VnExpress International
The most read Vietnamese newspaper
Vietnamese Edition
| Contact us | Follow us on       
parents
Having nothing at 30 isn't unusual, especially when you have parents to care for

Having nothing at 30 isn't unusual, especially when you have parents to care for

I started working at 22, but by the time I turned 30, I had no assets, as nearly everything I earned went toward taking care of my parents.
Wedding for parents: When the big day is not about the young couple

Wedding for parents: When the big day is not about the young couple

Parents demanding refunds annoy language school Apax Leaders

Parents demanding refunds annoy language school Apax Leaders

I still have to rent though my parents own many houses

I still have to rent though my parents own many houses

I’m 29, married, and have a three-year-old kid. My husband, my child, and I are living in one of my parents’ houses.
July 14, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
Parents battle children’s video game addictions

Parents battle children’s video game addictions

Duc Anh and his wife tried every solution they could think of. They installed a surveillance camera in their home and even resorted to beating their son.
June 2, 2023 | 05:31 am PT
Nursing homes a tough pill to swallow

Nursing homes a tough pill to swallow

After 8 years of being a caretaker, Mai Thy cried all night after finally checking her mother into a nursing home.
May 22, 2023 | 03:49 pm PT
My parents borrowed money from me but can’t pay me back

My parents borrowed money from me but can’t pay me back

My parents are under the impression that children have a duty to pay their parents back for everything they have done for them.
April 4, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Customers irate as Apax Leaders shut down without offering refunds

Customers irate as Apax Leaders shut down without offering refunds

Many parents who have spent money to pay for their children’s tuition fees at English language teaching center Apax Leaders are getting back almost nothing as its facilities have closed down.
March 13, 2023 | 02:59 pm PT
'Help me, mother:' parents worried sick about trafficked children in Cambodia

'Help me, mother:' parents worried sick about trafficked children in Cambodia

It has been a torrid three months for Ba after she received a message from her 18-year-old son saying he had been tricked into working in Cambodia.
September 5, 2022 | 05:48 pm PT
If you can afford it, go for an international school

If you can afford it, go for an international school

I don’t want my child to feel any pressure for the sake of growth. I’m willing to spend for her education at an international school, and I won’t have any regret.
June 10, 2022 | 10:13 pm PT
American couple gives Vietnamese boy with hemangioma fresh chance in life

American couple gives Vietnamese boy with hemangioma fresh chance in life

When Hope Ettore and her husband adopted Nguyen Le Hung 17 years ago, the boy's tiny body had scabies and a large hemangioma covering nearly half of his face.
June 3, 2022 | 05:19 am PT
Hanoi parents brace for tuition hikes

Hanoi parents brace for tuition hikes

When Ngoc Sen returned home after nearly four hours of cleaning houses, she was taken aback when her daughter who is in sixth grade said "tuition fees could double."
May 27, 2022 | 05:45 am PT
Mother gets death certificate for living toddler

Mother gets death certificate for living toddler

A woman in the Central Highlands applied for a death certificate for her three-year-old son though he was still alive because she didn't want her ex-husband to visit him.
May 24, 2022 | 06:14 pm PT
Baby formula shortage sends US parents into panic

Baby formula shortage sends US parents into panic

The United States is in the grip of a severe shortage of baby formula - with a mass product recall aggravating pandemic supply chain woes - sending families on sometimes desperate hunts for the vital supplies.
May 11, 2022 | 06:11 pm PT
Autistic children face host of challenges during pandemic

Autistic children face host of challenges during pandemic

Bui Thi Cuc was shocked to discover her two-year-old twin children were talking nonsense and mimicking the behaviors of her autistic eldest son.
April 11, 2022 | 10:38 pm PT
View more stories
 
go to top