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A child is sexually abused every eight hours in Vietnam
Recent statistics have revealed that over 1,000 children across Vietnam are sexually abused on a yearly basis, meaning that one child falls victim every eight hours.
Police arrest 19 crystal meth users at northern Vietnam karaoke bar
Nineteen people from the northern Vietnamese city of Haiphong have been arrested after being caught using crystal meth during a birthday party at a local karaoke bar.
Hanoi to have 359 air quality monitoring stations by 2020
A network of 359 air quality monitoring stations set to be installed by 2020 are expected to help Hanoi better cope with its worsening air pollution.
Vietnamese addicts start using drugs as young as 12: survey
A survey on nearly 600 young Vietnamese drug users has found many of them starting to take heroin, marijuana, methamphetamine and ecstasy when they were just 12 or 13 years old.
In Vietnam, ‘clean-skin’ alcohol as easy to buy as candy
A mass poisoning involving methanol-tainted alcohol in Hanoi has raised fresh alarms on the overlooked market where ‘clean-skin’ alcohol – the alcoholic beverages with no label, no manufacturing information and no nutritional facts is widely available at dirt cheap prices.
Vietnamese supporter never gives up football zeal despite disability
A disabled football fan has inspired others with his true passion for the sport after covering over 1,300 kilometers to Ho Chi Minh City to cheer for his favorite team.
Kong director Jordan Vogt-Roberts to relocate to HCM City
As Hollywood blockbuster ‘Kong: Skull Island’ dominates Vietnam’s box office on its opening day, its director, US filmmaker Jordan Vogt-Roberts, has a plan in mind to resettle in Ho Chi Minh City, where he will be working on a personal film project.
Broken tailing pond leads to mass fish deaths in north-central Vietnam
Mass fish deaths have been reported in north-central Vietnam after a local tin mining company’s tailing pond gave way on March 9, causing the toxic refuse to flow into a nearby stream.
Vietnamese authorities building US$3mn beachside park in Phu Yen
A 1,150-meter park running along the beach of a province in south-central Vietnam is expected to give the emerging touristy destination a facelift.
Insiders speak of Saigon’s charmless tourism
Ho Chi Minh City authorities have entered a meeting with travel industry insiders with plans to discuss an initiative which would transform tourism in the southern metropolis into its leading economic driver, but instead were met with a barrage of complaints about the city's lackluster tourism.