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Beauty queen Truong Tri Truc Diem halts designer items purchases amid US’ high living costs

Beauty queen Truong Tri Truc Diem halts designer items purchases amid US’ high living costs

Beauty pageant victor Truong Tri Truc Diem has ceased purchasing designer goods and now focuses on spending wisely to cope with the high cost of living in the U.S.
Illegal immigration is a costly option

Illegal immigration is a costly option

Vietnam to send 125,000 laborers abroad in 2024

Vietnam to send 125,000 laborers abroad in 2024

Tribute to those who work far from home

Tribute to those who work far from home

My family took a train trip to my hometown for this Lunar New Year. Besides the fact that air tickets were too expensive, my wife and I wanted our children to experience the north-south train journey, which was a big part of our younger years.
February 17, 2024 | 05:00 pm PT
Vietnam to send 15,400 workers to South Korea

Vietnam to send 15,400 workers to South Korea

Around 15,400 people will be selected to work in South Korea in the first wave of recruitment this year, 3,000 more compared to the first wave in 2023.
January 3, 2024 | 03:12 pm PT
Rising rates of illegal Vietnamese workers in S. Korea: report

Rising rates of illegal Vietnamese workers in S. Korea: report

The rate of Vietnamese workers staying illegally in South Korea has increased to 34.5%, equal to the level in 2018, according to a labor report.
November 25, 2023 | 04:00 pm PT
More materials needed to teach Vietnamese to diasporic children

More materials needed to teach Vietnamese to diasporic children

At the end of summer my family and those of some of my high school friends gathered on the Mediterranean coast. It had been a while since our children met and spoke together in Vietnamese.
October 15, 2023 | 05:25 pm PT
Vietnamese mother lives rural Swiss life

Vietnamese mother lives rural Swiss life

Alexis Phan and her Swiss husband spent one year looking for a rural garden house in Switzerland to fulfill their dream of living out in nature.
August 27, 2023 | 03:00 pm PT
Beauty queen's life in US harder than Vietnam

Beauty queen's life in US harder than Vietnam

Beauty pageant title winner and model Truong Tri Truc Diem says her two years living in the US has been more difficult than her life in Vietnam.
August 24, 2023 | 11:00 pm PT
Vietnamese couple’s banh mi shop wows Tokyo

Vietnamese couple’s banh mi shop wows Tokyo

Nguyen Huy Phuoc and his wife had to eat all the leftover banh mi (mini-baguettes) they couldn’t sell when they first launched their food cart five years ago.
August 24, 2023 | 08:30 pm PT
Contestant of Vietnamese heritage named Miss Universe Canada runner-up

Contestant of Vietnamese heritage named Miss Universe Canada runner-up

Kim Do, born to Vietnamese parents, finished as the 3rd runner-up of the 2023 Miss Universe Canada pageant.
August 21, 2023 | 12:18 am PT
My wife refuses to return to Vietnam

My wife refuses to return to Vietnam

My wife is insisting on staying in Germany. If I am determined to return to Vietnam to take care of my parents, we will possibly split.
August 9, 2023 | 05:46 pm PT
Should I leave my work behind to emigrate to Canada?

Should I leave my work behind to emigrate to Canada?

I have never been to Canada, and my husband says life there is not as easy as I’m having it in Vietnam.
July 11, 2023 | 07:14 pm PT
My children won't lose their Vietnamese roots abroad

My children won't lose their Vietnamese roots abroad

Instead of worrying about my children not learning Vietnamese while living abroad, I let them integrate into the local environment first.
June 7, 2023 | 06:54 pm PT
Vietnamese flock for South Korea careers

Vietnamese flock for South Korea careers

As many as 23,500 people have registered for a test to recruit laborers to work in South Korea, the highest in 10 years.
May 4, 2023 | 06:00 am PT
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