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Guide / Mai Chau offers the ideal nature escape

Local taste / A SEA Games food tour to introduce northern Vietnam delectables

Companionship / Inside the minds of sugar babies

Workforce / Growing numbers quit regular jobs, move to informal sector

New target / Vietnam boxing champ trains hard for SEA Games glory

Authentic taste / Potstickers with a crispy edge in Saigon point to Taiwan

Working remotely for foreign employers opens up dynamic lifestyle

Working remotely for foreign employers opens up dynamic lifestyle

Every day Huynh Minh Dang wakes up at 5 a.m. for a brief meeting with his colleagues in North America, but then pretty much works in his own time.

Highest int'l school fee in HCMC to hit $32,500

Highest int'l school fee in HCMC to hit $32,500

For the 2022-2023 academic year, international schools in Ho Chi Minh City are expected to collect the highest school fee at $32,500 per year.

Foreigners happy as Vietnam lifts Covid testing requirement

Foreigners happy as Vietnam lifts Covid testing requirement

Foreigners are happy with the government's decision to scrap the pre-departure Covid-19 test requirement and many are keen to visit Vietnam as soon as possible.

FPT Software opens second office in New York

FPT Software opens second office in New York

FPT Software, a subsidiary of Vietnamese IT giant FPT Corporation, opened its second office in New York and tenth in the U.S. on Sunday.

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News

Teacher covers child's head with plastic bag for not napping

Teacher covers child's head with plastic bag for not napping

NA chairman calls for labor cooperation between Vietnam, Laos

NA chairman calls for labor cooperation between Vietnam, Laos

Chairman of the National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue on Sunday said labor cooperation between Vietnam and Laos should be looked into.

PV Gas, US firm get investment registration certificate for Son My LNG terminal

PV Gas, US firm get investment registration certificate for Son My LNG terminal

PV Gas and U.S. firm AES have received the investment registration certificate for Son My LNC terminal, which is expected to begin commercial operations in 2026.

Tourist falls off boat, drowns in Ha Long Bay

Tourist falls off boat, drowns in Ha Long Bay

A tourist fell into the sea from the prow of a boat in Ha Long Bay and drowned last weekend.

HCMC takes belated steps to sort out skyscraper mess

HCMC takes belated steps to sort out skyscraper mess

Skyscrapers and other major projects will have to take measures to avoid traffic jams near their construction sites or implement their projects in phases, HCMC authorities say.

Business

Economy Industries Companies DataSpeaks

VN-Index extends losses with last-minute sell-off

Vietnam’s benchmark VN-Index dropped 0.91 percent to 1,171.95 points Monday, pulled down by last-minute selling pressure.

Digital, data and human excellence key components in Techcombank's transformational journey

Digital, data and human excellence key components in Techcombank's transformational journey

Techcombank's investments in its digital platform - data analytics and talent - have laid a strong foundation to capitalize on the growing demands for its banking services, according to Jens Lottner, CEO of Techcombank.

Menswear startup raises $2 mln in Series A round

Menswear startup raises $2 mln in Series A round

Coolmate, a Vietnamese menswear brand that is sold online, has raised US$2 million in a Series A funding round from a group of investors.

Vietnam targets 10 $5 bln state-owned firms by 2025

Vietnam targets 10 $5 bln state-owned firms by 2025

Vietnam aims to have at least 10 state-owned businesses with a market capitalization of over $5 billion in the next five years.

Innovative logistics models in great demand: FedEx director

Innovative logistics models in great demand: FedEx director

Hardy Diec, Managing Director of FedEx Express Indochina, predicts greater demand for innovative logistics models to enhance online to offline customer experience and support swift pivot businesses.

Banks’ profits surge in Q1

Banks’ profits surge in Q1

Travel

Vietnamese carriers to boost Asian services as tourism pace picks up

Vietnamese carriers to boost Asian services as tourism pace picks up

Low-cost airline Vietjet plans to fly from Hanoi to Nagoya and Fukuoka in Japan while Bamboo Airways will increase the frequency of its flights to Thailand and Singapore.

Night tour of Thang Long Citadel revives ancient royal customs

Night tour of Thang Long Citadel revives ancient royal customs

A 90-minute night tour of UNESCO heritage site Thang Long ancient citadel in Hanoi includes royal ceremonies from Vietnam's feudal past.

Vietnamese carriers to boost Asian services as tourism pace picks up

Vietnamese carriers to boost Asian services as tourism pace picks up

Low-cost airline Vietjet plans to fly from Hanoi to Nagoya and Fukuoka in Japan while Bamboo Airways will increase the frequency of its flights to Thailand and Singapore.

Mai Chau offers the ideal nature escape

Guide / Mai Chau offers the ideal nature escape

Once voted among Asia's 10 best new destinations on Agoda, Mai Chau, three hours from Hanoi, is famed for its small ethnic minority villages, golden rice terraces and green mountains.

