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What a humble game about selling pho teaches us

What a humble game about selling pho teaches us

I have never been much of a gamer. But when Flappy Bird suddenly exploded worldwide a decade ago, I could not help but download it out of curiosity.
Vietnam trip changes Australian's view of happiness

Vietnam trip changes Australian's view of happiness

Vietnam province officials pan foreign male tourists for wearing H'Mong women's skirts

Vietnam province officials pan foreign male tourists for wearing H'Mong women's skirts

The spice of Hue: origins of bun bo

The spice of Hue: origins of bun bo

In the heart of central Vietnam, bun bo Hue carries centuries of tradition in a broth that hums with lemongrass and heat, all in one bowl.
August 2, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
Alcohol resolves rather than aggravates ‘conflicts’: what expats think about Vietnam drinking culture

Alcohol resolves rather than aggravates ‘conflicts’: what expats think about Vietnam drinking culture

While walking on a sidewalk in HCMC’s Tan Phu District, Briton Warren was suddenly pulled aside by a group of strangers and invited to join their roadside drinking session.
June 2, 2025 | 02:21 am PT
Hanoi among world's 20 best cities for culture

Hanoi among world's 20 best cities for culture

Hanoi has been ranked ninth among the world's 20 greatest cities for art and culture for 2025 by the U.K.-based Time Out magazine, making it the highest-ranked destination in Asia.
May 20, 2025 | 04:37 pm PT
When strangers feel like family: British couple discover the Vietnamese way

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

Kent Murphy stepped into a local grilled chicken restaurant in central city of Da Nang and set his daughter Aoife down, letting her toddle a few steps and rush into the arms of a waitress.
May 10, 2025 | 04:52 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
Cooking like a local: a hands-on Vietnamese market tour

Cooking like a local: a hands-on Vietnamese market tour

Foreign travelers explore a traditional market, handpick ingredients, and cook iconic Vietnamese dishes like bun cha and spring rolls, gaining cultural insights through a four-hour experience in Hanoi.
February 22, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
I retired from America to Vietnam and was shocked by the honking

I retired from America to Vietnam and was shocked by the honking

When I moved from the United States to Vietnam in 2018 to enjoy my retirement, one of the first culture shocks I encountered was the constant honking on the roads.
February 13, 2025 | 07:15 pm PT
Improving how we behave in HCMC's new metro

Improving how we behave in HCMC's new metro

After HCMC's Ben Thanh-Suoi Tien metro got up and running I have taken it twice, once to experience it firsthand and another time for work.
January 27, 2025 | 08:00 pm PT
How rural life in Vietnam's southern cape is attracting global tourists

How rural life in Vietnam's southern cape is attracting global tourists

In Vietnam's southernmost province Ca Mau, 31-year-old Tran Van Bi has attracted foreign tourists by offering rural experiences, from crab fishing to harvesting plants, all while preserving the region's charm.
October 20, 2024 | 04:00 am PT
From Parisians to Hanoians: Elegance, identity, and beauty

From Parisians to Hanoians: Elegance, identity, and beauty

Many people from provincial France think of Parisians as snobbish, arrogant, and unlikeable. Similarly, Hanoians are often ridiculed with stereotypes.
October 19, 2024 | 04:00 pm PT
In limbo at 30: the tribulations of the no-longer-young

In limbo at 30: the tribulations of the no-longer-young

Wildlife conservationist Duc Tu, who once lived life with passion, suddenly found himself adrift at 30, unmarried and falling short of the career milestones he had envisioned.
October 6, 2024 | 08:54 pm PT
Cultural quirks that become norms for expats in Vietnam

Cultural quirks that become norms for expats in Vietnam

Upon arriving in a new country there are numerous unique cultural oddities that contrast one's own culture and this can often be alienating yet exciting.
April 12, 2024 | 06:12 pm PT
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