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When feng shui divides a house: how belief shapes Vietnam’s homes and relationships

When feng shui divides a house: how belief shapes Vietnam’s homes and relationships

Nguyen Hoang and his wife agreed on everything about the construction of their new house in HCMC’s District 7, except which direction the bed should face.
From colleagues to soulmates, a Vietnamese woman and her US manager fall in love at Boeing

From colleagues to soulmates, a Vietnamese woman and her US manager fall in love at Boeing

'She’s more Vietnamese than I am': How an American woman mastered Vietnam’s cuisine

'She’s more Vietnamese than I am': How an American woman mastered Vietnam’s cuisine

Alcohol resolves rather than aggravates ‘conflicts’: what expats think about Vietnam drinking culture

Alcohol resolves rather than aggravates ‘conflicts’: what expats think about Vietnam drinking culture

While walking on a sidewalk in HCMC’s Tan Phu District, Briton Warren was suddenly pulled aside by a group of strangers and invited to join their roadside drinking session.
June 2, 2025 | 02:21 am PT
Vietnamese-American family’s fascinating nomadic life

Vietnamese-American family’s fascinating nomadic life

One April afternoon Vietnamese-American couple Vu and Ngoc lead their three children across Devil’s Bridge, a natural sandstone arch between two towering cliffs in Arizona, the U.S.
May 24, 2025 | 10:55 pm PT
Vietnam’s Tay village, named one of the world’s best tourism destinations, thrives on sharing work, meals, and money

Vietnam’s Tay village, named one of the world’s best tourism destinations, thrives on sharing work, meals, and money

At 5 a.m. daily the sound of wooden clappers echoes through Thai Hai Village. It is a signal for people living in its 30 stilt houses to wake up, complete their morning tasks and gather at the communal kitchen for breakfast.
May 16, 2025 | 04:45 am PT
Man given away at birth reunites with family after 58-year search

Man given away at birth reunites with family after 58-year search

Nguyen Minh Son was 18 when he learned he had been adopted, a revelation that sparked a lifelong desire: to feel the warmth of his birth mother’s embrace.
May 16, 2025 | 01:29 am PT
When strangers feel like family: British couple discover the Vietnamese way

When strangers feel like family: British couple discover the Vietnamese way

Kent Murphy stepped into a local grilled chicken restaurant in central city of Da Nang and set his daughter Aoife down, letting her toddle a few steps and rush into the arms of a waitress.
May 10, 2025 | 04:52 pm PT
Man believed killed in war reunites with family after 45 years

Man believed killed in war reunites with family after 45 years

In 1987 Tran Van My, a man living in the southern An Giang Province, often saw a frail, ragged young man begging for food at a local market.
May 4, 2025 | 03:10 pm PT
American veteran finds healing in Vietnam, decades after the war

American veteran finds healing in Vietnam, decades after the war

After escaping the war in Vietnam, veteran Matthew Keenan thought he would never return to Vietnam until he discovered he had developed cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure.
April 29, 2025 | 11:20 pm PT
Foreigners impressed by festive atmosphere as Vietnam prepares for 50th anniversary of reunification

Foreigners impressed by festive atmosphere as Vietnam prepares for 50th anniversary of reunification

James Bisset was wide-eyed as fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in formations in HCMC, and the crowds around him whipped out phones to capture the spectacle.
April 23, 2025 | 02:18 am PT
Inside the lives of Vietnamese seasonal farm workers in South Korea

Inside the lives of Vietnamese seasonal farm workers in South Korea

It is 5:40 a.m. in Chungcheongnam Province in South Korea, and an SUV pulls up outside a dormitory to pick up Nguyen Duc Tam and heads straight to a farm.
April 19, 2025 | 05:13 pm PT
Russian woman enjoys retired life in daughter-in-law’s native Vietnam

Russian woman enjoys retired life in daughter-in-law’s native Vietnam

Valentina Avdeeva, who lived for decades in Sochi, Russia, never imagined her later years would be spent in a tropical country far from home.
April 18, 2025 | 04:16 am PT
HCMC to ban classes after 8 pm to ‘protect students’ well-being’

HCMC to ban classes after 8 pm to ‘protect students’ well-being’

HCMC is set to implement a ban on supplementary evening classes after 8 p.m. as part of efforts to reduce student stress and curb the city’s growing private tutoring sector.
April 15, 2025 | 04:28 am PT
Vietnamese woman on trial for allegedly stabbing Singaporean landlord-boyfriend to death

Vietnamese woman on trial for allegedly stabbing Singaporean landlord-boyfriend to death

Nguyen Ngoc Giau, a Vietnamese woman and Singapore permanent resident, is standing trial after being accused of fatally stabbing her landlord and boyfriend Cho Wang Keung in Singapore.
April 11, 2025 | 08:14 pm PT
Crossing borders, building dreams: How Japanese-Vietnamese couple turned restaurant encounter into life together

Crossing borders, building dreams: How Japanese-Vietnamese couple turned restaurant encounter into life together

The first time Sakata Kanako saw Vu Khac Linh was in 2019, when he nervously lingered outside a restaurant in Fukuoka, Japan, hoping to land a part-time job.
April 6, 2025 | 03:50 pm PT
Over-the-top or just love? Chinese international student’s $275K luxury wardrobe for dogs sparks controversy

Over-the-top or just love? Chinese international student’s $275K luxury wardrobe for dogs sparks controversy

A Chinese international student has stirred controversy online after revealing she spent over 2 million yuan (US$275,000) on a lavish wardrobe of more than 2,500 outfits and accessories for her three dogs.
April 6, 2025 | 03:15 pm PT
Teaching in the desert: Young Vietnamese teacher’s life-changing journey in remote Australia indigenous community

Teaching in the desert: Young Vietnamese teacher’s life-changing journey in remote Australia indigenous community

Minh Phuong received a call from the principal of the school she was about to join when she landed at the Broome airport in Western Australia.
April 5, 2025 | 11:18 pm PT
Vietnamese parents abroad teach children native tongue to stay connected with roots

Vietnamese parents abroad teach children native tongue to stay connected with roots

To Thi Thu felt a deep sense of loss when her son could no longer express himself in Vietnamese after three years in Japan, enough to make her consider returning to Vietnam.
April 5, 2025 | 10:49 pm PT
South Korean man leaves ‘robot’s’ life behind to sell food in Vietnam

South Korean man leaves ‘robot’s’ life behind to sell food in Vietnam

At 8 a.m. Choi Won Jun rides his motorbike to a market in HCMC’s Go Vap District, buys vegetables, chats with vendors, and hauls 20 kilograms of foodstuffs home.
April 5, 2025 | 08:26 pm PT
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