In recent weeks and months, there have been umpteen reports of foreigners of seemingly all stripes in Việt Nam struggling to renew their visas to remain in the country, whether they hold tourist visas, legitimate labour visas and work permits or less legitimately acquired paperwork.

A mother's love is often talked about, but a child's longing for their mother can also touch millions of hearts.

This wave of COVID-19 has been hitting Việt Nam really hard. The country jumped from about 3,500 cases to more than 11,000 in just six weeks, while hundreds of thousands of people have been quarantined. 

For those who proudly show they are vaccinated, bear in mind that you're not safe until everyone else is safe. The danger of the coronavirus coming back has never been more destructively real than now. 

More and more Vietnamese artists have publicly advertised a product or a brand on social networks, which has provided them with significant additional income but could also damage their popularity.

Less than a week after rapper Đen Vâu released his latest music video titled Trốn tìm or Hide and Seek on YouTube, it topped 18 million views.

The actions of the country in recent days are reminiscent of the world-famous hand-written letters by General Võ Nguyên Giáp when he called on the advancing troops to race faster to Sài Gòn in 1975 and reunite Việt Nam.

The Association of Cultural and Culinary Societies of Việt Nam recently proposed hosting a festival dedicated to bánh chưng and bánh dày, honouring Lang Liêu as the “founding father” of all Vietnamese culinary traditions.

Much has been said and written about vaccine passports around the world and in Việt Nam too.