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Vietnamese-American woman returns to her roots

Vietnamese-American woman returns to her roots

Feeling isolated in the U.S. because of her mixed heritage, Sasha Mai relocated to Vietnam, where she finally began to feel she belonged.
Expat community a force reshaping Vietnamese real estate

Expat community a force reshaping Vietnamese real estate

25,000 overseas Vietnamese deported for law violations since 2018

25,000 overseas Vietnamese deported for law violations since 2018

Expats’ salaries topped $34,000 a month in Q1

Expats’ salaries topped $34,000 a month in Q1

The monthly incomes of foreign experts ranged between US$8,500 and $34,000 last quarter, according to a recent report by recruitment firm Navigos Search.
April 30, 2022 | 05:00 am PT
Former Japanese cop on why he fell in love with and moved to Vietnam

Former Japanese cop on why he fell in love with and moved to Vietnam

"Think again, son!" Kaneya Manabu recalls his father saying in 2016 after learning he had submitted his resignation as head of the criminal police division in Japan's Saitama Prefecture.
February 11, 2022 | 04:00 am PT
Singapore shrinks as Covid takes shine off expatriate life

Singapore shrinks as Covid takes shine off expatriate life

Atar Sandler arrived in Singapore in 2019, seizing the opportunity to live in a buzzing global city that is also a convenient base to jet off to more exotic locales nearby.
January 26, 2022 | 06:22 pm PT
Expats to enjoy two extra days off compared to Vietnamese

Expats to enjoy two extra days off compared to Vietnamese

Workers are expected to enjoy 22 days off as national holidays next year, while foreign staff can have 24 days off.
December 4, 2021 | 04:08 am PT
Expats rank HCMC 6th best city to live, work

Expats rank HCMC 6th best city to live, work

Vietnam's biggest metropolis HCMC was ranked the sixth best globally for expatriates to live and work in 2021, though poor transport and environmental issues remain a concern.
December 1, 2021 | 07:16 pm PT
HCMC expats look out for each other amid pandemic

HCMC expats look out for each other amid pandemic

Regardless of where they are from, foreigners in Saigon are extending a helping hand to each other and even locals to help cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.
July 18, 2021 | 04:16 pm PT
Residents distraught as pets get poisoned in Saigon expat hub

Residents distraught as pets get poisoned in Saigon expat hub

A spate of poisoning deaths has grief-stricken owners of cats and dogs in Saigon’s expat hub demanding an investigation to find the culprits.
June 20, 2021 | 01:02 am PT
Deputy PM tells Vietnamese expats to keep out amid resurgent Covid threat

Deputy PM tells Vietnamese expats to keep out amid resurgent Covid threat

Vietnamese living abroad should refrain from returning home amid the looming threat of a new Covid-19 outbreak in Vietnam, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam said.
April 27, 2021 | 09:30 pm PT
In an expat’s eyes: Sa Pa almost unrecognizable after 25 years

In an expat’s eyes: Sa Pa almost unrecognizable after 25 years

Surprised by the sprawling hotels and resorts in Sa Pa now, Bulgarian Kiril Grudin reminisces about its untouched beauty two and a half decades ago.
February 16, 2021 | 11:03 pm PT
With no escape route, expats enjoy Tet ‘at home’

With no escape route, expats enjoy Tet ‘at home’

Expats are ditching their Tet travel plans and planning to stay on in Vietnam to celebrate the holiday with their Vietnamese friends.
February 11, 2021 | 04:55 pm PT
American comedian on relocating to Vietnam, where his father fought a war

American comedian on relocating to Vietnam, where his father fought a war

JK Hobson, an American comedian, shared why he has no regrets about leaving his motherland for Vietnam.
January 12, 2021 | 04:00 am PT
Aussie retires and discovers she's most at home in Da Lat

Aussie retires and discovers she's most at home in Da Lat

A 69-year-old management pro who visited Vietnam after retirement decided to start a different life here. Nine years on, she has no regrets.
June 6, 2020 | 07:37 am PT
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