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Money clashes in Vietnamese-foreign marriages test love and culture

Money clashes in Vietnamese-foreign marriages test love and culture

Minh Thu, 30, has considered divorce three times in the last six months because of what she describes as her British husband James’s excessive spending and selfishness.
Reverse migration: Overseas Vietnamese flock back to homeland

Reverse migration: Overseas Vietnamese flock back to homeland

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

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
Crossing streets a fundamental lesson for foreigners in Vietnam

Crossing streets a fundamental lesson for foreigners in Vietnam

Despite first waiting and watching for 10 minutes Nigerian Geepee felt his heart race while navigating the heavy traffic at an intersection in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District.
February 16, 2025 | 11:59 pm PT
South Korean woman falls in love with daughter-in-law’s native Vietnam

South Korean woman falls in love with daughter-in-law’s native Vietnam

For a month now people in Go Quao District in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang have been seeing a Korean woman dressed in local attire and exercising.
December 31, 2024 | 10:14 pm PT
HCMC's expat hub Thao Dien flooded after heavy rain

HCMC's expat hub Thao Dien flooded after heavy rain

Several streets, alleys, and homes in Thao Dien Ward, home to the largest expat community in HCMC, and other neighborhoods were inundated with waist-high water following a heavy rainstorm on Tuesday afternoon.
October 8, 2024 | 06:01 am PT
My foreign boss's 'die poor' mentality surprises me

My foreign boss's 'die poor' mentality surprises me

It baffles me that my foreign boss does not indulge in houses and cars, opting to rent or live in employer-provided housing, despite having a sky-high income.
July 1, 2024 | 05:10 pm PT
Foreigners find world of difference in Vietnam office culture

Foreigners find world of difference in Vietnam office culture

Englishman James Brown, 33, resigned from a media company in Thu Duc City after just two months, unable to endure the “unfathomable silence” that characterized the office.
June 16, 2024 | 03:06 pm PT
American man heals in Vietnam

American man heals in Vietnam

Jordy Trachtenberg moved to Vietnam four years ago when he was struggling with disease and the aftermath that followed the death of a close friend.
September 27, 2023 | 08:02 pm PT
 
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