Ghost train still on track
The train between Hà Nội and Hạ Long in the northern province of Quảng Ninh often leaves the station without any passengers.
Law-abiding to a fault
One ambulance driver in southern Việt Nam certainly seems to think so, as he reportedly abandoned a patient to get his vehicle registration renewed.
One plus two equals Wi-Fi
The questions are stuck on the school’s notice board, and are changed weekly by Đức.
Selling scrap to build schools
One young man has successfully built schools for poor ethnic minorities in remote areas raising funds from a very simple source.
A wedding party without beer and wine
You can expect to down more than a few shots of rice wine to toast newlyweds up and down the country, but one couple in the southern province of Bình Phước have bucked the trend and opted for a dry wedding.
71-year-old woman mistakenly diagnosed as pregnant
71-year-old Ngô Thị Q. from Nguyễn Thái Học Ward in Yên Bái City visited the city’s health centre for a medical examination in mid-May.
76-year-old woman travels alone to Thailand
Việt Nam’s online community is buzzing with the story of a 76-year-old woman from Phú Quốc.
Mother and daughter graduate from university
A 63-year-old woman and her daughter have graduated at the same time after studying for four years at the HCM City Open University.
Horsing around on the train
Vietnam Railways (VNR) has learnt a lesson the hard way, after its customers turned up their noses to free food.
Strange thief
Last month, the People's Court of Vĩnh Long City in the province of the same name sentenced Nguyễn Linh M to two years in prison for stealing the vehicle
Petrol station con explodes online
A petrol station owner in Hà Nội turned to the online community to look for a driver who owed him VNĐ300,000 ($13) after buying petrol and leaving his registration license which was about to expire as collateral.
Not all that glitters is gold
Online dating is, most of the time, confusing.
Summer delights
The summer heat spares no one, not even eggs.
A tropical speciality
There’s nothing new under the sun.
Tables turned on loan sharks
Loan sharks have a reputation for violence, but the tables got turned on some debt collectors recently.
Mini pigs become big problems
Mini pigs are cute, but large pigs, well that's a different story. Large pigs have tusks, are territorial and defecate large amounts, none of which are qualities of a cute pet.
A boy driven by love
Over the past week, the story of a 13-year-old boy who cycled more than 100km to visit his hospitalised little brother went viral on social media.
A six-year-old fashion star
On a cold night in Hà Nội last week, a six-year-old girl’s striking outfit caught the eye of a jogger, and made her a social media star overnight.
Common sense isn’t that common
The opening of a pedestrian street along the Tô Lịch River in Hà Nội over the past week has been welcomed by local residents as a new space for them to exercise and relax.
When an award winning photograph develops into something different
Photography is a real skill. Those at the top of their game produce pictures that don’t just tell a thousand words, but instead an entire novel.
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