Desensitized Youth Post Parodies of Teen Triple-Murderer
Two months after the arrest of the gold shop murderer in Bac Giang province, Vietnamese netizens have turned the teenage killer of three people into a sort of celebrity, in various forms of parodies. Read More »Teens Using Mobile Phones for Strip Shows & Sex Chat
The development of mobile internet services have made it easier for young people to use their mobile phones to access pornography and sex chats. Read More »Criminals Younger and Increasingly Violent in Vietnam
A teenage boy who had dropped out of school after ninth grade killed three people and chopped off the hand of another to steal some gold in the northern province Bac Giang last month. Read More »HCM City Youth With A Dangerous Hobby & Weapon
A worrying phenomenon has recently emerged in Ho Chi Minh City where some youths have used home-made petrol bombs to attack rivals or settle personal conflicts. Read More »Concerns Over Teen ‘Sex Chat’ in Vietnam
Vietnam is coming to terms with the dark side of greater global internet interaction as ‘sex chat’ becomes increasingly common. Read More »Photos from Hanoi & HCM City’s Mid-Autumn Festivals
Two days before Vietnam’s annual Mid-Autumn Festival, Hanoi’s streets were packed with people buying toys, lanterns and enjoying the atmosphere. Read More »Online Communities Want Young Murderer Executed
Teenage murderer Le Van Luyen has become the hottest topic on online forums. Almost the entire online community says that “death must be paid by death” and Luyen must die. Read More »Debate Over Proposed Addition of Letters to Alphabet
Linguists and educationists are pitching into the vigorous public debate that has started over a recent suggestion to add four more letters to the Vietnamese alphabet. Read More »Youth Gather in HCM City Park to Perform Street Art
Street art and sports–like keeping a burning piece of coal in mouth, freestyle football, hip-hop, yoyo… lured a large number of young Saigonees to the Dam Sen Park last weekend. Read More »Teens ‘Bury’ Gaming Characters in Online Cemetery
For different reasons, many characters in online games have to “die”. Some gamers have “built” tombs for their beloved characters in an online cemetery. Read More »15-Year Old Boy Kills 11-Year Old Over Phone SIM
Suspecting a primary student told others that he found a SIM card, a 15-year-old boy murdered the student, then buried him to destroy the evidence. In Feb 2011, Huynh Vu Linh (15 years old, residing in Vinh Hoi Hamlet, An Phu Ward, An Giang Province… Read More »9 Die from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Hai Phong
Vietnamese media have reported that 9 friends have died at a New Year’s party in Hai Phong, apparently from carbon monoxide poisoning. The incident took place in the early morning of Sunday February 6, 2011 and involved… Read More »Vietnam Parkour and Freerunning
“Instinct” short film featuring parkour and freerunning by Joker Team of Vietnam. Click for more parkour in Vietnam clips… Read More »Ring Masterz Hip Hop Contest in Ho Chi Minh City
“Ring Masterz” a hip hop contest that brought about 90 performers from the North and Central to Vietnam’s Southern hub, Ho Chi Minh City on the night of January 27, 2011. Click for more photos… Read More »Victim Brutally Assaulted and Buried Alive, Netizens React
Girl raped, beaten and buried aliv: Two young men were arrested January 18 for raping, brutally beating and burying a 21-year-old girl alive under sand in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Chanh district the previous night… Read More »Tattoos in Vietnam: Cool or Social Taboo?
For some, tattoos are symbols of art and self-beautification, for others they are symbols of crime and gang violence. For teenagers, getting a tattoo can be an assertion of individuality, an expression of rebellion, or just a way to fit in and emulate their peers…. Read more… Read More »Vietnamese Cover of Backstreet Boys “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely”
Hanoi youth perform a cover of the Backstreet Boys’ hit “Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely”Backstreet Boys, the popular 1990′s band have announced two upcoming tour dates for Vietnam. Read more » Read More »
Jet Li in Vietnam Urging Youth to Donate Blood
Beijing-born, Singaporean actor and martial arts star Jet Li (李连杰) or Lý Liên Kiệt as he is known in Vietnam, has arrived in Hanoi. And he’s here with a humanitarian message for Vietnam’s youth: “I always believe that human beings are always a global family, willing to help each other.”Li is a Goodwill Ambassador for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and is helping to spread the word about Vietnam Red Cross’ work. Blood is especially in demand around the Tet (Lunar New Year) as many Vietnamese hurry to their hometowns. Many accidents occur during this time…
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