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People flocked to downtown areas of Hanoi, HCMC and other cities across Vietnam to join New Year’s Eve firework shows and countdown events Sunday night. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 0h00 Hanoi couples exchange new year kisses A couple in Hanoi kisses each other as …

People are flocking to downtown areas of Hanoi, HCMC and other cities across Vietnam as they wait for New Year’s Eve Sunday night, with traffic congested on several roads. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 21h10 Hanoians flock to shopping malls ahead of new year The …

People are flocking to downtown areas of Hanoi, HCMC and other cities across Vietnam as they wait for New Year’s Eve Sunday night, with traffic congested on several roads. Featured Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta (GMT+7) Oldest Latest Has news updated 20h50 Musical performance in HCMC walking street     Vietnamese flock …

Two women were arrested in HCMC Sunday for brokering sex services by beauty queens and models for up to VND50 million (US$2,000) each time. Ho Thi Hanh, 22, and Dau Thi Lien, allegedly took 30% of the money paid by the clients to the sex workers they managed, police said. …

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Foreign Ministers on Saturday issued a statement on maintaining and promoting stability in the maritime sphere in Southeast Asia. In the statement, the ministers said they closely follow with concern the recent developments in the East Sea and reaffirmed the importance of maintaining …

A captain of an airline, along with his lover, were arrested for running a prostitution ring in HCMC that charged clients up to thousands of U.S. dollars. Captain Nguyen Tran Cao Nguyen, his lover Nguyen Thi Ly, both 41, and Huynh Le Bao Yen, 29, another manager of the ring, …

Some 770,000 cases of traffic alcohol level violations have been recorded in Vietnam this year, 1.5 times that of 2022, and more than the total 2020-2022 figure. Nguyen Quang Nhat, head of the Division of Guidance on Propaganda, Investigation and Resolution of Traffic Accidents at the Department of Traffic Police, …

A Chinese restaurateur in HCMC has been accused of hiring 200 women to act as prostitutes for foreigners at his restaurant. Zhang Lei, 38, along with seven others, was arrested by HCMC police on Saturday to be investigated for procuring prostitutes. Police seized around VND22 billion ($906,470) at his residence, …

Jubilant crowds will bid farewell to the hottest year on record Sunday, closing a turbulent 12 months marked by clever chatbots, climate crises and wrenching wars in Gaza and Ukraine. The world’s population — now over eight billion — will see out the old and usher in the new, with …

Vehicles will be banned from entering 10 downtown HCMC streets from Sunday afternoon for New Year’s Eve celebrations and firework shows, the transport department said. The fireworks shows are expected to last 15 minutes from midnight on Jan. 1, 2024, at two locations: the beginning of the Saigon River tunnel …