Việt Nam News

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.

I was in shock at the nasty habit of Vietnamese society putting pressure on new brides to give birth to a boy.

Some days ago, I met the sister of a friend who returned from the United Kingdom (UK) after completing six years of studies there.

In Viet Nam, Facebook statuses are a good indicator of which movies are proving popular at the box office. The films “I See Yellow Flowers On The Green Grass” and "I Am Your Grandmother" are two recent examples of the domestic film industry's success.