There is a common belief in Việt Nam that when a person is met with death, only their physical body dies, and their spirit lives on in another world.

University entrance exams are approaching for 12^th graders nationwide, and if the kids thought they had any chance of forgetting their impending doom for but a fleeting second, they had better think again.

For the last 25 years, Hồ Minh Tâm – a resident of Tương Hiệp Bình Ward, Thủ Dầu Một City in southern province of Bình Dương – has kept his motorbike in a special garage: an aged tree in his garden.

Hoàng Nhật Anh, 26, a stylish working in Hà Nội, visited his girlfriend’s houses few weeks ago. This is the first time he had been here. The visit makes him quite disappointed because he had to wash a lot of dishes after the meal. It even took him five hours to wash all the dishes.

Lê Đình Kiên, 29, was arrested on May 9 after he burgled and tried to extort VNĐ1 billion (US$) from a family in Tôn Thất Thuyết Street of the central province of Hà Tĩnh’s Trần Phú Ward.

Phạm Duy Hưng, 32, of the northern province of Hà Nam’s fell into deep distress when he learned he’d been cuckolded last Friday, as he learned his girlfriend was having a sexual relationship with another man.

What is the secret of the strong collaboration?  A difficult question that has left many pondering for an age to work out the answer. But if you ask a group of burglars in Thái Bình Province, they may just give you the correct answer.

One fateful evening, a young lady returned home to find that her boyfriend had vanished. Far worse, he had absconded with her four precious Husky babies.

A recent Government decision that requires mobile phone users to supply service providers with personal information has led to some grumbling over the hassle, but also given some people a nasty surprise as they learn that their ID cards were used to register several numbers with different service providers.

Thinking about getting an air conditioner but worried about the high cost? You may be pleased to know that you can now rent an AC instead of owning one.

A meat stall in a market in northern Hải Phòng City’s suburban area has become famous in recent days for a unique food hygiene initiative.

Farming as an activity or hobby has become popular in recent years, but maybe the craze for living a day as a farmer has gone a bit too far.

An airport in the central province of Đồng Hới was fined VNĐ35 million (US$1,500) last week for closing a terminal so staff could play badminton.

Việt Nam’s roads are filled with terrible drivers, but few will admit that they are menaces to society.

Women working at a sub-commission on publicity and education in the Central Highlands province of Kon Tum last week received a big surprise as a gift for International Women’s Day.