Life & Laws

Black market in sperm donations booms in Vietnam

2012-05-19T03:26:34Z

A large number of infertile couples are turning to the black market for sperm donations to due to major shortages in hospitals.

200 children drowned in two months

2012-05-19T02:43:32Z

In the past two months, up to 200 children have drowned in Vietnam, causing a big concern among the public.

Chief of Vietnam Maritime Administration arrested

2012-05-18T12:42:00Z

The incumbent chief of the Vietnam Maritime Administration Duong Chi Dung, who is former chairman of the state-owned shipping company Vinalines, and two other high-ranking officials were arrested and prosecuted Friday in Hanoi.

Pickled plums with cancer-causing substance detected

2012-05-18T05:05:00Z

The Ministry of Public Security’s police unit that fights against environmental crimes (C49B) yesterday announced that they have found the samples of a pickled plum product that contains the forbidden cancer-causing chemical cyclamate.

Luxury hotel for pets - a new concept in Hanoi (Video)

2012-05-17T11:32:00Z

When Hanoi experienced an economic boom in 2000, a local man with a deep love for animals opened a hotel dedicated to dogs and cats. A decade later, he even built a five-star pets-only hotel for the four-legged guests as local pet owners were willing to spend a fortune to give their companions high-class services from hotel stays, entertainment, and health check-ups to beauty care.

Man robs airline agent with knife, nabbed (Video)

2012-05-17T09:27:00Z

A masked man broke into an airline ticket agency in the southern coastal city of Vung Tau on April 25, put a knife to the throat of its owner and demanded money. He fled but was later captured.

Aged woman gets younger thanks to her belly fat

2012-05-17T09:26:20Z

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Mai, 28, who used to have the face of a 70-year-old woman, appeared in HCM City on May 16, with a much younger face after one month of medical treatment in Taiwan.

100% of HFMD patients killed by EV71 virus

2012-05-17T07:16:31Z

Enterovirus 71 (EV71), the most dangerous of the viruses that cause HFMD, has been responsible for 22 deaths attributed to the disease in Vietnam so far this year, health authorities reported.

Explosive blast at gold shop, all escape safely

2012-05-17T06:42:00Z

A dynamite explosion was heard in Anh The jewelry shop in Nha Trang City yesterday, about a year and a haft after it lost 200 taels of gold in a 2010 robbery, local authorities reported.

Youngsters benefit from sex education

2012-05-17T04:10:41Z

To love and be loved is a basic human instinct. That is why in some ancient tales - and in some newer stories - revelations about the joys, mysteries and even physicality of love are often so frank.

Family budgeting ‘better left to the women'

2012-05-17T04:10:01Z

In Vietnamese families, especially in urban areas, wives are traditionally in charge of the family budget.

Children may learn to lie from parents

2012-05-17T04:02:04Z

It's 8.30pm. Thirteen-year-old Pham Duc Anh keeps crying out and begging his father not to beat him any more. "Dad, I'm sorry. I promise I'll not tell any lies. I'll study well."

Real estate agents drive xe om to survive

2012-05-17T04:01:05Z

Since March last year, Viet Nam's real estate market has been in crisis. Many real estate agencies and companies have closed, leaving many of those involved in the industry without jobs.

Unmarried women no longer on the shelf

2012-05-17T03:52:55Z

In modern Viet Nam it is becoming more and more common for young women to live alone. Traditional modes of thinking are losing their hold on young minds, and people now don't necessarily sneer at women who choose to stay single.

Domestics spoiling kids?

2012-05-17T03:47:24Z

"Hurry, hurry, give me my shoes. I want the pink dress!" The 4-year-old girl in my neighbourhood usually shouts as such at her domestic helper whenever she leaves home for school in the morning.