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American woman adapts gently as Hanoian daughter-in-law

American woman adapts gently as Hanoian daughter-in-law

Several times a week, Brooklyn’s “heart pounds and legs shake” as her Vietnamese husband teaches her to ride a motorcycle in an empty lot in Nam Tu Liem district.
Crossing Vietnamese streets, pedestrians are at mercy of drivers

Crossing Vietnamese streets, pedestrians are at mercy of drivers

The unwritten Vietnamese rule has become that pedestrians need to raise their hand to seek permission to cross the crowded streets, and then motorists can decide if they'll allow it.
March 8, 2024 | 04:46 pm PT
Fining drunk driving not enough to fix Vietnam traffic woes

Fining drunk driving not enough to fix Vietnam traffic woes

Before leaving for Australia I had held a Vietnamese driver's license for about 10 years.
February 26, 2024 | 03:18 pm PT
Expats frenemies with motorbikes

Expats frenemies with motorbikes

Newly arrived in Vietnam, Japanese expat Akari Haraguchi instantly dropped her idea of walking three kilometers from her home to her office after her first day of work.
July 20, 2023 | 03:37 pm PT
The omnipotent honking in Vietnam

The omnipotent honking in Vietnam

While waiting at a red light, my natural reaction is to start driving when someone behind me honks. I would not even check to see if the light had turned green or not.
April 10, 2023 | 07:59 pm PT
Tet preparations stall traffic all over Saigon

Tet preparations stall traffic all over Saigon

With a week to go before the Lunar New Year, almost all routes in Ho Chi Minh City are jam-packed with commuters and their vehicles.
January 18, 2020 | 05:15 am PT
Pickup truck slams bikes, kills four in central Vietnam

Pickup truck slams bikes, kills four in central Vietnam

A pickup truck crashed into three bikes Saturday night, killing four people, including three children, in Phu Yen Province.
November 30, 2019 | 06:46 pm PT
Three children fall off school van in southern Vietnam

Three children fall off school van in southern Vietnam

A house door latch used as backdoor lock caused three first-grade children to fall off a running school bus in Dong Nai Province Tuesday.
November 28, 2019 | 06:56 am PT
Monks, van driver killed in central Vietnam accident

Monks, van driver killed in central Vietnam accident

At least three people died and 10 were badly injured Sunday after a van carrying 12 monks crashed into a reversing truck in Quang Ngai Province.
November 24, 2019 | 01:48 am PT
Train crashes into taxi in central Vietnam, killing two

Train crashes into taxi in central Vietnam, killing two

Two taxi passengers were killed when their car was hit by a train at a level crossing in Quang Ngai Province on Tuesday afternoon.
July 9, 2019 | 06:28 am PT
Saigon woman jailed for fatal drunk driving accident

Saigon woman jailed for fatal drunk driving accident

A HCMC court on Monday sentenced a drunk driver involved in a fatal car crash last October to three years and six months in jail.  
June 16, 2019 | 11:09 pm PT
Hanoi may ban motorbikes ahead of 2030: city chairman

Hanoi may ban motorbikes ahead of 2030: city chairman

Hanoi might bring forward its proposed ban on motorbikes in its downtown if public transport improves to become good enough.
May 12, 2019 | 02:30 am PT
 
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