Cliff fall turns into fight for survival

For many people, chances of survival are slim after a fall off a cliff. But something extraordinary happened to a man named Đ.B.B., hailing from northern Quảng Ninh Province.

Boxer shorts or swimming pants?

Doctors have warned that men working in shrimp and fish ponds should wear swimming pants instead of boxer shorts to avoid unfortunate accidents.

Snake on a plane?

Last week, a flight from HCM City to Hà Nội had to be cancelled after a snake was discovered on board.

Taxi ơi!

To avoid being detected and identified by traffic cameras, taxi drivers and motorbike taxi (xe ôm) drivers around the frequently-crowded Bạch Mai Hospital in Hà Nội have been trying to find ways to partly obscure their vehicles’ number plates.

Yet more time off school

Kindergarten and primary students nationwide resumed their studies in the middle of last month. Some sounded eager to go back to school, but others weren't quite ready to give up home comforts yet.

A rare and vital talent

There’s an old adage that will never be solved. What came first? The chicken or the egg?

Prank police calls backfire on man

Provincial criminal police investigated the case and when they tracked down Nhàn, he said he hadn't made the call but a drunken man had.

Masks for all occassions

However one HCM City barber shop is going that extra mile, insisting staff wear not one, but two masks. And customers are following suit.

Hà Nội GRDP growth slows down due to COVID-19

The growth was much lower than 7 per cent seen in the same period of 2019 due to the severe impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, hitting a wide range of sectors including import-export, tourism, transportation, processing and manufacturing as well as restaurant and catering services.  

Is love truly blind?

The recently-released Netflix series Love Is Blind took blind dating to new levels as contestants agreed to marry each other sight unseen after only a few days of 'dating' through a wall, making for unmissable (if trashy and cringeworthy) reality TV.

Drunk man could open a giant company

A company with a charter capital of VNĐ 144 trillion (US$6.3 billion) can be called a giant one in Việt Nam as now, the country has only five companies which have charter capital of over VNĐ 100 trillion.

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