Prosecutors sought imprisonment for Tran Thi Ngoc Trinh for publicly performing stunts on a motorbike, but she got away with a suspended sentence due to mitigating circumstances. During her trial at the HCMC People’s Court on Friday, the 35-year-old model and actress, along with Tran Xuan Dong, 36, her driving …
Read More »Vietnam’s largest bus station desolate for Tet
Mien Dong Bus Station’s modern facilities have failed to attract customers this holiday season as passengers opt for rides that pick them up randomly at roadside locations nearer home. Instead of using the comfortable and clean amenities at Ho Chi Minh City’s new station, which is the country’s largest but …
Read More »How model Ngoc Trinh gets away with suspended sentence for motorbike shenanigans
Prosecutors sought imprisonment for Tran Thi Ngoc Trinh for publicly performing stunts on a motorbike, but she got away with a suspended sentence due to mitigating circumstances. During her trial at the HCMC People’s Court on Friday, the 35-year-old model and actress, along with Tran Xuan Dong, 36, her driving …
Read More »Bezos to sell up to 50 mln Amazon shares by Jan 31 next year: filing
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos will sell up to 50 million shares in the online retail and cloud services firm over the next one year, according to a company filing on Friday. Amazon founder Jeff Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023, in Beverly Hills, California. …
Read More »Fire breaks out at HCMC police station
Fire and smokes engulfed the headquarters of HCMC’s District 12 Police early on Saturday morning, as the cause is still under investigation. The fire erupted after midnight near the police’s storage of morobikes from traffic violators. The officers on duty tried to put out the fire with mini fire extinguishers, …
Read More »Hanoi taxi driver gets two wheels on sidewalk to move faster
Having no space to pass, a taxi driver decided to move two wheels on a sidewalk of a Hanoi street, to half-drive on the pavement. The incident took place on Thanh Nien Street in downtown Hanoi on the afternoon of Jan. 26 and was captured on a dash camera of …
Read More »Model Ngoc Trinh receives suspended sentence for motorbike stunts
Model Tran Thi Ngoc Trinh was sentenced to one year suspended sentence Friday for posting videos of herself performing motorbike stunts on social media. The judge panel said Trinh had a good record, been remorseful since she was arrested three months ago, and the consequence of her actions were limited. …
Read More »Prosecuting drunk drivers without consequences ‘unfeasible’
Experts say a proposal to criminally prosecute drunk drivers, even when their actions cause no consequences, is unfeasible and not legally sound. At a Monday conference on the harmful effects of drinking and driving, the office head of the National Traffic Safety Committee Tran Huu Minh proposed that drivers with …
Read More »President joins oversea Vietnamese in traditional carp release ritual in HCMC
President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse joined overseas Vietnamese in a traditional ritual of releasing carps at Nha Rong Wharf in HCMC on Kitchen God day Friday. In Vietnamese tradition, the Land Genie and Kitchen Gods worshipping ritual is held on the 23rd day of the last lunar month, …
Read More »HCMC metro makes test run with two trains crossing paths
In the second phase of testing of the Ben Thanh – Suoi Tien metro line in HCMC, two trains ran simultaneously along the entire route, which is partly underground, for the first time on Thursday. HCMC metro makes test run with two trains crossing paths HCMC metro makes …
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