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Canadian national arrested for alleged immigration fraud totaling nearly $67K

Canadian national arrested for alleged immigration fraud totaling nearly $67K

A Vietnamese-Canadian and his accomplice have been apprehended for allegedly attempting to defraud a family of VND1.7 billion (US$66,956) by promising assistance with Canadian immigration procedures.
Who would spend $140,000 studying abroad to earn $600 monthly back home?

Who would spend $140,000 studying abroad to earn $600 monthly back home?

We fail to lure our son abroad home even with a $300K inheritance

We fail to lure our son abroad home even with a $300K inheritance

Finding home abroad: The 5-year journey of Vietnamese woman in Brazil

Finding home abroad: The 5-year journey of Vietnamese woman in Brazil

Kim Hong’s one-month visit to her Brazilian boyfriend José Lazaro’s hometown Rio de Janeiro became a struggle-laden because of the Covid-19 lockdowns, but ultimately rich and rewarding five-year life-trial.
July 14, 2024 | 12:28 am PT
Vietnamese worker sparks controversy by bringing durian onto Tokyo metro train

Vietnamese worker sparks controversy by bringing durian onto Tokyo metro train

A Vietnamese worker in Japan has sparked online controversy after bringing durian onto a Tokyo metro train earlier this month, causing discomfort to fellow passengers.
June 8, 2024 | 11:06 pm PT
Giving up $200K salary in US, my child's friend returns to work in Vietnam

Giving up $200K salary in US, my child's friend returns to work in Vietnam

My child’s friend left the U.S., where he studied and earned $200,000 annually , to return to Vietnam. Now, he has achieved success in his home country, owning a company and a VND10 billion (US$393,000) apartment.
May 23, 2024 | 03:30 pm PT
Resort properties, villas attract interest from overseas Vietnamese

Resort properties, villas attract interest from overseas Vietnamese

Overseas Vietnamese are snapping up premium villas and resort real estate either as investments or part of retirement plans, according to the Vietnam Association of Realtors.
May 6, 2024 | 05:13 am PT
Vietnamese in US struggle as inflation bites

Vietnamese in US struggle as inflation bites

Thanh has been buying only vegetables when she goes to the supermarket, but her bill consistently comes to more than US$150 to her shock and dismay.
April 21, 2024 | 03:13 pm PT
Overseas remittances to HCMC record highest increase in three years

Overseas remittances to HCMC record highest increase in three years

Overseas remittances to Ho Chi Minh City exceeded US$2.86 billion in the first quarter of 2024, an annual increase of 35.4% and the highest recorded in three consecutive years.
April 17, 2024 | 11:11 pm PT
Overseas Vietnamese snap up domestic property

Overseas Vietnamese snap up domestic property

Foreign Vietnamese are spending big on apartments and land in Vietnam, which they consider a good investment assets compared to prices in developed markets.
February 25, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
Prioritizing work over family in your youth is a grave mistake

Prioritizing work over family in your youth is a grave mistake

Thinking that money solves all problems, I spent my youth buried in work and neglected my wife, children and elderly parents, only to regret it later on.
February 19, 2024 | 03:00 pm PT
Overseas love story ends with schoolmates happy together

Overseas love story ends with schoolmates happy together

Tri and Thuong led separate lives for 35 years until fate brought them together from opposite sides of the ocean.
February 3, 2024 | 08:00 pm PT
Overseas Vietnamese opt for medical treatments during Tet visits

Overseas Vietnamese opt for medical treatments during Tet visits

Hong Phuoc, a 46-year-old Vietnamese living in Canada, had 20 porcelain teeth made for $6,000 while she was in Vietnam for her 3-week Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) holiday.
January 31, 2024 | 04:37 am PT
Lunar New Year celebrations held for Vietnamese in Europe

Lunar New Year celebrations held for Vietnamese in Europe

Some 1,300 overseas Vietnamese in Germany gathered at an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival held by the Vietnamese Embassy on Jan. 28.
January 30, 2024 | 12:50 am PT
Changes to law to simplify home buying by overseas Vietnamese

Changes to law to simplify home buying by overseas Vietnamese

Amendments to the Land Law that will take effect next year are set to make it easier for overseas Vietnamese to buy properties in the country.
January 29, 2024 | 07:11 pm PT
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