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Husband turns accident site into garden of 1,000 roses in tribute to wife

Husband turns accident site into garden of 1,000 roses in tribute to wife

Along the road in Dak Lak Province where his wife was killed in an accident, Nguyen Van Dung has planted 1,000 roses and dozens of flamboyant trees in her memory.
Durian smell sparks false gas alarm in England

Durian smell sparks false gas alarm in England

Hanoi apartment residents endure kids’ relentless hallway noise

Hanoi apartment residents endure kids’ relentless hallway noise

Chinese PhD graduate turns to selling noodles in Belgium after struggling to find work

Chinese PhD graduate turns to selling noodles in Belgium after struggling to find work

A Chinese PhD graduate, who moved to Belgium after completing his doctorate in soil management and crop production in China, has turned to selling Chongqing-style spicy pea noodles to make ends meet.
September 23, 2025 | 03:35 pm GMT+7
Chinese shipper finds 2.2 kg gold bar on street

Chinese shipper finds 2.2 kg gold bar on street

Xiao Xie stumbled upon a 2.27-kg gold bar worth 2 million yuan (US$280,000) on a street in Shenzhen, China, and turned it over to the police.
September 22, 2025 | 03:37 pm GMT+7
Trump’s Marine One helicopter makes emergency landing in UK due to ‘minor hydraulic issue’

Trump’s Marine One helicopter makes emergency landing in UK due to ‘minor hydraulic issue’

U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were forced to switch to a support helicopter after their Marine One presidential helicopter experienced a hydraulic issue while en route to the U.K.’s Stansted Airport.
September 19, 2025 | 10:18 am GMT+7
Foreigners surprised by Vietnamese night-owl lifestyle

Foreigners surprised by Vietnamese night-owl lifestyle

Marek was startled and thought something serious had happened when a Vietnamese colleague asked him out for coffee at 11 p.m.
September 17, 2025 | 02:52 pm GMT+7
Hanoi Mid-Autumn Festival over a century ago through Frenchman’s lens

Hanoi Mid-Autumn Festival over a century ago through Frenchman’s lens

French photographer Léon Busy documented the images of stalls selling Mid-Autumn lanterns and masks in Hanoi’s Old Quarter in the early 20th century.
September 17, 2025 | 02:46 pm GMT+7
Rejection of Malaysian ethnic Chinese student with near-perfect score sparks debate on university admission system

Rejection of Malaysian ethnic Chinese student with near-perfect score sparks debate on university admission system

Edward Wong, an ethnic Chinese student from Penang, achieved near-perfect grades in Malaysia’s national pre-university examination but was rejected from six accounting programs, only being offered a management course instead.
September 17, 2025 | 10:43 am GMT+7
The grueling journey through residency for doctors in Vietnam

The grueling journey through residency for doctors in Vietnam

Three years into residency while studying to be a doctor, Chuong turned from a blue-haired youth into a scrawny, half-bald man as exams and 24-hour shifts took toll.
September 15, 2025 | 06:53 pm GMT+7
HCMC university students frustrated with lack of buses

HCMC university students frustrated with lack of buses

Every morning Thanh Phuong waits for a bus to commute the four kilometers to school, but often reaches late or pays for a motorbike-taxi since buses are packed.
September 15, 2025 | 12:08 pm GMT+7
Singapore influencer rejects hawker center first date, ignites debate on dating standards

Singapore influencer rejects hawker center first date, ignites debate on dating standards

A Singaporean influencer sparked debate on dating standards after revealing she rejected a man who suggested a hawker center for their first date.
September 14, 2025 | 05:20 pm GMT+7
Foreigners flee Hanoi’s choking air pollution

Foreigners flee Hanoi’s choking air pollution

William Gray packed up bag and baggage and moved out because he could no longer stand Hanoi’s “thick exhaust fumes and burning plastic stench.”
September 14, 2025 | 07:11 am GMT+7
From karaoke to garbage sorting: culture shocks facing Vietnamese in Japan

From karaoke to garbage sorting: culture shocks facing Vietnamese in Japan

Vietnamese man Quang Minh had lived in Japan for just three months but had more than 10 run-ins with the police over noise complaints, his first major culture shock.
September 13, 2025 | 11:41 am GMT+7
'Vietnam gave me the chance to become a mother': Frenchwoman’s 32-year journey of gratitude

'Vietnam gave me the chance to become a mother': Frenchwoman’s 32-year journey of gratitude

Unable to have children herself, Frenchwoman Florence Cavalier adopted four Vietnamese children and has spent the past 32 years traveling to Vietnam to express her gratitude.
September 13, 2025 | 07:23 am GMT+7
Japanese maid cafe owner reveals she gave birth at 14, sparks debate

Japanese maid cafe owner reveals she gave birth at 14, sparks debate

A Japanese woman named Yuka, who co-runs a maid cafe with her daughter, has gone viral after disclosing that she gave birth at the age of 14.
September 10, 2025 | 06:50 am GMT+7
Long waits to see doctors shock Vietnamese living in Europe, US

Long waits to see doctors shock Vietnamese living in Europe, US

Phuong Mai was stunned when told she had to wait six months for an ovarian cyst exam and 18 months for surgery, a process that would take just one day in Vietnam.
September 8, 2025 | 05:18 pm GMT+7
From inspiring career to love triangle scandal: How former female NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak’s life unraveled after jealousy-fueled attack

From inspiring career to love triangle scandal: How former female NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak’s life unraveled after jealousy-fueled attack

Once a trailblazing astronaut, Lisa Nowak’s career took a dramatic turn after she drove 1,500 km to confront her ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend in a shocking confrontation.
September 5, 2025 | 04:52 pm GMT+7
Students’ umbrella blunder leaves Zhejiang University of Technology principal soaked, sparks viral buzz

Students’ umbrella blunder leaves Zhejiang University of Technology principal soaked, sparks viral buzz

Two students at the Zhejiang University of Technology, China, tried to shield their principal from rain during a speech, but their awkward grip on the umbrella left him drenched.
September 5, 2025 | 04:52 pm GMT+7
Brazilian journalist who was jailed 7 times, tortured for speaking out against Vietnam War

Brazilian journalist who was jailed 7 times, tortured for speaking out against Vietnam War

In a hidden room in São Paulo, Brazil, 30 students fell silent as images of B-52 bombers leveling villages and children burned by napalm filled the screen.
September 5, 2025 | 11:08 am GMT+7
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