Actually based crimefighting coming out of the police. Video report is particularly hilarious -- they brought hundreds of officers out in tour busses to nab these guys.

Another report from VTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze-wvgQrWeU

a lovely true life story with a good ending. may they live happily ever after.

The proposed bill text is in https://chinhphu.vn/du-thao-vbqppl/du-thao-luat-sua-doi-bo-sung-mot-so-dieu-cua-luat-hien-lay-ghep-mo-bo-phan-co-the-nguoi-va-hien-7391.

The bill is NOT making it possible for children to sign up as organ donors without parental consent. Quite the literal opposite.

Please kindly read it all before making your arguments. An argument for or against a bill is inadmissible if you have read nothing but social media and "nhỏ không học lớn làm nhà báo" article headlines.

I have seen people in this sub spreading outright misinformation to further their political agenda in broad daylight. I expect better from you all. And from mods too.

Hey everyone! I’m travelling solo from Dubai to Vietnam from December 1–9. I’ve booked my flights into Hanoi and back from Ho Chi Minh City, but haven’t planned much beyond that yet.

Am looking to meet people with adventurous, open minds who are down to explore, try random things, experience the nightlife, have deep conversations, and make some spontaneous memories along the way.

If you’re travelling around the same time, whether solo or with friends, hit me up! Always down to connect with like-minded people and see where the trip takes us. 🍻

Hi everyone!
I’m a UK-based yoga teacher, and my husband and I recently got married! We’re heading to Vietnam for a month over Christmas for our honeymoon, and I’d love to incorporate some yoga into our travels.
I know yoga isn’t a traditional Vietnamese practice, but as it’s something I love so much, and this trip is an opportunity for us to treat ourselves, I wondered whether anyone has been on a yoga retreat in Vietnam that they’d particularly recommend?
I’m not looking for any specific style of yoga. For me, it’s much more about the quality of the teaching, the atmosphere and setting, and how thoughtfully and skilfully the space is held and facilitated.
Ideally, we’d love to spend a few days on a retreat together, although I’d also be interested in recommendations for excellent yoga teachers, studios or workshops.
We’re planning to travel all over Vietnam, so we’re open to anywhere, whether that’s in the mountains, by the beach or in a city.
I’d be really grateful for any personal recommendations, particularly places you’ve experienced yourself and loved.
Thank you so much! 😊

Just came from Ho Chi Min. Stayed for 5 days as a tourist. Sadly, I don’t want to go back. The immigration lines going in and out as a tourist ruined it for me. 3 hours is dreadful.

Yes I know there is a “fast track”. Guys, this is not an attraction that you should pay for. It’s the least they could do for their tourism.

Is it worth going for one day there? Or naw

Hello!

I want to check my booking with VietJetAir from Sapporo to BKK via https://th.vietjetair.com/searchreservation.

But if I enter the details of my booking I get the message "Sorry, we are only able to support Thai currency booking at the moment."

What does that even mean and how can I access my booking?

Interesting observation: If I replace the last letter of my reservation number with something else the site responds with "There is no flight information match, please re-check input value"

That means with the correct number they found my booking, but showing this issue

Any ideas?

Thanks

I’m currently on a two person Ha Giang private tour for 4 days 3 nights. Our tour guide is wonderful, speaks English and is very engaging. He is also my easy rider and albeit driving a bit fast, I feel he is very experienced and safe. The other easy rider is not bad, but also just does the bare minimum.

I am planning on tipping my tour guide 1 million VND and the other easy rider 500,000 VND. Is this too little or too much for a 4 day tour?

I've been burned countless times by Vietjet and bamboo but always had a good professional experience with Vietnam airlines. Unfortunately that ended today. Booked tickets on a domestic flight and because of past experiences I screenshot the whole process as proof later.

Day of flight we are checking in and the lady at the counter says I mixed up my wife's last name and first name. I checked my screenshots and nope it was perfect. The website specifically asks for surname and on a separate line given name. It was correct. She kept arguing no it's backwards. I showed her the screenshots on my phone and when caught she then blamed the website saying the website was backwards but I still need to pay to fix it.

After arguing she left and her manager came. I showed her the screenshots and she said that the problem was that I used the English website. Ok so what? She said because I used English the website automatically flips the name. I argued that's not my fault, that's Vietnam airlines fault. She just kept smiling and saying no sir next time you should use vietnamese language. She said "just have your wife book". Ok so what about my name. It will flip my name right? Clearly if the website is broken I shouldn't be charged? She said no I still need to pay to fix the name.

On top of that to make it worse they only accept cash. You can buy a damn ticket with credit or bank transfer but can't pay a small fee? Pretty sure it's going in their pockets.

I'm just done talking to them and now my wife is paying and arguing with them as well in Vietnamese. They tell her this happens to all foreigners and next time just have her book it using vietnamese language.

The fee was only 50k but what a damn rip off. Anywhere else if the company itself screws up they fix it.

So for anyone that is booking on Vietnam airlines based on what these people say if you are booking for someone with a vietnamese name you have to put their last name where it says first name and put their first name where it says surname. This makes no damned sense but whatever.

