Editor’s note: Tran Phi Tuan, who has moved between different apartment buildings in Ho Chi Minh City, explained why most Vietnamese often overlook fire alarm when it rings, in this piece sent to Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper hot on the heels of an apartment fire that killed … [Read more...] about Vietnamese tend to ignore fire alarm as it always ‘cries wolf’
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Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – March 24
Read what’s in the news today, March 24! Politics -- South Korean President Moon Jae-in said at a press conference in Hanoi on Friday that Vietnam and South Korea shared a destined fate and many historical, cultural as well as social similarities that have served to bring … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – March 24
Three dead in IS-claimed French shooting and siege
A gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group killed three people in a shooting spree and supermarket hostage siege in southwest France on Friday before anti-terror police shot him dead. Five people were also shot and wounded in France's first major jihadist attack … [Read more...] about Three dead in IS-claimed French shooting and siege
Reporter threatened with knife in Vietnam
A reporter in the south-central Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh was threatened by a knife-wielding man for taking photos of overloaded trucks. Officers from the police department in Nhon Binh Ward, Quy Nhon City summoned Nguyen Van Binh, 40, on Thursday afternoon to verify … [Read more...] about Reporter threatened with knife in Vietnam
Parent attacks pregnant Vietnamese trainee teacher
A pregnant teacher-in-training at a kindergarten in north-central Vietnam was hospitalized following an attack by a student’s parent this week. Teaching intern P.T.H., 21, was hit by a student’s mother who claims to have found bruises on her child’s leg. The … [Read more...] about Parent attacks pregnant Vietnamese trainee teacher