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Fugitive turns himself in to flee the coronavirus outbreak

A wanted fugitive has surrendered to the police in the hope of avoiding the coronavirus crisis.

Đào Thanh Tâm, 44, from HCM City, went to the Lắk District People’s Committee in the Central Highlands province of Đắk Lắk at the beginning of this month to ask for approval for a construction project in the district.

Water drainage system becomes useless after completing construction

A drainage system that cost VNĐ258 billion (US$11.1 million) has been in operation for only 72 hours since it was built in Phú Thọ Province in 2016.

What goes around comes around

A man from the central city of Đà Nẵng recently took his wife and children out on a motorbike trip to Sơn Trà Peninsula for a weekend retreat.

Driver challenges police

Honest work, dishonest pay

They say don't bite the hand had that feeds you, but when that hand is trying to feed you heroin, perhaps biting is the correct response.

Google Maps leads motorbike drivers down banned expressway

More than 5,200 motorbikes took the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây Expressway last year even though there is a ban on two-wheeled vehicles operating on the route, according to the Vietnam Expressway Services Engineering Joint Stock Company (VECE).

Trees lost and found mysteriously

People in Nam Từ Liêm District of Hà Nội were recently surprised about mysterious disappearance and subsequent reappearance of stolen trees.

Spreading some cheer

Delivery drivers up and down the nation earn a pittance for doing a tough and important job, so the temptation to cut corners must be huge.

Cart and card before horse and ATM

Government employees in mountainous Sơn Tây District of Quảng Ngãi Province have faced a bit of a pickle.

Honest error or deadly mistake?

Due to an admin error, 27 patients recently discharged from hospitals and medical centres in central Bình Định Province are now considered 'dead' in their medical records.

Taking mother’s teachings to heart

It’s good advice, but the story of a young girl’s determination to abide by her mother’s words might call into question the validity of this adage.

Toothbrush traumas

All of us can recall vividly when our gag reflex kicks in as a doctor’s tongue depressor probes a bit too far in our mouth, nature’s clever way of ejecting undesirable objects.

Beware! Your ex could be a scammer!

Lê Thị Hồng Thu, ex-wife of a director of a real estate company in central Bình Định Province, has been accused of faking her ex-husband’s signature to commit fraud.

Wanted man arrested when serving as law official

They say judge not lest ye be judged, but what about a suspected criminal judging themselves? It almost happened in northern Viet Nam.

Eating to live or to go to prison?

You may have heard of people dying from obesity, but it's rare to hear of someone going to prison prison for not eating enough. But that's the case here.

Should you stop driving when it rains?

Last Saturday afternoon, many drivers on the HCM City – Long Thành – Dầu Giây Expressway were so surprised to see the words "Don’t drive when it rains" illuminated on the electronic signs above the road.