Việt Nam News

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman are chatting at the bar. Unfortunately, that’s where the joke ends.

It’s a fact that anyone using the roads in Việt Nam faces the risk of being involved in an accident at some point.

If you’re hoping for a celestial guarantee that everything will suddenly click into place, I’m sorry to report the Horse is not a miracle worker.

But like many other long and in-depth relationships, the first impression could have been deceiving. After slowly settling into local life, they found out that the people are warmer, more welcoming and helpful than they may have first appeared.

In Australia, the major holiday period is Christmas and New Year. In the USA, it is Thanksgiving. In Việt Nam, the moment when everything comes to a standstill is the Tết festival.

Vietnamese people will be celebrating their traditional Tết (lunar New Year) festival that falls on February 10-21. Đà Nẵng City has been completing decoration on streets and public destinations and check-in sites on the Hàn River banks. Some expats living in Đà Nẵng and Hội An shares their memories on Vietnamese Tết Festival.

Why are you chuntering along the road ahead of me, blocking my path as we get overtaken by cyclists?

Foreign professionals coming to Việt Nam often wish to use their personal vehicles during their assignment. The following Q&A outlines who may bring a car currently in use into Việt Nam, the applicable tax exemption, and the key procedures required under Vietnamese law.

'If Việt Nam has given you a good life, you should give back to it' seems to be the philosophy of Robin Deepu, an Indian expat living in HCM City.

Việt Nam is moving to ease entry for investors, experts and scholars with a new time-limited visa exemption scheme designed to accelerate socio-economic growth.

For those who have long lived with the hustle and bustle of TP.HCM (Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh), the idea of clear sidewalks may have once seemed a dream that would never come true.

Recently, Việt Nam News has received numerous inquiries from readers regarding the entry of pets into Viet Nam. The following Q&A provides essential information on the procedures and requirements that pet owners should be aware of when traveling to Viet Nam with their animals.

You said xin chào with verve and shouted em ơi with conviction. You wanted your bike repaired and received a yoghurt instead. The tones are hard, but the people were kind.

Under the new decree, travel companies that host foreign tourists who abscond and remain illegally in Việt Nam, or Vietnamese tourists who stay abroad unlawfully, will face administrative fines.

Family Medical Practice coordinated the emergency medical evacuation of an Australian patient from Vietnam, highlighting the importance of timely coordination and patient safety in critical situations.

Living in Việt Nam during the COVID-19 pandemic changed how children’s writer Roby Bellemans views art, education and possibility. In this Q&A with Việt Nam News , he discusses founding the Art for Children Gallery and his evolving relationship with Vietnamese culture.

In HCM City, there is not a main road free of street sellers. From small stalls to carts, walkers and more advanced setups, tourists do not have to go far to experience something quintessentially Việt Nam.

Vietnam’s regulations provide favorable entry and residence conditions for foreign nationals who are spouses or children of Vietnamese citizens, including eligibility for a five-year visa exemption certificate and extended temporary residence.