Loan sharks have a reputation for violence, but the tables got turned on some debt collectors recently.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

In most of the world, judges are supposed to be highly educated, even-handed and have unimpeachable character. But apparently in Việt Nam , they should also be catwalk models.

 In a rather rare public embarrassment, a number of restaurants in a district of central Nghệ An province are accusing the authorities of skipping the bill after they hosted guests at the eateries.

A kind-hearted bus driver and his passengers were left feeling hurt after they were duped by a woman they thought was going into labour.

One morning, officials from the People’s Committee of An Phú Ward in Bình Dương province were surprised to find a bag containing VNĐ100 million (US$4,300) in cash and a 3-page handwritten letter.

In an unbelievable but true story, a 28-year-old man residing in central Quảng Nam’s Hội An managed to steal 430 taels of gold – worth over VNĐ10 billion (US$430,860) – from a jewellery shop over the past six years without being noticed.