End of vent.

Vietnam Airlines mentions on their website regarding SkyPriority benefits: "Priority security and immigration lines: Please be aware that the service may not be available at all airports."

However, it is unclear to me whether this also applies to Economy passengers arriving at TSN.

Thanks!

I am in Hanoi on an evisa and just got married to my Vietnamese fiance. We received our marriage certificate and now I want to switch my evisa to a TRC. I'm not sure how to get this done. My evisa expires on 12 November and I need to get this done before that.

Can anyone point me in the right direction.
Normally i import large volumes of vintage and antique furnitures, ceramics, sculptures textiles etc from the country side in China, now i will visit Vietnam and wounder if that might be possible there as well ? any inputs ?

A couple of festival questions 🇻🇳

We will be in Vietnam in February- during the perfume pagoda festival. I'd like to see the pilgrimage, but we would prefer not to wait an hour to get on a boat and then jostle around with hordes of people inside the cave. Which days would be the ideal balance for that, do you think? I know to avoid the weekends, but would it make significant difference to go on a monday vs. a Tuesday, for example?

For Tet. although I would have to change the itinerary and miss the lim festival 😔, I'm thinking the calm atmosphere in Hanoi might be best for my crowd-averse husband, and it could be cool to wander around the somewhat deserted old town, but I'm afraid everything will be closed. Will we be able to eat?

Alternatively, if it's really awesome, he said he can deal with the crowds – should we do it in Ho Chi Minh instead? Ho chi minh would make the rest of the schedule work a lot better too.

For the Lim festival -Should we go for both days and stay over, or just one day? Is this a "dont miss"? I figure UNESCO usually knows what they're talking about, and I'm enchanted by the idea of them singing back-and-forth from Dragon boats 🥰

Thanks for your guidance! 🙏

Is it normal that the bride’s parents only gifted gold jewellery only to the bride and nothing to the groom? Or is it normal to gift it to both?

i'm going to vietnam (hcmc/saigon) for a few days soon. i'm trying to show my parents around and introduce them to local delicacies!! these are the places i have on my list so far:

pizza 4ps (tried the one in danang and i loved it!!)
katinat/po coffee/hanoi little coffee (for drinks and we are coffee lovers)
bep me in
banh mi chao di nu
com tam de tham
pho phuong (for pho)
banh canh cua 14 (for crab noodles)
yakitori toriki** (heard this is a good spot for izakaya, might only check it out if we have time)
thuy 94 cu
xoi chien tran van dang (for fried rice cakes with pork)
kem bo nang zoe
banh mi hong hoa/banh mi chim chay (for banh mi)
quan oc van (for seafood)

these are the places i bookmarked on my list and will try to incorporate in my trip. let me know which of these places i can skip, what else i should try/visit, or if you have better suggestions for any of the food i want to try! open to suggestions, thank you

Just want to share our own Vietnam 1 week experience from an US POV.

Arrival day at SGN: we bought the Klook fast pass for get into another line and yes, it is worth it. That regular immigration line is insane and it doesn’t move at fast. The downside is that we still have to wait for our luggage’s and by the time we had them, the people in the regular immigration line already caught up.

Have a physical copy of your eVISA. In fact, you have a total of 30 days window no matter what. Use wisely.

Departure day at HAN:
1) we came in early for at least 2h30min and we barely made it. We did NOT buy the Klook fast pass. You did online check in, went into the line to drop off our check bags, got physical boarding pass. All those for a total of 1h.

2) Then we went through a clear screen when you scan your boarding pass. Next, it is the officer lines (one for Vietnamese and one for foreign national) and we waited for over 1h15min. To my understanding, the officer stamps your exit date (we applied for one entry eVISA).

3) we now have the X-ray flit go through. The line was short until they opened a flood of people from another gate. Were they a part of a Fast Pass? 🤷‍♂️

Overall, for the departure day, we arrived at 1000 and finished the immigration until 1215 for a flight at 1230. Please give yourself plenty of time.

Besides that, it is amazing experience. I don’t miss the constant honking, the moped driving on the side streets or anywhere and the pedestrians do not have priority.
Most of transactions needs to haggle. People are superb friendly and many speaks basic English. They also want your “5 stars reviews”

Thanks Vietname for the memories.

Need advice!!

Considering doing the Hang En 2 day trek. I’m an active traveller & enjoy these experiences. But I’m worried about weather & if it’s going to be a very specific experience

On the other hand Ninh Binh seems to have variety. It feels a little slower for me but at least I can change it up. Can someone give me some insight? Have I got my facts wrong?

Scenario 1
1 night Hanoi
3 nights Ha Giang, sleeper to Phong Nha
3 nights Phong Nha/Hang En
Dong Hoi to Phu Quoc
2 nights Phu Quoc
1 night HCMC
HCMC to home

Scenario 2
1 night Hanoi
3 nights Ha Giang, bus to Ninh Binh
2 nights Ninh Binh
3 nights Phu Quoc
1 night HCMC
HCMC to home

Is there any books about Vietnamese cuisines history ? I can read both Vietnamese and English