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Vietnamese twin brothers killed in traffic accident in Germany by driver allegedly under the influence of laughing gas

Vietnamese twin brothers killed in traffic accident in Germany by driver allegedly under the influence of laughing gas

Twin brothers from Vietnam, Nguyen Duy Quang and Nguyen Quang Minh, both 23, lost their lives in a traffic accident in Frankfurt, Germany, after being struck by a car reportedly driven by a man under the influence of nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas.
Work culture shocks returning overseas Vietnamese

Work culture shocks returning overseas Vietnamese

From tragedy to triumph: Vietnamese student’s journey to South Korea with no arms

From tragedy to triumph: Vietnamese student’s journey to South Korea with no arms

Reverse migration: Overseas Vietnamese flock back to homeland

Reverse migration: Overseas Vietnamese flock back to homeland

Minh Tam’s decision to return to Vietnam after eight years in Canada shocked her family and friends, who labeled it a “crazy idea.”
July 18, 2025 | 06:44 am GMT+7
Hanoi families fret over motorbike ban, transition to e-bikes

Hanoi families fret over motorbike ban, transition to e-bikes

For the past two nights Van Hung's family dinner conversations have revolved around one question: How will they cope after petrol motorbikes are banned in Hanoi next year?
July 15, 2025 | 10:50 am GMT+7
Google Maps enable nostalgic trip down memory lane with photos from the past

Google Maps enable nostalgic trip down memory lane with photos from the past

After opening Google Maps to check out his childhood home, Mau Hung went still: there was an old photo of his late father sitting alone in the front yard.
July 11, 2025 | 05:00 pm GMT+7
Hanoi truck overturns, passersby loot 4 tons of lychees

Hanoi truck overturns, passersby loot 4 tons of lychees

While Bui Thi Lich was having her truck repaired following an accident, four tons of lychees left temporarily by the roadside in Hanoi’s Thanh Oai District were nearly entirely stolen by passersby.
July 9, 2025 | 03:22 pm GMT+7
Native speakers shocked by difficulty of Vietnam's high school English exam

Native speakers shocked by difficulty of Vietnam's high school English exam

Nathan Brooks, a 30-year-old Briton, was intrigued by Vietnam’s high school graduation English exam after hearing friends discuss its difficulty.
June 30, 2025 | 03:11 pm GMT+7
Why divorced Vietnamese women face hardship after returning from South Korea

Why divorced Vietnamese women face hardship after returning from South Korea

Phan Thi Hai felt her world fall apart when she received a text message from her South Korean husband asking for a divorce while she was five months pregnant.
June 23, 2025 | 11:57 am GMT+7
When feng shui divides a house: how belief shapes Vietnam’s homes and relationships

When feng shui divides a house: how belief shapes Vietnam’s homes and relationships

Nguyen Hoang and his wife agreed on everything about the construction of their new house in HCMC’s District 7, except which direction the bed should face.
June 9, 2025 | 08:38 pm GMT+7
From colleagues to soulmates, a Vietnamese woman and her US manager fall in love at Boeing

From colleagues to soulmates, a Vietnamese woman and her US manager fall in love at Boeing

On her first day at Boeing’s technical department in Washington state, Vietnamese quality inspector Hanh Vy drew attention with her elegance and radiant smile.
June 8, 2025 | 06:43 am GMT+7
'She’s more Vietnamese than I am': How an American woman mastered Vietnam’s cuisine

'She’s more Vietnamese than I am': How an American woman mastered Vietnam’s cuisine

At home in Chicago, the U.S., 24-year-old Diamond Logan pours fish sauce into a pot of simmering broth before adding ground pork, sausage paste and chopped wood ear mushrooms.
June 2, 2025 | 05:25 pm GMT+7
Alcohol resolves rather than aggravates ‘conflicts’: what expats think about Vietnam drinking culture

Alcohol resolves rather than aggravates ‘conflicts’: what expats think about Vietnam drinking culture

While walking on a sidewalk in HCMC’s Tan Phu District, Briton Warren was suddenly pulled aside by a group of strangers and invited to join their roadside drinking session.
June 2, 2025 | 05:21 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese-American family’s fascinating nomadic life

Vietnamese-American family’s fascinating nomadic life

One April afternoon Vietnamese-American couple Vu and Ngoc lead their three children across Devil’s Bridge, a natural sandstone arch between two towering cliffs in Arizona, the U.S.
May 25, 2025 | 01:55 pm GMT+7
Vietnam’s Tay village, named one of the world’s best tourism destinations, thrives on sharing work, meals, and money

Vietnam’s Tay village, named one of the world’s best tourism destinations, thrives on sharing work, meals, and money

At 5 a.m. daily the sound of wooden clappers echoes through Thai Hai Village. It is a signal for people living in its 30 stilt houses to wake up, complete their morning tasks and gather at the communal kitchen for breakfast.
May 16, 2025 | 07:45 pm GMT+7
Man given away at birth reunites with family after 58-year search

Man given away at birth reunites with family after 58-year search

Nguyen Minh Son was 18 when he learned he had been adopted, a revelation that sparked a lifelong desire: to feel the warmth of his birth mother’s embrace.
May 16, 2025 | 04:29 pm GMT+7
When strangers feel like family: British couple discover the Vietnamese way

When strangers feel like family: British couple discover the Vietnamese way

Kent Murphy stepped into a local grilled chicken restaurant in central city of Da Nang and set his daughter Aoife down, letting her toddle a few steps and rush into the arms of a waitress.
May 11, 2025 | 07:52 am GMT+7
Man believed killed in war reunites with family after 45 years

Man believed killed in war reunites with family after 45 years

In 1987 Tran Van My, a man living in the southern An Giang Province, often saw a frail, ragged young man begging for food at a local market.
May 5, 2025 | 06:10 am GMT+7
American veteran finds healing in Vietnam, decades after the war

American veteran finds healing in Vietnam, decades after the war

After escaping the war in Vietnam, veteran Matthew Keenan thought he would never return to Vietnam until he discovered he had developed cancer linked to Agent Orange exposure.
April 30, 2025 | 02:20 pm GMT+7
Foreigners impressed by festive atmosphere as Vietnam prepares for 50th anniversary of reunification

Foreigners impressed by festive atmosphere as Vietnam prepares for 50th anniversary of reunification

James Bisset was wide-eyed as fighter jets and helicopters flew overhead in formations in HCMC, and the crowds around him whipped out phones to capture the spectacle.
April 23, 2025 | 05:18 pm GMT+7
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