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Vietnam plans to build 2 new railway systems

The Vietnamese government says it is planning to build two new railway systems in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the cost of nearly $15 billion. It says it hopes to help ease the overloaded traffic system in the country's two booming cities.

Australian Sentenced to Death in Vietnam

An appeals court in Ho Chi Minh City sentenced an Australian woman to death for heroin trafficking, a court official said Wednesday.

Pitt, Jolie Spend Holiday in Vietnam

Instead of stuffing themselves with turkey and all the fixings, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie spent Thanksgiving cruising around Vietnam's largest city on a motorbike.

Chinese Sex Toys Confiscated in Vietnam

Authorities in Vietnam's southern commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City seized one ton of Chinese-made sex toys, aphrodisiacs and other sexual stimulants, state-controlled media reported Friday.

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Goat penis bacteria adds to food safety scare
Source: thanhniennews.com

Ho Chi Minh City destroyed nearly 1.5 tons of goat penis contaminated with bacteria Wednesday in the latest chapter of Vietnam's food safety saga, which has seen putrid pork and rotten beef flood local markets.

Caravelle Hotel in Vietnam: Where ghosts linger near the Jacuzzi
Source: Golf Publisher Syndication

If human memories are what keep the ghosts lingering, the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon, now known as Ho Chi Minh City, may be one of the most haunted buildings in the world.

The Man Who Writes Love Letters: A Day with Saigon's Last Public Letter Writer -
Source: SPIEGEL ONLINE

A polyglot public letter writer in Ho Chi Minh City bridges different worlds -- connecting people across the planet with his fountain pen. His profession may be dying, but in his 60 years on the job, he has created many marriages.

Dog tags of soldier killed in Vietnam given to his son
Source: morningjournal.com

-- Twenty bucks spent by a Chicago businessman in Ho Chi Minh City five years ago may have changed the life of one Lorain County family.

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