Modern infrastructure needed to improve PE

While it is clear that sports are beneficial for the health of people of all ages, including students, it seems that many Vietnamese students are not aware of the importance of sports activities and physical education to their physical health.

Make football TV programmes great again

The FIFA World Cup 2018 kicked a week ago in Russia, with hundreds millions of football fans across the world watching, including those Việt Nam. It really is a time to “eat football, sleep football and breathe football”.

Are long music videos worth the watch?

In recent years, the Vietnamese music scene, especially music for young people, has made great strides in production quality, especially music videos. In the past, music videos were simple, with the main content used to highlight vocals and music. The videos of today are very different.

Cash rewards for studying?

A video clip featuring a teacher of a secondary school in HCM City giving cash reward for students has gone viral. 

Young people trade job stability for freedom

The young generations now feel more self-confident and find it easier to take on new jobs, and change careers. They have more conditions to experience different jobs and enjoy life, and this is something totally new to the older generations. 

There’s more to tour guides than language

Earlier this year my friends and I visited the mountainous town of Sa Pa with a group of Thai friends. It was the first time our foreign friends visited the town, so we hired a tour guide who could speak Thai to ensure they have the best experience there.

Việt Nam LGBTQ visibility

March 2018 was a big month for LGBTQ visibility in Việt Nam. Singer Nguyễn Hương Giang was crowned Miss International Queen at the world’s largest and most prestigious pageant for transgender women. Then the drag queens who have recently started performing at regular drag nights in Tây Hồ made headlines around the world. 

Women take a break from family for travel: Why not?

Economic development has made Vietnamese women much more independent than in the past. Now they are winning for themselves a more balanced role in society at large as well as within the family. More women are choosing to put themselves first and take a break without their families

The surprising buying power of VNĐ1,000

One thousand Việt Nam đồng equals 0.035 euro and 0.045 US dollars, which is less than a five-cent coin. You can’t really buy anything with this in Europe or America.

But in Việt Nam, one thousand đồng can buy you something useful for your daily needs.

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