December 19, 2011
Cheong Yen Kit (L) and Leung Ka Kei (2nd, L) talk with Thanh Nien about their experience being robbed and selling their own photos for daily meals. Ho Chi Minh City police are investigating if two Hong Kong tourists were actually robbed as they claim, after the couple was sighted selling their photography on the street [...]
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December 4, 2011
The private jacuzzi with high-pressure water in the VIP room for two at Thé Spa at The Manor in Ho Chi Minh City Once when I went to the gym at The Manor, the luxury apartment tower in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh District, Thé Spa on the same floor caught my eyes. [...]
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September 27, 2011
Mobs of hundreds of racers continue to roar through the city on weekends, with some hitting traffic police or luring them into fatal traps An illegal motorbike race on Chu Van An Street in Ho Chi Minh City. Police say illegal street races have become more common in recent months. The death of a [...]
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July 16, 2011
Huynh Minh Duc, a traffic police officer in Binh Thanh District, HCMC, is accused of illegally releasing a motorbike from police custody. Police in Ho Chi Minh City have ordered an investigation into allegations that a traffic officer illegally released a motorbike seized after its owner committed traffic violations, the Tuoi Tre newspaper reported Tuesday. [...]
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May 15, 2011
Poor signage has added to the frustration of Ho Chi Minh City’s hellacious traffic conditions A total of 13 signs had been posted in a dense cluster at a section near Sai Gon Bridge that links Binh Thanh District and District 2 in Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Huu Long was really upset when [...]
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May 15, 2011
The parents of drowned autistic boy hope his special education school (one of the few in Vietnam) will remain open in the wake of tragedy A class at the Bim Bim Kindergarten, for autistic children, in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh District Nguyen Dinh Huy Cuong remembers stopping to buy vermicelli soup for [...]
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April 20, 2011
A flooded street in Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City. A heavy downpour on Monday night left local streets flooded and congested Tuesday morning. A heavy downpour on Monday night left Ho Chi Minh City streets flooded and congested Tuesday morning. Water did not recede in the low areas in Binh Thanh District, causing [...]
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April 9, 2011
I was outraged by the response of Toyota Vietnam’s production manager on technical flaws in more than 8,000 Innova cars. Mr. Yoshida said there would be no recall because there have been no complaints. Does he want to wait for accidents to occur before he takes any action? He said that since the country [...]
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March 13, 2011
Thanh Nien Weekly had an exclusive ride-along with Ho Chi Minh City police during a recent citywide raid on illegal street racing A man being detained by police for participating in an illegal street-race in Ho Chi Minh City on March 5 Nguyen Kim Hoang, 27, climbed on top of his motorbike last Saturday, [...]
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January 8, 2011
With simple ingredients, tre embraces the unforgettable tastes of central Vietnam Tré Binh Dinh at Moon River Restaurant in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh District “Most people are put off when they see tre,” Le Thi Thanh says. “Then they cut and taste it, and are astounded by the strong flavors.” Thanh is [...]
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