Sa Pa to host Korean Cultural Day

The South Korean Cultural Centre and Lào Cai Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold Korean Culture Day in Sa Pa Town on Saturday.

C’est bon café – Delectable, serene brunch hideaway

Tucked away in a quiet stretch of Tây Hồ Street in Hà Nội’s Tây Hồ District, C’est bon café is the perfect place for a catch-up with friends on the weekend.

Big thinking on Việt Nam’s bilingual schools

Nations all around the world are scrambling to get their children back to some semblance of normality, so they can catch up on all the learning lost to forced school closures.

Call me an immigrant, not an expat1

I’m far from the first person to say it, but really, why am I called an expat whereas if any of my Vietnamese friends or colleagues moved to the UK they would likely be seen and referred to as immigrants?

Time to buy

If you are an expat and planning on staying in Việt Nam for the long haul, you may have considered purchasing a property here. It may not be as straightforward as you are used to, but there are changes in the pipeline to make it easier for foreigners to own their own homes.

Patience the name of the game for tourism industry

Though the industry may be taking a beating, respondents to our survey were broadly in favour of a cautious approach when it comes to opening Viet Nam’s border to tourists.

Saigon Int'l Comedy hosts contest for local, expat comedians Saigon International Comedy will host a comedy competition 2020 for HCM City at Bếp Võ in District 2 on June 12.

Expat life in the ‘new normal’: how will COVID-19 affect the way we travel, live and work abroad? The virus has now touched all corners of Earth, and its ability to cross borders means tourism and travel are the sectors most heavily hurt by the great plague of 2020.

Expats on love, marriage and children

Marriage and children have been hot topics in Việt Nam of late, thanks to the Government’s announcement that it wants people to marry before 30 and have two kids before 35, with tax breaks and other policies on offer to encourage procreation.

Expat brings people together while keeping a distance

As social distancing continues to take its toll on residents obliging by the rules, one expat English teacher has decided to use the time to good effect.