Chinese Toddler Hit & Run Sparks Global Anger & Disgust

On Thursday, October 13, a 2 year old girl was run over three times by two vehicles on a street in China, then ignored by multiple passers-by as she lay bleeding. The horrific video, caught by a surveillance camera, was posted online and has generated disbelief and fury in online communities and around the world. Read More »

Ministry Official: “We do not cover up any corruption.”

“We do not cover up any corruption,” a high-ranking official from the Ministry of Public Security assured Tuoi Tre when asked about corrupt traffic police officers in central provinces about whom the newspaper published two stories this week. Read More »

Hundreds of Traffic Accidents During Holiday Weekend

Hundreds of traffic accident victims were rushed to emergency rooms of hospitals, particularly in Ha Noi and HCM City, during the National Day holiday that offered an extended weekend. Read More »

18 Year Old Girl Gets 9 Months Jail for Slapping Traffic Cop

A court in Ho Chi Minh City today sentenced a girl who is barely 18 years old to 9 months in prison for slapping an on-duty traffic policeman last month. Read More »

Pedestrian Shows How To Cross A Busy Street In Vietnam

This guy risks his life crossing a road in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam. He manages to walk right through even with cars, bikes and buses whizzing by! Read More »

A Collection of Bumper Safety Messages from Vietnam

For foreigners and returning Vietnamese, traffic in Vietnam can be quite a challenge to get used to. At times seemingly chaotic, always seemingly dangerous, traffic in Vietnam follows certain rules and etiquette, although these may be unspoken and unwritten… Read More »

Russian Vietnamese Tries to Out-Talk Hanoi Cops

This 6 minute long video clip was uploaded to Youtube a few days ago and is beginning to make its round through Vietnam’s forums and blogs. Entitled, “1 thằng việt kiều rất bố láo với các chú công an” (Translated as: “An overseas Vietnamese guy acting very cheeky with police officers”)… Read More »

What (Not) To Do When Encountering Traffic Police

In major Vietnamese cities, motor vehicle traffic can be a headache for both motorists and police. Here are some clips of traffic police trying to catch violators (drivers without safety helmets) and the different ways the law breakers respond. Read More »

Starting Off the New Year on the Wrong Foot

Hanoi traffic police were out in force from 7am on February 11 to enforce helmet laws on all roadways.

Some tried to avoid police by turning their vehicles and going the opposite way, others tried to speed their way past police.

In Vietnam, all motorbike drivers must wear safety helmets or face fines if caught by traffic police. Click for more photos… Read More »

Train Collision Kills 2 and Injures 26 in Bien Hoa

Police are investigating 5 track guards and 2 train operators following a collision on the Ghenh Bridge in Bien Hoa City (near Saigon). Two people died and 26 others were injured when the northbound train struck 6 cars on the narrow bridge. As the Ghenh Bridge only has one single lane, motorists and cyclists must take turns sharing the bridge with rail traffic. Read More »

Hanoi and Saigon Turn to Ghost Towns on Tet

Chúc Mừng Năm Mới – Happy Lunar New Year! As shops and markets are closed and most Vietnamese spend the first day of the new year (February 3rd) with family and friends, the streets in Vietnam’s cities become like ghost towns. Here are photos from around Hanoi and Saigon. Click for more photos… Read More »

Flat Tire Scam Makes Roads Dangerous During Tet

Vietnamese people are known for their cleverness and ingenuity in the face of daily challenges. When a problem arises, Vietnamese will use whatever they can get their hands on to solve a problem. However, a quick solution today may not be so smart &quotdown the road" tomorrow… Read More »

Returning Home for Tet, 100 Bus Passengers Avoid Nearly Fatal Crash

Nearly 100 passengers narrowly escaped death after three buses crashed into one another on National Highway 1A in Lien Chieu District, Da Nang central city this early morning. The three cars were carrying passengers to their hometowns to celebrate this Tet next week… Read More »

A Honda Air Blade Motorbike Bursts into Fire

Video clip of a Honda Air Blade motorbike on fire in the streets… Read More »

22-Year Old Robbed of $150,000 Cash at Traffic Light

Hollywood is known for indulging in overly dramatic actions scenes that are sometimes faulted for being unrealistic. Well here’s a true crime scene with real action and features that make it uniquely Vietnam… Read More »

Top Viral Videos: Vietnam’s Obsession with the Motorbike

Below, we present you some of the top viral videos from Vietnam’s motorbike “culture”. Funny? Crazy? Stupid? These are just some of the most popular videos among Vietnamese netizens… Read More »

Let’s Go for a Ride on My Motorbike…

Four girls overload a motorbike illegally in Hanoi. Traffic laws here also require the use of helmets for all adult passengers as well rear-view mirrors. Read More »

City That Just Keeps on Going

“Bùng binh” are traffic roundabouts, which are popular in major Vietnam cities. Here are photos of Saigon bùng binh at night… Read More »