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Pageants ignite debate between idealization and commercialization of women's bodies

Pageants ignite debate between idealization and commercialization of women's bodies

After the government decentralized and eased regulations, allowing provincial authorities to license beauty contests, an onslaught of vulgar, mediocre pageants is causing nostalgia for the erstwhile system.
War veteran opens rehab center to support Saigonese drug addicts

War veteran opens rehab center to support Saigonese drug addicts

Dr Nguyen Huu Khanh Duy is observing patients’ movements on a surveillance camera when a staff member rushes in and says, “We have an emergency.”
October 4, 2022 | 05:31 am PT
Out of sight, in a bind: labor export breaks families

Out of sight, in a bind: labor export breaks families

Thousands of Vietnamese go overseas to work, seeking life-changing opportunities, but for some people, it is the cause of their divorces.
October 4, 2022 | 02:05 am PT
Hanoians hunt for bargains at secondhand clothes market

Hanoians hunt for bargains at secondhand clothes market

Many Hanoians now prefer to shop for secondhand apparel due to the variety of styles available and much low prices.
October 2, 2022 | 05:02 pm PT
Jostling for jobs in South Korea, Vietnamese workers step on each other's toes

Jostling for jobs in South Korea, Vietnamese workers step on each other's toes

Both Hai in the northern-central Ha Tinh Province and Thang in Hanoi have the same dream: to go to South Korea to work.
October 2, 2022 | 05:02 pm PT
Unfavorable working environment discourages graduates abroad from returning home

Unfavorable working environment discourages graduates abroad from returning home

A working environment that doesn't match and low incomes prompt many Vietnamese professionals to stay back after graduating from foreign universities.
October 2, 2022 | 09:00 am PT
Misery for car owners as urban areas lack parking spaces

Misery for car owners as urban areas lack parking spaces

The woman rushed out of the fashion store and yelled "You can't park here" when Trong Dung was driving around looking for a roadside parking spot.
September 29, 2022 | 09:22 pm PT
Demand for native English-speaking teachers zooms post-Covid

Demand for native English-speaking teachers zooms post-Covid

Language schools across the country are on a hiring spree as demand for English courses rebounds quickly to pre-pandemic levels.
September 29, 2022 | 05:35 pm PT
Life in the tiny alleys off Saigon's backpacker area

Life in the tiny alleys off Saigon's backpacker area

In contrast to the bustling nightlife to their front, alleys off Bui Vien's backpacker streets in HCMC are home to incredibly cramped shacks.
September 29, 2022 | 06:48 am PT
Surging inflation worries Vietnamese students in Europe

Surging inflation worries Vietnamese students in Europe

Thu Trang, a Vietnamese student in Spain, began the new semester deeply worried because prices had skyrocketed since the previous semester.
September 29, 2022 | 02:30 am PT
Volunteers assist tornado-hit gold shop to retrieve misplaced jewelry

Volunteers assist tornado-hit gold shop to retrieve misplaced jewelry

On Tuesday afternoon, several residents of central Quang Tri Province's Cua Viet Town volunteered to help the owner of Phuoc Thinh gold shop retrieve jewelry blown away by a tornado.
September 28, 2022 | 02:30 am PT
Sleepless night for evacuees as Noru storm batters central region

Sleepless night for evacuees as Noru storm batters central region

Storm Noru kept millions of people in the central region up all night, fearful of the howling wind and what it could do to their homes.
September 27, 2022 | 09:46 pm PT
Weather app downloads skyrocket ahead of storm Noru

Weather app downloads skyrocket ahead of storm Noru

Weather app Windy.com has risen to second place in the list of most downloaded in Vietnam as Storm Noru approaches.
September 26, 2022 | 06:30 pm PT
Pride parade takes over Hanoi's streets

Pride parade takes over Hanoi's streets

Thousands of LGBTIQ+ supporters chanted "Happy Pride" as they paraded through downtown Hanoi last weekend.
September 25, 2022 | 11:29 pm PT
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