There are signs of improvement, and if people want it, things will get better. But no, it’s not always easy out here. Sometimes, it’s just a different kind of hard.
Many older foreigners are looking to move to Việt Nam to enjoy their retirement years. Pending changes to visa regulations, the so-called 'Golden Visa' has excited many, as their dream of living in Việt Nam may soon become a reality.
Over the past few decades, the English as a Second Language (ESL) industry here has undergone monumental changes – but has all of it been for the better?
Moving to Việt Nam was a choice made with this sentiment in mind. I was tired of Costa Coffee and Nando’s. I wanted something different. I wanted to live in a place Anthony Bourdain had shown me on screen, where an entrepreneurial class was thriving.
Heeding the call of his heart, French musician M. Kay Noel made the decision to move to Việt Nam to be with the Vietnamese woman he loves. In this enchanting S-shaped land, he also discovered a profound passion, a heartfelt love for Vietnamese music.
From what little Vietnamese I could understand, the man had been treating people in that house for over thirty years and I was his first foreign patient.
Cue Hà Nội’s online kangaroo court convening to dish out punishment. Boycott required; no trial necessary.
As the 50th anniversary of national reunification approaches, Việt Nam News spoke to several expats living in the city for many years on how they have witnessed the city’s gradual growth into what it is today, as well as their personal relationship to their second home.
Việt Nam will celebrate 50 years of glory (April 30, 1975-2025) with a series of activities from North to South. Matthew Kennan, a former US soldier, was in Việt Nam during the American War (known in the US as the Việt Nam War) in the 1970s. He shared his memories of historical moments in central Việt Nam from half a century ago with Việt Nam News.
As an Australian, my country shares a historical link with Việt Nam – one that is complex and deeply personal for many.
I’m a migrant, and proud of it, but this tired, one-note caricature of the lazy foreigner? It erases the people who’ve built a life here.
Some do it for love, others by chance, but for me, choosing Hồ Chí Minh City to live in was the most purposeful and lifelong dream anyone could imagine. I am from Australia and most of my fifty-something years on this earth carried a dream of finding a real home. This is the story of how I found my real home.
In every place we explore and every culture we engage with, traces are left behind, manifesting as impressions and a subtle curiosity that gradually takes root within us.
Even the increasingly repetitive celebration of 'walkable cities', beneficiaries of the very same urban planning projects we so routinely malign, can leave us contemplating our choice to pitch up in an ever-developing megacity.
One man is trying to change that. In 2024, Johnny Harris, from Scotland, established Đại Việt Rugby, a community-focused initiative spearheading rugby development in Việt Nam.
Maysa is a TikToker and content creator, gaining popularity on social media with content related to Vietnamese and Lao culture.
Sitting on the 16th floor of an office building in HCMC, I look out across the skyline at a haze that is full of everything bad and nothing good for human consumption.
Zakhar's journey into the world of wrestling began at the early age of six when a friend introduced him to the sport. While his friend soon quit, Zakhar persevered. Fifteen years later, wrestling had become an integral part of his life.
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