Parents of primary school children have already bought bilingual textbooks to for the next school year but an Education and Training Ministry official announced that the quality of the books has not been assessed and approved.
The recent visit of US President Barrack Obama to Việt Nam has led to a dramatic increase in the number of visitors to the Ngọc Hoàng Pagoda in HCM City. The number of bún chả (vermicelli and grilled pork) eaters in Hà Nội has also sharply risen.
In Việt Nam, security guards are normally less respected than other professions such as nine-to-five officers. The average income of a guard is modest at about VNĐ3-4 million a month. That might be the reason why it is difficult to attract young workers to this job.
The recent news of children drowning in some provinces has raised alarms about the severity of the problem as the hot summer months get underway.
Student-led parent-teacher meeting a relief for all.
Hương Liên Bún Chả Restaurant on Hà Nội’s Lê Văn Hưu Street became famous in a single night, after US President Barack Obama ate dinner there.
As an expectant mother, I read numerous books about childcare, but when my son was born, my brain either went blank or the facts just did not add up.
Last weekend, I had to have a two-hour talk with my friend, who is a young mother, about her 8-year-old child’s learning situation.
It is not rare for Vietnamese to turn to supernatural powers for answers regarding their life choices.
There is no merrier occasion of the year than national festivals. We pay tribute, pay homage and celebrate together. There wouldn’t be anything to fight over if it had not been caused by a giant bánh chưng (sticky rice cake).
Even if a marriage is harmonious, it doesn't guarantee a close bond between a wife and her mother-in-law. Women on both sides have admitted to feelings of resentment towards the "other" woman. Bùi Quỳnh Hoa reports.
Images of congestion and chaos from millions of pilgrims at Hùng Temple in the northern Phú Thọ Province flooded social networks and mass media.
The Korean drama series Descendants of the Sun has recently fallen into controversy after a Vietnamese TV channel announced it would broadcast it.
An 11-year old boy in the central province of Bình Thuận was reportedly kidnapped for ransom and later killed in early April. The death has highlighted the importance of teaching children life skills to keep them safe from harm.
The death of 42-year-old rocker Trần Lập, captain of The Wall, one of the most influential rock bands in modern Vietnamese rock age, from rectal cancer has revealed the poor awareness quite a few Vietnamese have of the disease.
For many Vietnamese families, chicken is a favourite dish. However, at roughly VNĐ140,000-160,000 (US$6.2-7.1) per kilo, which is rather high compared to pork at about VNĐ100,000 (US$4.4) per kilo, housewives can hardly choose it as a regular dish on their dining table.
The domestic entertainment world is a miniaturised luxurious version of modern society, where good and evil collide and sometimes we cannot distinguish one from another.
“Don’t raise poultry or cattle”; “Don’t litter, make a mess or dispose of waste in public areas”; “Don’t burn votive paper”. These regulations sound familiar to anyone living in an apartment building, as they are stipulated by the building’s management board and can be seen clearly on the notice board of any block.
