Việt Nam News

Coach Park Hang-seo is now a household name, a popular face in advertisements. Throughout his time as Việt Nam's coach, Park never once gave in and always tried his best to improve his players each and every single day.

If nothing else, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced us to look practically at how technology is changing the world, especially our working hours.

Every year, the thin strip of land in the central of Việt Nam receives, on average, 10 tropical storms.

The founding father of modern Việt Nam died more than 50 years ago, but for millions of Vietnamese, visiting the mausoleum and seeing him lying-in-state means so much.

Every year, the number of overseas workers accounts for 7 and 9 per cent of total jobs, helping lift the pressure on employment at home. But the downside is that when they return home, they often cannot get a job.

Whatever one feels about TikTok food reviews, it cannot be denied that they are good at stirring the pot.

Việt Nam has a more than 3,000km-long coastline and a tradition of fishing, but it's not our tradition to hunt whales. Quite the opposite, whales are considered sacred animals that help and usher fishermen in distress to shore.

On a whim, I asked a few friends if they’d ever followed a TikTok trend and what their experience was.

In a modern world with too many pressures, people often need more tranquility, even in a short bike or car ride.

The new tây ba lô may still sport the obligatory tie-dye tees and probably own spandex psychedelic pants, but after two years of pandemic lockdown, the 2022 travellers sole obsession seems to be to narcissistically stare at their own image, recording their experience rather than absorbing the sights and sounds of the here and now.

For the past weeks, Hanoians have been up and talking non-stop about a new project to build a 1,600-seat opera theatre on the site of the famous one-hundred petal Đầm Trị lotus pond.

While a group of youths' pathetic act of retaliation must be punished, an unwanted involvement with the law could stain the future of these youths when what they need is to learn a lesson and be able to release their anger in a way that is not so damaging to them.

As Việt Nam is doing better economically, more people find it within reach to learn how to paint. Canvases, oils and brushes are available at every price range.

The just-finished Miss Universe Vietnam 2022 was the first-ever national beauty contest to let finalist contestants speak in both Vietnamese and English at the live broadcast final round.

The corruption of some 70 people cannot and shall not break the back of our health sector. We must hold on to our faith, for we shall overcome this challenge.

Local residents and environmentalists have been spreading the news that UNESCO Việt Nam has opposed an official letter from the Đồng Nai People's Committee consulting on a contractor's proposal to build a 40km highway with a bridge across the core zone of the Đồng Nai Biosphere Reserve.

Amidst all the travails of the global pandemic that are said to have pushed people to a deeper outlook on life, I was surprised at a recent discovery: More and more millennials and generation Zs are getting into plastic surgery, ignoring or going beyond the “beauty is skin deep” adage.

Last week, a National Assembly deputy made comments in a proposal for an amendment to the Anti-Domestic Violence Law, a suggestion that rocked the public.