Việt Nam News

Even though many videos that go viral on TikTok are entertaining and earn their makers money, others raise moral concerns.

The Women's National Football Team has broken record after record and nailed numerous victories in their championships and tournaments. The professional women footballers are not only cup winners, but they can also talk football in a very informative and articulate way.

Mathilde Tuyết Trần, who wrote for the Việt Nam News for over a decade, passed away on October 26 and was put to final rest at her husband's home cemetery in France on October 31 this year.

Of all vocations, Việt Nam’s tradition places the utmost importance on two types of work that start with the word “thày”: teachers (thày giáo) and doctors (thày thuốc).

It has recently been circulated that the most beautiful seal of the Nguyễn Dynasty is up for auction in France. It was cast in gold in the fourth year of King Minh Mạng's reign in 1823 and weighs nearly 11 kg.

A famous Vietnamese saying goes, "càng đông càng vui" (the more, the merrier). But this ought to be changed to "the safer, the merrier".

The pandemic took away parents of 2,352 children, and now, the Women's Union has mobilised resources to help their lives return to normal.

Coach Park Hang-seo is now a household name, a popular face in advertisements. Throughout his time as Việt Nam's coach, Park never once gave in and always tried his best to improve his players each and every single day.

If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to look practically at how technology is changing the world, especially our working hours.

Every year, the thin strip of land in the central of Việt Nam receives, on average, 10 tropical storms.

The founding father of modern Việt Nam died more than 50 years ago, but for millions of Vietnamese, visiting the mausoleum and seeing him lying-in-state means so much.

Every year, the number of overseas workers accounts for 7 and 9 per cent of total jobs, helping lift the pressure on employment at home. But the downside is that when they return home, they often cannot get a job.

Whatever one feels about TikTok food reviews, it cannot be denied that they are good at stirring the pot.

Việt Nam has a more than 3,000km-long coastline and a tradition of fishing, but it's not our tradition to hunt whales. Quite the opposite, whales are considered sacred animals that help and usher fishermen in distress to shore.

On a whim, I asked a few friends if they’d ever followed a TikTok trend and what their experience was.

In a modern world with too many pressures, people often need more tranquility, even in a short bike or car ride.

The new tây ba lô may still sport the obligatory tie-dye tees and probably own spandex psychedelic pants, but after two years of pandemic lockdown, the 2022 travellers sole obsession seems to be to narcissistically stare at their own image, recording their experience rather than absorbing the sights and sounds of the here and now.

For the past weeks, Hanoians have been up and talking non-stop about a new project to build a 1,600-seat opera theatre on the site of the famous one-hundred petal Đầm Trị lotus pond.