The burning of joss paper in the form of personal items is a popular tradition around Việt Nam. The paper is burned as part of rituals to honour dead ancestors and the gods. However, as society becomes more environmentally-conscious, the practice has caused controversy.
What do you usually do after posting a photo online? I constantly refresh the post to count the number of “likes” I receive.
It’s a story that never seems to go away. Year after year we hear and see the same things. Sacred places are exactly that, sacred. Yet during the New Year festivities some pictures shared on social media show women dressed more for an evening out at a nightclub rather than a visit to a pagoda.
Increasingly busy and eternally connected, many young men and women are choosing to meet their significant others through dating apps instead of through mutual friends or relatives.
Every year when Tết, or the Lunar New Year festival, begins I fondly remember my childhood.
One of the remarkable aspects of Tết is that it celebrates both personal and national identities. To celebrate Tết is to be Vietnamese.
Brexit not only damages our wallets. It draws a line on friendships, on relationships, on families and bonds that make us stronger, Ollie Arci warns.
On a beautiful morning, if you get a sales call, don’t be grumpy and gently refuse because who knows who’s on the line? It could be a hard-working student who is trying to earn every penny to pay for rent, food and their studies.
More and more Christmas traditions are creeping into Vietnamese life.
Teachers with foreign language proficiency will help improve the quality of training.
Some Vietnamese artists have suggested adding traditional theatre arts into the curriculum of Việt Nam’s general education from primary school to high school as a compulsory subject after seeing public, particularly young people, losing interest in the theatrical art forms.
Amid the football frenzy that captured Việt Nam last Saturday, I had a question no one was able to answer solidly: How many people actually went out onto the street to celebrate the AFF Suzuki Cup victory of the Việt Nam team?
A spray-can vandal invades Hà Nội's empty walls and irks the eyes of the on-lookers.
Two days ago, a baby girl was found abandoned in a cemetery in Bình Thuận Province. She would have died if the people who found her hadn’t brought her to hospital.
Việt Nam has one of the most diverse and appealing cuisines in the world. However, due to changes in lifestyle and culture, or the influence of foreign cuisines, numerous dishes have changed from the original flavours that made them famous.
Companies, universities and clubs, are getting ready to party. It is not only an event to wrap up old work and start new, but also a chance for people to meet each other and share their lives. However, not every party brings joy as there can also be complications.
Field trips are not new to Việt Nam. These kinds of lessons have been organised at secondary schools in HCM City and Hà Nội over the past few years. But the effectiveness of these lessons is still being questioned.
In a rather sudden and widely applauded move, the HCM City authorities a few days ago issued regulations forcing the city folks to start separating their solid waste at source.
One day a friend of mine received a wedding invitation from a colleague. The invitation was sent to every one in his 400-employee company including colleagues having close relationships with the groom and those only meeting him for one or two times, even never before.
Over the last week, Quách Gia Linh and her classmates from Lý Thường Kiệt secondary school have been eagerly preparing for November 20, Vietnamese Teachers’ Day.
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