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Central Vietnam residents left homeless after Typhoon Doksuri

100,000 houses were unroofed or destroyed in the biggest storm to hit the country in a decade. 

The damage so far in central Vietnam

At least eight people have been killed and more than 100,000 houses have been unroofed or submerged.

Hanoi's government agencies take the plunge with plan to move in together

A massive inter-agency center will be their home from next year, but not everyone is convinced.
September 15, 2017 | 03:12 pm GMT+7

Saigon's Captain Sidewalk under police protection as death threats mount

Followed home and threatened with a grisly end, Doan Ngoc Hai isn't ready to give up his year-long ...
September 10, 2017 | 01:50 pm GMT+7

Reservoir release sparks illegal electrofishing craze in southern Vietnam

For some,  it is worth the risk for the sake of a selfie and a fish supper.
September 05, 2017 | 06:58 pm GMT+7

Sinking overpass and underpass to be propped up by multi-million dollar investment in Saigon

You're better off taking a boat on Nguyen Huu Canh Street when it's raining in the city.
August 29, 2017 | 02:10 pm GMT+7

Don't get lost: Saigon rerouts roads, moves traffic lights around jammed airport

It's the city's latest move to clear up traffic around Tan Son Nhat Airport after overpasses did ...
August 26, 2017 | 01:58 pm GMT+7

Tricks of the trade: How drug smugglers attempt to sneak past Vietnamese police

Cocaine, ecstasy, meth - you name it, they try and smuggle it. 
August 16, 2017 | 03:04 pm GMT+7

Saigon airport reins in GrabBike, UberMOTO

Illegal parking and driving on the wrong side of the street near Tan Son Nhat Airport have caught ...
August 09, 2017 | 04:16 pm GMT+7

Hanoi hospitals overloaded by dengue fever patients

Many hospitals have put extra beds in the hallways to cope with the influx. 
August 09, 2017 | 03:47 pm GMT+7

Saigon’s food waste piles up to alarming levels

Vietnam's street food heaven has trouble finding space to dump organic waste, and it's not simply a ...
August 09, 2017 | 12:00 am GMT+7

Vietnamese town ravaged by heavy flooding

This town in Yen Bai Province was ripped apart in a matter of minutes by deadly floods. 
August 04, 2017 | 03:56 pm GMT+7

Dengue fever sweeping across Hanoi

The outbreak is showing no signs of letting up, and many people have lost faith in health ...
July 30, 2017 | 02:28 pm GMT+7

Not so fast: Why construction of Hanoi rail line has slowed to an expensive delay

The line was supposed to be up and running this year, but not even half of it has been finished.
July 29, 2017 | 08:38 am GMT+7

Traffic wars: Hanoi vs Saigon

Breaking the traffic nightmares in Vietnam's two major cities down into numbers.
July 28, 2017 | 12:52 pm GMT+7
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