A SEA Games food tour to introduce northern Vietnam delectables

Local taste / A SEA Games food tour to introduce northern Vietnam delectables

Southeast Asia's premier sports event SEA Games is being held in Hanoi and some northern provinces. For visiting athletes, fans and others here’s a primer to eat like a local gourmet.

SEA Games athletes offered free rides on Hanoi double decker buses

SEA Games athletes offered free rides on Hanoi double decker buses

Hanoi has decided to offer free tickets to double decker bus tours of the capital city to athletes, coaches and international reporters attending the 31st SEA Games.

Life

Trend Culture Style

Who wore it better: when celebrities wear identical outfits

Stylish beauty queens were obviously of the same mind when spotted rocking the exact same see-through dress at different events.

Investors delete cryptocurrency trading apps as prices crash

Investors delete cryptocurrency trading apps as prices crash

When the value of his cryptocurrency assets plummeted by 30 percent overnight Nguyen Dai decided to delete the trading app.

Sizzling weather disrupts life for Vietnamese living in India

Sizzling weather disrupts life for Vietnamese living in India

It has been three days since Thong Nguyen stepped out of his apartment in India, which is in the grip of a heatwave with temperatures rising up to 45 degrees Celsius.

Investing in English proficiency a strategy post-Covid

Investing in English proficiency a strategy post-Covid

Businesses are focusing on investing in training, fostering, and developing human resources on the road to recovery in the new normal.

Top trending music video draws public criticism

Top trending music video draws public criticism

Rapper Den Vau's latest music video, ‘Di Trong Mua He’ (Walk In The Summer), is generating opprobrium for unsportsmanlike and patriarchal spirit.

Sports

SEA Games: Vietnam win 20 gold medals Monday

SEA Games: Vietnam win 20 gold medals Monday

Vietnam scored major victories in athetics, pencak silat and taekwondo at the 31st SEA Games Monday, winning 20 gold medals to raise its gold tally to 88.

SEA Games: Vietnam expect another successful competition day

SEA Games: Vietnam expect another successful competition day

On Tuesday, Vietnam will continue to vie for medals in swimming, fencing, athletics and many more.

SEA Games: Vietnam win 20 gold medals Monday

SEA Games: Vietnam win 20 gold medals Monday

Vietnam scored major victories in athetics, pencak silat and taekwondo at the 31st SEA Games Monday, winning 20 gold medals to raise its gold tally to 88.

Vietnam v Malaysia in SEA Games semis

Vietnam v Malaysia in SEA Games semis

The end of group stage matches has left two semifinal pairs standing in the SEA Games 31 men's football contest: Vietnam-Malaysia and Thailand-Indonesia.

Vietnam mocked for falling into Timor Leste offside trap

Vietnam mocked for falling into Timor Leste offside trap

Six Vietnam players, who found themselves simultaneously offside during their SEA Games 31 football match against Timor Leste, have stirred heated discussion among regional football fans.

'Depressed' Filipino bodybuilders out of SEA Games over doping rules

'Depressed' Filipino bodybuilders out of SEA Games over doping rules

Bodybuilders from the Philippines were left heartbroken on Sunday after being barred from competing at the ongoing SEA Games for failing to fulfill anti-doping rules.

Truong Chi Hung

Who is to blame when kids drown?

No Covid test is good news, but is it good enough?

Readers hailed Vietnam's decision to scrap the Covid-19 testing requirement for foreign arrivals starting Sunday, but said there are still other troubles like insurance and visa.

Banning motorbikes is wishful thinking

What is the point of banning motorbikes when people are left with no other alternatives?

You may pay the moral consequences with sex services, but it's your choice

As the oldest profession known to man, prostitution should not be banned but not morally condoned either.

World

Laos may face 'gaps' in gasoline supply as prices soar, major supplier says

Laos may face 'gaps' in gasoline supply as prices soar, major supplier says

Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1

Shanghai aims for return to normal life from June 1

Shanghai aims to reopen broadly and allow normal life to resume from June 1, a city official said on Monday, after declaring that 15 of its 16 districts had eliminated cases outside quarantine areas.

'Copycat' mass shootings becoming deadlier, experts warn after New York attack

'Copycat' mass shootings becoming deadlier, experts warn after New York attack

An 18-year-old white man suspected of fatally shooting 10 people in a Black neighborhood in Buffalo, New York, appears to be the latest in a line of "copycat" gunmen carrying out deadlier mass shootings inspired by previous attackers, experts warned on Sunday.

Ukraine restarts gas distribution stations, supplies in Kharkiv

Ukraine restarts gas distribution stations, supplies in Kharkiv

Ukraine's gas transit system operator said over the weekend that it had resumed operations at two distribution stations in the Kharkiv region and restarted gas supply to more than 3,000 consumers.

N.Korea reports 8 more dead, medicine supply issues amid Covid outbreak

N.Korea reports 8 more dead, medicine supply issues amid Covid outbreak

North Korea on Monday reported eight more deaths from “fever” after recently announcing its first Covid cases, with the military deployed to resolve “supply of medicines” issues.

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