Việt Nam News

Looking at mesmerising photos of landscapes and people in Hà Nội by British photographer Marcus Lacey, people may think he has been living here for many years.

Hà Nội, like many tourist hotspots, has its share of shady characters determined to capitalise on the naivety of unsuspecting visitors. Whether it's a rigged taxi meter or an overpriced meal, tourists are easy targets.

The return of three-month tourist visas makes it much easier for unscrupulous companies to hire foreigners illegally without going through the necessary work permit and visa motions.

Local children in Đông Giang District, a remote mountainous area in the central province of Quảng Nam, did not dare to dream that one day they would not have to bring drinking water from home to school every day.

Inspired by an episode of “A Cook’s Tour”, Chad Kubanoff decided to move to Việt Nam and worked as an executive chef in a fine-dining restaurant.

The duo produces content about Vietnamese cuisine, culture, and their experiences as a Việt–Thai couple in the Thai language, earning them nearly 500,000 likes on TikTok.

On Saturday, the country recorded its highest-ever temperature, a blistering 44.1 degrees Celsius in Hương Khê District, Hà Tĩnh Province.

David Thomas, founder Indochina Arts Partnership and an US artist and American War veteran, paid a special visit to Việt Nam during his journeys in Đà Nẵng, Hà Nội and destination in central Việt Nam in April of 2023.

This familial connection lends her research a heightened level of credibility and significance, as she possesses intimate access to the king's personal effects and her family's historical archives.

My Dad is coming to visit Hà Nội next month, and it got me thinking about all the things I still haven't done in this city. Despite living here for years, there are still so many 'tourist' attractions I haven't been to.

In just 70 days, he has run an astonishing 2,358km from Cà Mau, the southernmost province of Việt Nam, all the way to Hà Nội, and he shows no signs of slowing down as he embarks on the return journey.

Having quit his job in 2007, Kellenberger founded Island Kids Philippines (IKP), an organisation aimed at supporting underprivileged children in Cagayan de Oro, Philippines.

While gyms in Hà Nội offer sessions for just VNĐ200,000, prices in London are an astronomical (but entirely reasonable for London) VNĐ1.5 million an hour. 

For the past 21 years, each month a Japanese man spends some two weeks in Lô Lô Chải, a remote village in the northern mountainous province of Hà Giang, becoming a familiar friend to many members of the Lô Lô ethnic minority group.

Maybe what you like is not really all that you need. It’s an intuition that makes perfect sense in almost any context: candy and alcohol are great, but too much of either is sure to lead to ruin. But in the digital space, it seems like an inviolable rule: give the user whatever they like.

A foreign man in a traditional Vietnamese long dress drawing calligraphy at a recent Spring Calligraphy Festival in the Literature Temple in downtown Hà Nội attracted many visitors.

The incorporation of voice technology would further enhance this experience, allowing for real-time translations during phone conversations.

As digital payment methods surge in popularity, expats in Việt Nam are not alone in embracing the change to cashless transactions.