Hoa sữa (Blackboard Tree) is regarded as a symbol of Hà Nội. Roads filled with hoa sữa have become an unforgettable part of the city’s autumn. For people, who had to live far away from the city for a long time, the tree reminds them of the pleasant weather of the autumn.

“Hàm răng mái tóc là góc con người”- a Vietnamese traditional saying- highlights the teeth and hair as the most determining features for attractive and beautiful women.

Two teenagers recently broke into a house in central province of Hà Tĩnh and stole two motorbikes, a Yamaha and a Honda SH.

A young man in Hà Nội was his usual charming self when he visited his girlfriend’s house last week. Her parents were impressed with the smart, friendly guy and told their daughter that she was lucky to have found a partner like him.

Last week residents in Mai Dịch Street, Cầu Giấy District, Hà Nội, panicked as a large, speeding car smashed into a key-locked house at night. They thought the vehicle was out of control, but never guessed that the accident was deliberate.

Yesterday was Vietnamese Teacher’s Day. Traditionally Vietnamese students give their teachers presents to mark the occasion.

It is said that children are a gift from God. But giving birth to a baby and providing proper care for him or her is another matter.

Twelve-year-old Lê Hữu Tuấn Anh, of Yên Hùng commune in the northern province of Thanh Hóa’s Yên Định District, may be the luckiest person on earth.

Gyrating and jumping with gay abandon to blaring music can be an annoyance, but that’s not out of step with the times – it’s what young people generally do, and there’s no point getting flustered about it, one would say.