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Couple pulls all-nighter for National Day wedding photo shoot

Couple pulls all-nighter for National Day wedding photo shoot

Phan Long and his fiancée Thanh Huyen waited a full day and night in the rain to shoot their wedding photos with the National Day parade in the background.
Polluted To Lich River turns clear after torrential rain, astonishing Hanoians

Polluted To Lich River turns clear after torrential rain, astonishing Hanoians

From Koeln to Hanoi: German man’s deep love for Vietnam’s parades

From Koeln to Hanoi: German man’s deep love for Vietnam’s parades

Heaving crowds stampede and litter at National Day parade rehearsal in Hanoi

Heaving crowds stampede and litter at National Day parade rehearsal in Hanoi

After holding a spot for 12 hours to watch the National Day parade rehearsal on Sunday evening, Lien lost it in minutes when she went to buy a drink.
August 27, 2025 | 02:14 pm GMT+7
Hanoians stranded as Typhoon Kajiki's downpours turn streets into rivers

Hanoians stranded as Typhoon Kajiki's downpours turn streets into rivers

Many Hanoians were unable to leave home or were forced to turn back as torrential rains brought by Storm Kajiki flooded every major road on Tuesday.
August 26, 2025 | 03:39 pm GMT+7
Foreigners flock to see National Day pageant rehearsals in Hanoi

Foreigners flock to see National Day pageant rehearsals in Hanoi

Kenzo hopped on a ride-hailing bike to go from Tay Ho Ward to Hung Vuong Street to secure a front-row spot for the military parade rehearsal on Aug. 21 .
August 25, 2025 | 07:01 pm GMT+7
Thousands flood Hanoi metro following National Day parade rehearsal

Thousands flood Hanoi metro following National Day parade rehearsal

Thousands packed into Hanoi’s Cat Linh–Ha Dong metro following the second rehearsal for Vietnam’s 80th National Day parade, causing overcrowding and long delays.
August 25, 2025 | 10:45 am GMT+7
Hanoians welcome strangers into homes during National Day parade rehearsals

Hanoians welcome strangers into homes during National Day parade rehearsals

As Hanoi gears up for the Sept. 2 National Day parade, many residents are opening their doors to strangers, offering free shelter, rest, and refreshments to those waiting for the rehearsals.
August 24, 2025 | 06:13 pm GMT+7
Foreigners drawn to life in Nha Trang

Foreigners drawn to life in Nha Trang

On Tran Phu Street in Nha Trang, Daniel takes a cup of coffee every morning to his balcony and watches the bay. The Canadian software engineer has lived in the city for a year. He first came to Vietnam three years ago as a tourist.
August 24, 2025 | 06:57 am GMT+7
Foreigners soak up festive atmosphere ahead of National Day

Foreigners soak up festive atmosphere ahead of National Day

Jeong Jonghyeok, dressed in Vietnam’s national red and gold colors, queued for nearly three hours to enter the “national concert” on Aug. 10 at My Dinh National Stadium.
August 22, 2025 | 11:42 am GMT+7
40 years of Hanoi through the eyes of a Danish journalist

40 years of Hanoi through the eyes of a Danish journalist

On the drive from Noi Bai Airport into Hanoi, Thomas Bo Pedersen would sometimes see children chasing his car, shouting “Russki,” Vietnamese for a Russian person.
August 22, 2025 | 07:13 pm GMT+7
What a Vietnamese singer’s marriage reveals about life in Cuba

What a Vietnamese singer’s marriage reveals about life in Cuba

When she fell in love with Maikel, Yen Nhi discovered Ropa Vieja (Spanish for old clothes), a dish that mirrors everyday life in Cuba.
August 22, 2025 | 04:04 pm GMT+7
Hanoi neighborhood puts up 12,000 flags in proud display for National Day

Hanoi neighborhood puts up 12,000 flags in proud display for National Day

On Hang Chao Street in Hanoi’s O Cho Dua Ward, 250 households have filled their neighborhood with national flags and flowers to celebrate National Day, Sept. 2.
August 20, 2025 | 08:39 pm GMT+7
22-year-old man cycles from HCMC to watch Hanoi National Day parade

22-year-old man cycles from HCMC to watch Hanoi National Day parade

Under the hot mid-August sun Hien Vinh, 22, grips his bicycle’s handlebars tightly and pedals hard up a slope in Thanh Hoa Province, determined to reach Hanoi before National Day.
August 20, 2025 | 11:24 am GMT+7
Patriotic fever sweeps Hanoi as young people join nonstop National Day events

Patriotic fever sweeps Hanoi as young people join nonstop National Day events

Waking at 5 a.m. to watch National Day parade rehearsals and hopping between national concerts have been how Trinh Phuong and thousands like her have spent the last two months.
August 19, 2025 | 04:00 pm GMT+7
Cubans moved by Vietnamese people’s charity to support their suffering brethren back home

Cubans moved by Vietnamese people’s charity to support their suffering brethren back home

Yaxiel Dario Almaguer Laurente froze when he read the news on his phone: Vietnamese people had donated VND65 billion (US$2.5 million) to assist Cuba within just 30 hours.
August 18, 2025 | 06:57 pm GMT+7
Hanoi residents scramble to book rooms and secure spots for National Day parade

Hanoi residents scramble to book rooms and secure spots for National Day parade

Thuy Anh of Hanoi’s outlying Ha Dong Ward has been looking for a hotel room in the city center since April to watch the pageant on National Day, celebrated on Spet. 2.
August 18, 2025 | 03:57 pm GMT+7
Hanoi man wrongly receives Red Cross’s donations meant for Cuba

Hanoi man wrongly receives Red Cross’s donations meant for Cuba

Pham Manh Ha of Hanoi received more than a dozen unexpected bank transfers with the note “Cuba" on the afternoon of Aug. 14.
August 18, 2025 | 12:31 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese man proposes to girlfriend from helicopter in Indonesia's Bali

Vietnamese man proposes to girlfriend from helicopter in Indonesia's Bali

Hong Hon proposed to his girlfriend from a helicopter, with the words “Will you marry me” on the grass 150 meters below.
August 17, 2025 | 08:26 am GMT+7
French-Vietnamese woman returns to serve poor in her mother’s homeland

French-Vietnamese woman returns to serve poor in her mother’s homeland

For years Isabelle Paulette Muller had lived with abuse and stigma, but everything changed when she accompanied her mother to Vietnam to rediscover her heritage.
August 16, 2025 | 07:22 pm GMT+7
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