Vietnam police detain blogger for anti-state propaganda, mother says
Vietnamese police have arrested a blogger for posting anti-state material on the internet, his mother said, as part of a crackdown on critics of the country’s Communist rulers. Tran Hoang…
Hỏi và giải đáp 253: Được voi đòi tiên
TL trả lời cháu Y, một cô gái ‘có nhiều điều kiện’ nhưng lại tự nhận mình ‘lận đận tình duyên’. Tóm tắt chuyện tình cảm của cháu như sau:…
Philippine troops find beheaded Vietnamese captives in south
Philippine soldiers have found the beheaded bodies of two Vietnamese sailors abducted a year ago by Islamist militant Abu Sayyaf group near the restive southern island of Basilan, an army spokeswoman…
Vietnam aims to banish hordes of motorcycles from capital
Vietnam’s capital, Hanoi, has approved a plan to ban the motorcycles that swarm its streets by 2030 in an attempt to reduce traffic jams and pollution, the city’s People Committee…
Hỏi và giải đáp 252: Lại chuyện ‘môn đăng hộ đối’!
TL trả lời cháu Y, một chàng trai đang gặp sự chống đối của gia đình trong chuyện hôn nhân. Sơ lược hoàn cảnh của cháu như sau: Y, đã…
Vietnamese man who pretended to have lost loved ones in London tower fire faces charges
A 52-year-old man who claimed his family died in London’s Grenfell Tower fire is facing charges after trying to extort money and accomodation. Nguyen Nhu Anh, originally from Vietnam, appeared…
Hỏi và giải đáp 251: Bị tâm thần nặng!
Cách đây hơn nửa năm, TL có đề cập tới trường hợp của cháu A qua tựa đề ‘Lãng mạn hay bị tâm thần?’ trên Hỏi và giải đáp số…
Australian tourist overcharged $40,000 at a Vietnamese restaurant
Police in Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City have arrested the manager of a restaurant for deliberately overcharging an Australian tourist $US30,360 ($A39,544) for a dinner. According to local media, Tran…
Vietnam jails prominent activist for propaganda against state
A Vietnamese court has jailed a prominent blogger for 10 years for publishing propaganda against the state, her lawyer said, the latest crackdown on critics of the Communist Party. Nguyen…
Work on Vietnam’s first subway line begins
Tunnelling for Vietnam’s first subway has begun in Ho Chi Minh city. The Japanese Shimizu Construction company is slated to oversee the construction of a 1.74 kilometre underground stretch between…
