Việt Nam News

Party General Secretary leaves huge void to fill

Party General Secretary Trọng has left a huge void to fill. Whoever assumes the role will face a challenging task.

Saving vs spending: finding the right balance

A new trend is emerging that encourages ordinary, middle-class individuals to openly manage their spending and achieve important financial goals without guilt or shame. This trend, known as 'loud budgeting', is receiving mixed reactions.

Listening to a Saigonese talk

Nguyễn Mỹ Hà felt fortunate to meet a driver who simply exuded positivity while keeping his religious faith, and love for the country.

Wives' gambling fears clash with husbands' Euro passion

While the wives' concerns about the potential financial and social consequences of gambling addiction are understandable, their controlling actions have also led to conflicts and inhibitions within the couples' relationships.

Meal-time talk, etiquette and beyond

In the past, our parents used mealtime as an opportunity to teach life lessons.

Take care when choosing a kids' summer camp

There are camps for children to explore nature, camps for young firefighters and soldiers, and there are art and music summer camps.

On being a reporter and following a story

Journalists today have many supporting tools to write the news, get photos, and source information, but how a journalist uses those materials to craft a piece of news or a feature story depends on the fact-based reporting skills they have.

Young people taking gap year: pros and cons

In recent years, many young people have chosen to take a gap year as a solution to release work-related stress or maintain work-life balance.

For phở's sake: eateries must unite to ensure quality

The phở storm that travels the world has been transforming into something beyond recognition.

Wearing white 'áo dài': high-school tradition or dated cliché?

The debate that has divided both parents and students is over when it is a must for female teachers in primary, secondary and high schools to wear the traditional costume on important occasions throughout the year.

Talk around town: When the quitter is the braver

This is an article for those who knew how bad the little rolls of papers are and are finding ways to get rid of them. This is about why we smoke and debunking those very reasons that we kept putting up to keep smoking.

Hygiene key to best street food standards

If world travellers have heard so much about phở, bánh mỳ and bún chả before they set foot in the country, when they actually come here, they will find an array of food that is delicious.

Reevaluating “healing”: The trend, the impact and the misuse

"Healing" has emerged as a comforting message for young people, especially Gen Z, who are often described as tech-savvy, creative, and independent, yet also experience emotional distress.

Badge of honour: the spirit of Điện Biên Phủ soldiers lives on

The void fallen soldiers left in the hearts of their families is vast. Those wounds never heal.

Time to 'man up' and become better men

A director of a publishing company and a famous musician were made famous over the past few weeks, for the wrong reasons.

Hidden gems of kindness await at every turning point

The country has been undergoing serious economic and political uncertainties at a high level in recent times. Yet at the grassroots level, normal people find ways to support each other, and hand out a little help to the people around them.

Run for life but listen to your heart

As the number of running events continues to rise, it is crucial to address the safety concerns that come with them.

The freedom fighters who made enormous sacrifices (on bicycles)

Hundreds of thousand volunteers carried rice, ammunition and other supplies on their shoulders, or push pack-bicycles and self-made carts to transport supplies to Điện Biên.