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Miss Vietnam Mai Phuong Thuy apologizes for live-streaming while intoxicated

Miss Vietnam Mai Phuong Thuy apologizes for live-streaming while intoxicated

Miss Vietnam 2006, Mai Phuong Thuy, has issued an apology for live-streaming while intoxicated, acknowledging that her actions were inappropriate.
Endless drinking during Tet harms families

Endless drinking during Tet harms families

Two dead, one brain-dead after drinking at funeral

Two dead, one brain-dead after drinking at funeral

At least 42 dead in India after drinking toxic alcohol

At least 42 dead in India after drinking toxic alcohol

At least 42 people have died and nearly 100 others have been hospitalised in western India after drinking toxic alcohol, police said on Thursday, with authorities ordering a crackdown on bootleggers.
July 27, 2022 | 11:04 pm PT
Drinking alcohol won't gain you respect

Drinking alcohol won't gain you respect

VnExpress readers weigh in on Vietnam's corporate drinking culture, saying work is no excuse for drinking to the point of passing out.
May 25, 2022 | 04:44 pm PT
As Covid restrictions go, Vietnamese resume social drinking

As Covid restrictions go, Vietnamese resume social drinking

As Covid-19 restrictions ease across the country, after-work dinners and drinking are back with a vengeance, and social distancing rules are being ignored.
November 11, 2021 | 05:54 pm PT
Saigonese prefer going out for non-alcoholic drinks: report

Saigonese prefer going out for non-alcoholic drinks: report

Drinking outside home accounts for 59 percent of the total spending on non-alcoholic drinks in HCMC.
December 13, 2019 | 02:58 am PT
Alcohol destroyed my brother’s life. Don’t let it destroy yours

Alcohol destroyed my brother’s life. Don’t let it destroy yours

As long as drinking is a cultural necessity and worn as a badge of social honor, there will be a price to pay.
June 13, 2019 | 03:32 am PT
Online liquor sales to go ahead in Vietnam

Online liquor sales to go ahead in Vietnam

Vietnam has removed a proposed decree to prohibit online liquor sales, accepting that it goes against international trends.
May 23, 2019 | 04:30 am PT
Hanoi coffee shops lend fresh wheels to recycling

Hanoi coffee shops lend fresh wheels to recycling

A collection of special coffee shops in Hanoi alleys give a new lease of life to junk – discarded things acquire decorative purpose.
May 20, 2019 | 06:15 am PT
Vietnam records fifth highest increase in per capita alcohol consumption

Vietnam records fifth highest increase in per capita alcohol consumption

Per capita liquor consumption in Vietnam increased 90 percent in 2010-2017, surpassing regional giants and against drops in Europe.
May 13, 2019 | 04:00 am PT
Three really cool, crafty, draughty weekend haunts in Saigon

Three really cool, crafty, draughty weekend haunts in Saigon

What’s a better weekend option than gourmet beer and gourmet food? Three places will try to answer this question.
January 16, 2019 | 05:00 pm PT
When a sugarcane harvest ends, the borer hunt begins

When a sugarcane harvest ends, the borer hunt begins

In drinking sessions after a sugarcane harvest, the best snack to be served can be found in the hollowed out roots of burnt sugarcanes. 
January 11, 2019 | 05:40 am PT
Doctors infuse five liters of beer to save man from alcohol poisoning death

Doctors infuse five liters of beer to save man from alcohol poisoning death

Doctors had to perfuse a man's stomach with 15 cans of beer to prevent him from dying of alcohol poisoning.
January 11, 2019 | 12:01 am PT
Death toll in Malaysia tainted alcohol scandal hits 21

Death toll in Malaysia tainted alcohol scandal hits 21

A total of 21 people, mostly foreign workers, have now died from drinking tainted alcohol in Malaysia, authorities said Wednesday.
September 19, 2018 | 06:41 pm PT
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