Vietnamese people devise cool ways to combat raging heat (photos)
Vietnam News 13:48 01/06/2015The excruciating heat over the past few weeks has pushed people in many cities and provinces in Vietnam to the breaking point
People celebrate New Year in Vietnam (photos, drone video)
Travel 11:22 01/01/2015Tuoi Tre News offers photos and a drone video showing how people in Vietnam’s major cities, including Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, as well as elsewhere across the country, celebrated the arrival of the New Year
Two suspected dog thieves clubbed to death, again
Vietnam News 11:56 21/12/2014A local official in northern Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa Province on Saturday confirmed that two men suspected of stealing dogs were clubbed to death by local residents on Friday, while two others are critically injured.
Northern, central Vietnam ‘baked’ in hot spell (photos)
Vietnam News 15:04 15/05/2014People in Vietnam’s northern and central provinces, including Hanoi, have been struggling with scorching heat in the past few days, with a record 47 degrees Celsius reported; the heatwave is expected to last until later this month
Foreign-made lanterns removed to preserve VN’s identity
Travel 14:24 27/02/2014The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism late last week demanded that foreign-made lanterns be removed from traditional festivals and religious institutes in an attempt to stop the exotic products from tainting the Vietnamese identity
Expats knocked over by Vietnam’s excessive drinking
In-Depth 14:51 26/02/2014Expats living in Vietnam have tried to figure out why locals drink so much, as Vietnamese people consumed around 2.9 billion liters of beer in 2012 and 2013.
The happy, hospitable village
In-Depth 13:35 18/02/2014The Aur village, home to Co Tu ethnic minority people in Quang Nam province, is a welcoming village where all households honor their tradition of treating strangers as honored guests.
Pilgrimage tourism peaks after Tet
Vietnam News 14:20 10/02/2014Locals and expat Vietnamese have been increasingly going on pilgrimage tours, usually running until the end of the 3rd month of the lunar calendar (around late April).
‘Dong’ leaf village gears up for Tet (photos)
Travel 15:11 27/01/2014Since a few weeks before Tet, the Trang Cat “dong” leaf village in Hanoi has been working full steam for the leaf harvest.
North village busy preparing braised fish for Tet (photos)
Travel 14:15 22/01/2014Just like every year, a few weeks before Tet, Dai Hoang villagers in Ha Nam province have had their hands full braising fish - a Tet delicacy - and distributing them across the country.
42kg tree root shaped like a deer found in central province
Tin Tổng Hợp 15:56 02/01/2014A 42kg manioc tuberous root shaped like a deer lying on its abdomen was dug up by a local in central Thua Thien Hue province.
Trouble outweighs pride at age-old quarter
Travel 14:27 30/07/2013The clash between relic preservation and locals’ living needs is getting more serious. The latest example is that those in Dong Van old quarter in Ha Giang province have lived in dilapidated age-old houses for years.
