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Taxi driver returns wallet to foreign passenger

A Mai Linh Taxi Company driver returned a wallet left in his car after a trip in the northern province of Ninh Binh.

Taxi driver detained for stealing foreign cop's phone

A taxi driver has been detained for stealing an iPhone X from a foreign passenger, who happened to be a police officer, the Hà Nội Police Investigation Agency said.

 

Chinese men arrested in Son La for murder, robbery

Police in the northern border province of Son La have arrested three Chinese men who killed a taxi driver to rob his car.

Taxi driver cheats foreign visitors with fake money

 VietNamNet Bridge – Two foreigners who were given fake money as change in Hanoi last week were conned by a taxi driver, not a cyclo driver, 

Moscow crash taxi driver 'feared crowd lynching'

 The Moscow taxi driver who ploughed into pedestrians says he fled because he feared the crowd would kill him.

The taxi driver who saves lives

A taxi driver from the central province of Nghe An has turned his house into a first-aid station so that he can offer timely help to traffic accident victims.

Safety of law enforcement officers must come first

The bloody figure of traffic police officer Nguyen Quoc Dat in his torn-apart uniform last week shocked the nation as he was lying on the road after being dragged some 20 metres under a truck in a hit and run incident on National Route 5

‘Shipper' becomes hot job in urban areas

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thanh Quy, 22, a student of Thang Long University, works part-time job as a deliverywoman, locally called as "shipper" in Ha Noi, for a cell phone case shop in Ha Noi's Nguyen Hong Street.

Minister praises taxi driver for helping pregnant woman

 VietNamNet Bridge – Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has issued a letter, praising Mai Linh taxi driver Nguyen Xuan Trang for helping a woman give birth in his taxi on March 25.

Heavy storm leaves 3 dead in Ha Noi

Two Vietnamese kayakers died when their craft overturned on West Lake during a violent storm on Wednesday evening.

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 Taxi driver jailed for fraud and robbery; Hospital staff in blood test scam get jail time; Former bank director faces trial in Dak Nong; Ha Noi drive to inspect vehicles; Forest fires put out in Lao Cai

Even downpours can't dampen spirits on Red River boat tour

 VietNamNet Bridge – Though rain bucketed down last Saturday, the dry board and smiling faces of those joining the cruise made for a great start to our tour along the Hong (Red) River in Ha Noi.

Hanoi: Taxi driver arrested for overcharging foreign passengers

 VietNamNet Bridge - On July 16, the police station at Noi Bai International Airport, Hanoi, seized a taxi driver who overcharged Japanese passengers.

HCM City taxi driver praised for returning $10,000 to foreign passengers

On July 9 the Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee presented a certificate of merit to Mr. Nguyen Van Phong, a driver of Vinasun Taxi, who returned $10,000 in cash and two iPads to foreign tourists.

Hotels play tricks to overcharge tourists in the last moment

VietNamNet Bridge – Despite the current strict rules on hotel room rate setting, hoteliers still can play tricks to raise the hotel room rates in the last moment.

Be careful with tricks of Hanoi’s taxi drivers!

In the last two weeks, in Hanoi, several cheating and overcharging incidents occurred against foreign visitors or people from other places to Hanoi. This situation has made many visitors worry.

One more taxi driver fined for overcharging foreign tourists

 VietNamNet Bridge - After seeing the Irish tourists to apologize and return the money, a taxi driver of Thanh Nga Taxi had to pay a VND5 million ($250) fine and was fired for the act of overcharging.

Hanoi establishes hotline for reporting taxi overcharging

Given that the recent overcharging scandal made by a driver of Trung Viet Taxi has harmed the image of Hanoi’s taxi services, the Hanoi Taxi Association has set up a hotline for passengers to report problems related to taxi operations.

Taxi driver fined VND20 million for overcharging foreign tourists

VietNamNet Bridge – A representative of the Hanoi-based Trung Viet Taxi firm has apologized to and returned the money to an Australian couple who had to pay nearly VND1 million ($47) for a 7km journey in Hanoi.

Saigon’s taxi driver jailed for robbing foreign tourist’s luggage

VietNamNet Bridge – While the foreign passenger was busy at the ATM, a taxi driver of Hoang Long Taxi ran away with the passenger’s luggage in his car.