Trump-Kim summit shows Hanoi as a global connector
The high-level meeting between President Trump and Chairman Kim at the end of the month will allow Hanoi to acquire a new global standing.
Vietnam-China border residents teach us the most important war lesson
They remember clearly the horrors of the 1979 Sino-Vietnamese war, but the pain of the past will not dictate their ...
Slowly, but surely, an invisible poison is choking Vietnamese cities
Decades of rapid economic growth has been a blessing for Vietnamese cities, as well as a curse in ...
February 11, 2019 | 11:13 am GMT+7
On the outside looking in: A US American in Vietnam
An 'other' reflects on the ways in which he and many others feel they belong, why Vietnam is home.
February 07, 2019 | 11:03 am GMT+7
Vietnam’s ‘cheapness’ is hurting future generations
Cheap labor and resources may attract foreign investors, but the nation and its people benefit ...
February 04, 2019 | 11:27 am GMT+7
An Indian leader who wanted to ‘be reborn as a Vietnamese’
Former Indian Defense Minister George Fernandes died on Tuesday.
January 30, 2019 | 11:56 am GMT+7
If we are game, football goes beyond skills and sporting spirit
The Asian Cup 2019 has showed us more than good football matches, it has taught us empathy and ...
January 28, 2019 | 10:09 am GMT+7
Vietnam’s crisis of faith is destroying its festivals
There was a time when festivals were innocent, earnest celebrations, but the destruction of pagodas ...
January 25, 2019 | 02:08 pm GMT+7
When we talk about economic inequality, let's talk about women
If all the unpaid care work done by women across the globe was carried out by a single company, it ...
January 21, 2019 | 11:10 am GMT+7
In deadly traffic accidents, the blame goes beyond drivers
Systemic greed should be seen as the driving force behind traffic accidents caused by road rage and ...
January 17, 2019 | 01:05 pm GMT+7
Brokers lead Vietnamese workers into exile in foreign lands
Many workers seek jobs abroad, but high brokerage and other fees are demanded of them, often ...
January 13, 2019 | 04:35 pm GMT+7
Football victories show us what we’re missing as a society
We have more common causes than football victories; we need to identify those and build our social ...
January 08, 2019 | 10:04 am GMT+7
What Vietnam’s gifting culture sustains
Giving gifts to people in authority has become normal, but we have to be aware it institutionalizes ...
January 04, 2019 | 09:53 am GMT+7
Poverty's down, but that's small comfort for Vietnam's destitute
Conventional welfare programs, ironically, can’t help the ones who need them the most.
January 01, 2019 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
More culpable, less capable: lessons from Da Nang flooding
The lifestyle and habits of urban citizens make them more culpable and less capable of handling ...
December 27, 2018 | 07:43 am GMT+7
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Foreign reporters flock to Hanoi guesthouse, hotel ahead of Trump-Kim summit
There is a media frenzy surrounding the North Koreans’ preparations for the summit between Kim ... -
Venerated Buddhist monk Gyalwang Drukpa in Vietnam for spring festival
His Holiness Gyalwang Drukpa will chair a three-day spring festival at the Great Stupa Mandala Tay ...
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Hanoi gets ready to host Trump-Kim summit
The capital undergoes many preparations for the meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and ... -
Restaurant celebrates Trump-Kim meeting with bizarrely unlike statues
Reactions to the statutes range from horror to disbelief.
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Japanese retailer Muji set to enter Vietnam
Japanese household products and apparel chain Muji plans to open its first outlet in Ho Chi Minh ... -
Blue chips save Vietnam stock market blushes
Strong growth in blue chip stocks raised the VN-Index by 17 points Thursday despite most other ...
