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

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

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

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

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
Malaysian influencer criticized for flaunting wealth with cash-filled suitcase to purchase 15kg of gold

Malaysian influencer criticized for flaunting wealth with cash-filled suitcase to purchase 15kg of gold

Malaysian influencer Anes Ayunie Osman has come under fire online after a video showing her bringing a suitcase full of cash to buy 15 kilograms of gold jewelry went viral.
April 5, 2025 | 04:37 pm PT
Thai man arrested for faking story of pregnant wife buried in earthquake

Thai man arrested for faking story of pregnant wife buried in earthquake

A Thai man has been arrested for falsely claiming his pregnant wife was buried in rubble after an earthquake last Friday.
April 1, 2025 | 11:42 pm PT
Southeast Asian residents ‘scared to death’ by 7.7 magnitude earthquake

Southeast Asian residents ‘scared to death’ by 7.7 magnitude earthquake

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, sending tremors across Southeast Asia, including Vietnam and Thailand, leaving residents in these countries “scared to death.”
March 28, 2025 | 12:53 am PT
Gifting gold to wedding couples: a timeless tradition or outdated burden?

Gifting gold to wedding couples: a timeless tradition or outdated burden?

Tran Trong Thanh’s wife rejected his idea of skipping the gold-giving ceremony at their wedding because he feared gossip about his parents only affording a single mace of gold.
March 22, 2025 | 08:39 pm PT
The forlorn lives of Vietnamese seniors living abroad

The forlorn lives of Vietnamese seniors living abroad

Despite living for more than five years in Canada, Dao Thu hates winters and her longing for Vietnam becomes overwhelming.
March 17, 2025 | 02:31 am PT
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