Joining the rest of the country in the fight against plastic waste, the Việt Nam Buddhist Sangha sent a circular to its chapters nationwide asking Buddhist followers to help in reducing plastic waste.
Outrage over a video of a man viciously beating his wife while she holds their infant baby went viral in Viet Nam over the last week or so, with people at home and abroad shocked by the brute’s savagery.
With increasing stress, Japanese-style minimalism has become popular among Vietnamese youth. Many social groups dedicated to the lifestyle have been set up with thousands of members nationwide.
Over recent years, Vietnamese tourism has been booming. Despite the draw of gaining some extra income, homestay owners have recently started to complain about rude guests who show no awareness they are staying in somebody else's space.
The hype and media attention around Công Phượng have been immense ever since he burst into Vietnamese public consciousness about five years ago.
The Principal of Marie Curie primary school in Hà Nội, Nguyễn Xuân Khang, received a letter on July 25 from a 5th-grade student named Nguyễn Nguyệt Linh with a question: "Can our school give up releasing balloons into the sky on its opening day, or limit the number of balloons?"
For the time being, all eyes are on the new resident of Downing Street as he settles in and begins to grapple with a problematic agenda.
Milk flowers, or hoa sữa, are a familiar sight for Hanoians. They are praised as a symbol of the capital city’s beauty, besides other famous spots like Hoàn Kiếm (Sword) Lake, Văn Miếu-Quốc Tử Giám (Temple of Literature) and the Old Quarter.
Among the nine results listed on Google when I asked the question “Should women drive?” in Vietnamese, six of them gave me negative answers, which inspired me to talk with many people about the topic.
Hà Nội's artists, from the past to the present, have long talked about two giant bas-relief sculptures on a wall hidden behind a row of houses at the Việt Nam Fine Arts University.
Despite the many photos, posts and videos that were shared calling for a sustainable lifestyle there are distances between awareness, action and habit.
The regulation that requires parents in Hà Nội to provide documentation stating their children’s vaccination records for preschool entry from 2019-20 school year have been the centre of attention the past few days.
Today, because of the high technology available on cellular phones, everyone thinks they can be a star.
For children, the value of a gift is not as important as the way they are recognised
