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Tet congestion in HCMC slows emergency response despite sirens

Tet congestion in HCMC slows emergency response despite sirens

Sirens wailed and loudspeakers called out to vehicles to move aside but the ambulance remained stuck at the Dien Bien Phu Roundabout in HCMC even as its passenger’s conditions worsened.
Hanoians in losing battle with traffic gridlock ahead of Lunar New Year

Hanoians in losing battle with traffic gridlock ahead of Lunar New Year

Chinese turn to referring ex-partners in new dating trend

Chinese turn to referring ex-partners in new dating trend

Spending Lunar New Year with parents instead of in-laws: When wives demand fairness

Spending Lunar New Year with parents instead of in-laws: When wives demand fairness

When Thu Thao wanted to spend the Lunar New Year holiday caring for her biological father, who had recently suffered a stroke, it was met with fierce opposition from her father-in-law.
February 11, 2026 | 09:00 pm PT
14-year-old Chinese student goes viral for carrying huge luggage load home for Lunar New Year

14-year-old Chinese student goes viral for carrying huge luggage load home for Lunar New Year

A 14-year-old boarding school student has sparked online buzz in China after being spotted at Guangzhou Station waiting for a train while hauling an oversized bundle of luggage strapped to his back.
February 11, 2026 | 02:16 am PT
Charity organization of Hong Kong’s richest billionaire Li Ka-shing gives 5,000 Disneyland tickets to domestic helpers

Charity organization of Hong Kong’s richest billionaire Li Ka-shing gives 5,000 Disneyland tickets to domestic helpers

The Li Ka Shing Foundation is partnering with Hong Kong Disneyland Resort to give 5,000 domestic helpers free trips to the theme park as a gesture of appreciation for their contributions to local families.
February 10, 2026 | 08:05 pm PT
Year-end party iPhone prank leaves Chinese office worker furious

Year-end party iPhone prank leaves Chinese office worker furious

A Chinese office worker’s excitement over winning an iPhone at his company’s year-end party quickly turned into anger after he discovered the prize was fake and filled with junk.
February 10, 2026 | 07:55 pm PT
Malaysian Chinese woman goes viral for speaking fluent Tamil at family chicken rice stall

Malaysian Chinese woman goes viral for speaking fluent Tamil at family chicken rice stall

A Malaysian Chinese woman has become an online sensation after a video showed her speaking fluent Tamil while serving customers at her parents’ chicken rice stall in Penang.
February 9, 2026 | 12:28 am PT
Hong Kong man heartbroken after mother sells his 15-year gold savings for brother’s wedding home

Hong Kong man heartbroken after mother sells his 15-year gold savings for brother’s wedding home

A Hong Kong man was devastated after learning that his mother had secretly sold all the gold he had been saving for 15 years to help pay for his younger brother’s new apartment ahead of his wedding.
February 8, 2026 | 12:30 am PT
'The loneliest delivery driver': 24-year-old completes 200 orders a day in Tibet

'The loneliest delivery driver': 24-year-old completes 200 orders a day in Tibet

Huang Kaihong, the only full-time delivery driver in Medog County, Tibet, navigates the harsh Himalayan landscape to complete nearly 200 orders a day.
February 7, 2026 | 08:59 pm PT
Extended family in China pools money to build 15-story apartment to live together

Extended family in China pools money to build 15-story apartment to live together

Twenty households from the Zhu clan in Quanzhou, China, have joined forces to build a 15-story apartment building in their village so they can all live under one roof.
February 7, 2026 | 04:41 pm PT
Tet rush goes digital as Hanoi craft villages sell out through overnight livestream sales

Tet rush goes digital as Hanoi craft villages sell out through overnight livestream sales

At 9 p.m. the entrance to Phuong Duc Commune in Hanoi falls silent, but inside, Kim Theu’s bamboo and rattan workshop hums like a night market.
February 5, 2026 | 08:38 pm PT
Foreigners embrace 'Becoming Chinese' lifestyle trend

Foreigners embrace 'Becoming Chinese' lifestyle trend

A growing number of foreign internet users are embracing a lifestyle trend dubbed "Becoming Chinese," where they adopt everyday habits commonly associated with Chinese culture.
February 3, 2026 | 06:42 pm PT
Chinese man with three master’s degrees quits life of wealth to wash dishes for a living

Chinese man with three master’s degrees quits life of wealth to wash dishes for a living

Zhao Dian walked away from three master’s degrees and a wealthy upbringing in Shanghai to stay in a rundown hut, washing dishes for a living and spending just 100 yuan (US$14) a month.
February 3, 2026 | 03:17 pm PT
From single by choice to married in a year: Vietnamese woman’s love story with Russian expat

From single by choice to married in a year: Vietnamese woman’s love story with Russian expat

Once firmly committed to staying single, Ngo Huyen never imagined her outlook on love would change overnight.
February 2, 2026 | 02:07 am PT
Hanoi office workers turn company year-end parties into viral performances

Hanoi office workers turn company year-end parties into viral performances

Office workers in Hanoi spend thousands of U.S. dollars and rehearse for months to make their Lunar New Year party performances at work go viral online.
February 2, 2026 | 12:59 am PT
Singapore court rules 97-year-old businessman mentally fit to marry longtime partner despite son’s challenge

Singapore court rules 97-year-old businessman mentally fit to marry longtime partner despite son’s challenge

A Singapore court has ruled that a 97-year-old businessman is mentally capable of marrying his long-term extramarital partner, dismissing his son’s claim that cognitive decline left him unable to make such decisions.
February 1, 2026 | 08:26 pm PT
Woman returns 100-kg pig that leaped off truck to owner

Woman returns 100-kg pig that leaped off truck to owner

A woman walking on a village road in Lang Son Province on Jan. 24 noticed a pig jumping off a truck and wrangled it and returned it to the owner.
January 30, 2026 | 12:28 am PT
AFC U23 Asian Cup top scorer Nguyen Dinh Bac throws banquet for 1,800 supporters

AFC U23 Asian Cup top scorer Nguyen Dinh Bac throws banquet for 1,800 supporters

Vietnamese striker Nguyen Dinh Bac, the top scorer at the AFC U23 Asian Cup, and his family hosted a banquet on Wednesday in his hometown in central Nghe An province to thank them for their long-standing support.
January 28, 2026 | 02:57 am PT
Indonesian woman, 24, discovers she attended her 62-year-old husband’s earlier wedding when she was nine

Indonesian woman, 24, discovers she attended her 62-year-old husband’s earlier wedding when she was nine

A 24-year-old Indonesian woman has discovered that she attended her husband’s earlier wedding when she was a child, years before the two later married.
January 27, 2026 | 11:18 pm PT
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