Three international students from Laos and Cambodia representing HCM City Open University (OU) took home first prize at the final round of the 2026 National Vietnamese Oratory Contest for Foreigners held in Đà Nẵng City on September 25.
The contest is part of Đà Nẵng's 2026 people-to-people diplomacy plan, giving foreigners and international students living, studying and working in Việt Nam a platform to practice Vietnamese and sharpen their academic language skills.
As its name suggests, metabolic syndrome is not a single disease but a cluster of related health problems that tend to occur together and determine a significant increase in cardiovascular risk, making patients more prone to heart disease, stroke, diabetes, liver and kidney disease.
Masaaki Tabata, a professional sushi chef, spoke with Việt Nam News Dining Guide about the Grand Ichiba Japanese food festival at the Sheraton Hanoi Hotel until September 30.
The French built here, and the neoclassical villa is woven into this country’s architecture now, absorbed, adapted, made to work in the heat. A century of history. A lion atop a column, or god forbid a gondola, is a corporate mood-board concept to draw in the nouveau riche.
Learn how to build a safe, practical medical kit for children, including essential monitoring, medication, wound care, hydration, and safety tips.
Indian businessman and former chairman of Indian Business Chamber in Việt Nam Mohan Ramesh Anand has a deep love for Việt Nam and its people.
Meanwhile Việt Nam is modernising, and becoming more international every year. The Nationality Law was rewritten last July and waived both the residency requirement and the language test for people of exceptional talent in sport, among other fields.
Spanish Ambassador to Việt Nam Carmen Cano de Lasala affirmed that Spain values Việt Nam as a dynamic and potential country and seeks to strengthen bilateral relations with the Southeast Asian nation.
This Q&A outlines the family circumstance deductions available to foreign residents in Việt Nam, including the applicable amounts, eligible dependants and income conditions.
Board games can be great fun, and for many years expats in HCM City have been utilising them to help people make friends and learn a new language.
What's left is more simple and what made me love Việt Nam from the moment I landed. It is something harder to name. It would be crass to call it originality or authenticity.
Long Thành Airport has long been seen as a cornerstone of a new and prosperous economy in Việt Nam, but there are hidden factors behind the project that go far beyond international travel, tourism and additional income for the economy.
Keep your accent, if you're lucky enough to have one. It's a thread back to where you started, and a reason for a stranger to ask where that is.
This Q&A provides an overview of how foreign nationals who destroy or damage property in Việt Nam may be handled under Vietnamese law, including administrative sanctions, criminal liability, civil compensation and, in some cases, expulsion.
Pre-diabetes often develops without symptoms but can lead to type 2 diabetes. Learn the risk factors, diagnosis, and steps to prevent progression.
Việt Nam is a beautiful country full of beautiful people. Visiting here means far more than a wild weekend in a shady bar. It means learning something, giving something and becoming a slightly better version of yourself – through shared meals, conversations and laughter that only happen when you truly connect with the Vietnamese people.
This Q&A looks at whether a child holding foreign nationality may inherit property from a Vietnamese parent, particularly a house attached to residential land in Việt Nam, and how such inheritance is handled under Vietnamese law.
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