Việt Nam News

A painting by a well-known Vietnamese artist was sold for VNĐ200 million (roughly US$8,600) at a recent auction to raise money for sick artists.

The clip is only three minutes long, but it has Vietnamese parents up in arms: it depicts young Vietnamese children who started studying English at a very early age, even before they fluently spoke their mother tongue, struggling to express themselves in either language.

As many locals may already know, HCM City has unveiled a plan to build a new performing arts centre in District 2 on the Thủ Thiêm Peninsula.

Tour guides are known as cultural ambassadors for their country and community in the eyes of foreign visitors. Whether guides can deliver quality service to tourists is not only essential to the success of their company — and themselves — but also to the image of the tourism industry in Việt Nam.

Never before have game shows and reality shows been more popular on TV and in the media.

Lê Thu Trà, a woman living in Hà Nội’s Hà Đông District, lived in anxiety for days because she did not know what happened to the contract she had signed to buy an apartment from a new real estate project.

The story of actress Mai Phương, who has been receiving special treatment for lung cancer, with the sympathies and love she received from fans and friends, offers food for thought.

Four days after last Monday’s fire near National Children’s Hospital in Hà Nội, two human skulls were found in the rubble.

Bảo Hoa found  that Crazy Rich Asians blurs the distinction between “The Orient” and “The Occident”.

For years, social housing has been a hot issue in Việt Nam. Living in decent, affordable housing in a reasonable location is one of the most important goals for all Vietnamese people.

Many parents were encouraging their children to work early even though they are still in school. Is this a negative thing or does it teach youngsters the value of earning a living?

While classical art shows struggle to attract audiences, popular singers have no trouble selling out their shows even though their tickets are all very  expensive.

Like many other children living in Hà Nội, Nguyễn Hà Phương, 11 years old, is often taken by her mother to the Children’s Palace in Lý Thái Tổ Street to attend a dance class.

Whether cameras are installed in cinemas or not, first and foremost, people should behave in a polite and civilised way. The line between privacy and publicity is very thin.

Of the 23 people that I have had a discussion with on reducing plastic usage, 20 recognised that excessive plastic consumption is a major problem, and some of them have actually taken action to curb their habit of using straws and plastic in general.

Every two weeks, a box full of frozen food and some vegetable is delivered to my doorstep.  Inside the box, I always can find of small note with my mom’s handwriting: “Do not dine out, try to cook as much as possible!”

Many people are upset that a 300 -year-old communal house in a Hà Nội’s suburb has been ruined. The reason? Careless restoration.

Thu Vân talks about several instances of babies being switched by mistake at birth, and the pain, suffering and trauma that follow for parents and children with the realisation that they’ve been bringing up the “wrong” child and have been brought up by the “wrong” parents for years.