Woman in Binh Duong Discovers Giant Edible Mushroom

A woman in Thuan An town in southern Binh Duong Province, who went out to exercise yesterday morning, got more than she bargained for – a 40-centimeter edible mushroom. Read More »

The Buddhist Monk Scam

Every year during Tet, Buddhist Vietnamese flock to temples to pray for a lucky start to their new year.

Many popular temples are filled with people who panhandle for money, including a number of fake Buddhist monks who take advantage of the holiday season to get cash from sympathetic worshipers.

Here are some photos of supposed "monks" at Ba Temple (chùa Bà) in Binh Duong Province on February 5th, 2011. The temple attracted many visitors from surrounding Dong Nai, Long An, and Saigon. Click for more photos… Read More »

Update: Babysitter in Child Abuse Video Sentenced

A few months ago, we reported the case of a babysitter in Binh Duong Province in an article entitled, Children Treated like Animals by Babysitter. In a video released November 2011, a woman can be seen roughly holding down a small child with her feet while washing the child… Read More »

2010 Replay: Top 10 Viral Videos from Vietnam

Here are some of the most popular videos from Vietnam that became viral in 2010. Some are funny, some are not, but all made their mark on the online consciousness of Vietnamese Internet users in some way or another… Read More »

Children Treated like Animals by Babysitters

Without the proper registration for their children and without enough money to pay for proper childcare, thousands of poor migrant, factory labourers have to bite the bullet by sending their children to illegal babysitters… Read More »