Vietnam withdraws fighter from SEA Games Muay Thai semifinal over judging dispute
Vietnam News 16:49 17/12/2025Vietnam’s team withdrew fighter Hoang Khanh Mai from the women’s 45 kg Muay Thai semifinal at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games on Tuesday in protest against what it said was an unfair judging decision.
SEA Games controversies continue as athletes, including Vietnam’s, face unfair judging
In-Depth 09:29 17/12/2025Controversies surrounding referee decisions continue to overshadow the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand, as athletes, including many of Vietnam, face unfair rulings in multiple sports.
SEA Games 2025: Vietnamese pencak silat athlete hospitalized, loses semifinal in controversial decision
Vietnam News 16:02 16/12/2025Referees declared a Vietnamese athlete the loser of a controversial pencak silat semifinal at the 2025 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Thailand on Tuesday, despite him being hospitalized after a neck injury sustained from a strike during the match.
Vietnam’s national TV apologizes after anchor calls hawkers ‘parasites’
Vietnam News 14:47 19/08/2020The anchorman also apologized on Facebook
Vietnamese anchor apologizes after calling hawkers ‘parasites’ on national TV
Vietnam News 14:23 18/08/2020The way the newsman compared street hawkers to parasites stirred a furore from viewers
Vietnamese singer accused of copying Taylor Swift’s ‘Blank Space’ in new music video
Travel 10:59 07/03/2020The shots in the Vietnamese music video bear striking resemblances to those in ‘Blank Space’
S.Korean cable channel ‘regrets’ COVID-19 report that triggered outrage in Vietnam
Travel 10:43 05/03/2020The news channel issued a statement regarding the controversy caused by its report on Vietnam’s quarantine of South Koreans arriving in the Southeast Asian country
Vietnam ministry agrees to keep ‘eyesore’ building on famous mountain pass
Vietnam News 20:57 15/10/2019After days pondering over what steps to take, Vietnamese authorities have come up with a solution to the controversial building
Vietnamese TV show sparks outrage with scenes of women posing suggestively
Travel 18:27 05/06/2019An episode where contestants of the beauty competition TV show learned how to pose in bikinis raised eyebrows from many viewers
Indie hit ‘The Third Wife’ withdrawn from Vietnam cinemas amidst child actress controversy
Travel 18:12 21/05/2019Tra My, 13, acted in scenes depicting her character engaging in sexual activities
Vietnamese couple sparks controversy for posing nude in Da Lat
Travel 19:01 09/04/2019Some praise the photo album for its bold ideas, whereas other accuse the couple of ‘tainting’ the image of the touristic city
Vietnamese airline denies adding seats next to emergency exits
Economy 16:23 01/04/2019Photos posted on the Internet purportedly show two rows of seats just next to two emergency exits on an aircraft
