Vietnam records 40,800 alcohol-related deaths a year
Vietnam currently ranks second in Southeast Asia and third in Asia for per capita alcohol consumption
As alcohol sale ban lifted, fates of restaurants in Saigon remain unpredictable
Ho Chi Minh City has allowed restaurants and eateries to serve alcohol once again
Ho Chi Minh City trade department proposes resumption of eateries’ alcoholic beverage service
Eateries in all districts should be allowed to serve alcohol, but under some conditions
Six people died of alcohol poisoning in Ho Chi Minh City in September
A total of 12 patients were brought to Thong Nhat Hospital due to methanol poisoning last month
Four men hospitalized after drinking alcohol made to online recipe in Vietnam
They bought an unknown type of raw alcohol and mixed it with water
One dead, six hospitalized due to methanol poisoning in northern Vietnam
They consumed glutinous rice wine with a high methanol content
In Vietnam, anyone forcing others to drink will be fined up to $130
Anyone forcing others to drink will be fined VND1-3 miliion (US$43-130)
Vietnam woman caught trying to send alcohol disguised in milk cartons to quarantine camp
She was fined VND200,000 (US$8.5) for the offense
Two Vietnamese men fined for piloting boats under alcohol influence
Each of the offenders was fined VND750,000 (US$32)
In photos: Saigon beer parlors struggle under new drunk driving law
The hefty fines have scared away many drinkers in the southern metropolis