jump into the river. People found his backpack and sandals placed neatly on the bridge.

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