Advertisements Brothers Hieu Dinh Vu and Dinh Tung Vu – and the latter’s wife sentenced Friday Operation was capable of yielding up to $2million worth of cannabis every year Hieu’s barrister said client couldn’t refuse brother and didn’t understand ‘weed’ A Vietnamese national jailed over one of the biggest cannabis grow houses ever found inContinue reading “Vietnamese nationals have been jailed over a cannabis grow house in Australia”
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Vietnamese man jailed 15 years for fatal stabbing in Taiwan
Advertisements High Court finds man guilty of murder of a compatriot and causing bodily harm to two others in June 2017 According to a report on Asia Times, a Vietnamese man was sentenced to 15 years jail for murder and causing bodily harm after killing a compatriot and injuring two other men in a restaurantContinue reading “Vietnamese man jailed 15 years for fatal stabbing in Taiwan”
Vietnamese restaurant opens in Huntington, WV, USA
Advertisements A new Vietnamese restaurant opened in downtown Huntington on Wednesday. According to a report on herald-dispatch.com, Pho U & Mi, located at 1451 3rd Ave. in the former Clean Eatz building, specializes in pho and banh mi and other specialty food and drinks. Pho is a Vietnamese soup that is a staple of VietnameseContinue reading “Vietnamese restaurant opens in Huntington, WV, USA”
Little Saigon or Viet Town? Debate Over Naming Cultural District in Boston Neighborhood
Advertisements A group is trying to bring cultural district status to historic Fields Corner in Dorchester, hoping to rename it ‘Little Saigon’ or ‘Viet Town’ to reflect Vietnamese roots Khang Nguyen, a major voice serving the Vietnamese in one of Boston’s largest neighborhoods, is part of a group trying to bring cultural district status toContinue reading “Little Saigon or Viet Town? Debate Over Naming Cultural District in Boston Neighborhood”
Why do Vietnamese drink so much?
Advertisements Three men drink beer on a sidewalk on Hang Chieu Street, Hanoi. Photo: Tuoi Tre Cheap prices, no drinking age limit and sales hour restriction, and unfinished legislation on the prevention of harmful effects of alcohol abuse are the three main reasons behind Vietnam’s rapid advance in the global beer and alcohol consumption rankings.Continue reading “Why do Vietnamese drink so much?”
Vietnamese man earns master’s degree at 85
Advertisements An octogenarian in central Vietnam has earned a master of business administration degree after surmounting obstacles associated with aging, illness, and family. Le Phuoc Thiet, 85, received his master’s degree on Sunday to the rapturous ovation resounding through a hall of over 500 people, including his fellow postgraduates, none of whom were older thanContinue reading “Vietnamese man earns master’s degree at 85”
Vietnam drops four places among best countries for raising kids
Advertisements Vietnam has dropped four places as the best places for children in the Save the Children Fund’s 2018 End of Childhood Index Ranking. The ranking and report titled The Many Faces of Exclusion were released to mark International Children’s Day on June 1. The ranking was conducted based on the events that rob childrenContinue reading “Vietnam drops four places among best countries for raising kids”
Vietnam verifying news of woman jumping to death in Poland’s police raid: report
Advertisements Photo: pexels.com/ Mateusz Dach The incident happened when she was reportedly being held captive during a tax evasion crackdown. Vietnam’s foreign ministry is working with Polish authorities to verify reports that a Vietnamese woman had jumped from her apartment and died during a police crackdown against tax evaders, Tuoi Tre newspaper reported. The foreign ministry saidContinue reading “Vietnam verifying news of woman jumping to death in Poland’s police raid: report”
Close quarters: Vietnam’s downtown dwellers cling to tiny plots
Advertisements Pham Quoc Cong walks two kilometres to use the bathroom because his 2.2 meters-squared house isn’t big enough to have one. But, he says, it’s a price worth paying to be able to live on a prized plot in downtown Ho Chi Minh City where he can readily find work. He lives with sixContinue reading “Close quarters: Vietnam’s downtown dwellers cling to tiny plots”
Government urges caution against controversial “World Mission Society Church of God”
Advertisements With the mounting negative reports concerning activities from the controversial religious movement “World Mission Society Church of God” in the north of Việt Nam, the Government’s religion authority has called for alertness and advised not to equate the movement with other legitimate Protestant groups with similar names in the country. Vũ Chiến Thắng, head ofContinue reading “Government urges caution against controversial “World Mission Society Church of God””
Vietnamese fisherman refuses cash offer, releases rare turtle back to sea
Advertisements A dealer had offered him $446 for the green sea turtle but he turned it down. A Vietnamese fisherman released a rare turtle back into the ocean on Wednesday after snaring it off the central coast of Ha Tinh Province despite being offered a large sum of money for the creature. The incident wasContinue reading “Vietnamese fisherman refuses cash offer, releases rare turtle back to sea”
Four Vietnamese startup founders listed in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Asia
Advertisements These men have been honored for ‘re-inventing their industries and driving change across this diverse region’. Four Vietnamese men have broken into this year’s 30 Under 30 in Asia, an annual list compiled by Forbes to recognize the most influential people in Asia across various categories. They are Nguyen Van Quang Huy, Pham AnhContinue reading “Four Vietnamese startup founders listed in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 in Asia”
Vietnamese youth take on no-plastic-straw challenge
Advertisements A number of young Vietnamese people tend to forgo the use of plastic drinking straws in a collective effort, NoStrawChallenge, to alleviate negative impacts on the environment. Several environmentally-minded groups wishing to reduce the popularity of plastic straws have appeared, although such a commitment has not developed to a massive scale, according to theContinue reading “Vietnamese youth take on no-plastic-straw challenge”
Youth suicides shine light on cyberbullying in Vietnam
Advertisements A wake-up call for those in Vietnam who are still using social media without any proper knowledge of the legal consequences of their actions. A pair of shoes, a cellphone and a death note that reads “Sorry, Dad and Mom” were what L., an eleventh grader in Vietnam, left on the bank of aContinue reading “Youth suicides shine light on cyberbullying in Vietnam”
VISA: Vietnamese people expected to travel and spend more
Advertisements Vietnamese travellers take the most shorts trips in the world, and the trend is expected to be on the rise with more local travel outside of Asia and spend more on their trips, according to Visa Global Travel Intentions (GTI) Survey. Visa (NYSE: V) has announced a worldwide, comprehensive look at travel and tourismContinue reading “VISA: Vietnamese people expected to travel and spend more”