Expat recounts how sour retail experiences have pushed him toward online shopping in Vietnam
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In Vietnam, parents are vital guides for children in search of knowledge: book advocate
‘Family education provides a formidable foundation for every child’s education journey’
Expats can help improve the environment in Vietnam, too
'Are you playing your part in the protection of the environment in your city and community or have you made it someone else’s problem?'
Is it possible to turn Ho Chi Minh City into a bicycle-friendly city?
'Ho Chi Minh City has the perfect structure for bicycles since it is flat and compact'
Expats on graffiti vandalism in Vietnam: Art or not, it should be at the right place
Expats living in Vietnam have shared their ire at a group of foreigners caught on camera scrawling graffiti on walls in downtown Ho Chi Minh City
What I miss about Vietnam
Life in Vietnam is so transparent, real, raw, and authentic, with that layer of politically correct veneer we find in slicker countries noticeably absent
Tourists' inappropriate behavior proves offensive to both Vietnamese and expats
Taking a camera and recording extremist and inaccurate rhetoric is offensive to the true Vietnamese culture and an embarrassment to all the hard working expats who live in Vietnam and work tirelessly within the law for the betterment of the country
What is it like for a foreigner to marry a Vietnamese in Vietnam?
'I have learned that marrying a Vietnamese woman is not simply joining with an individual, but connecting one's soul to an entire clan'
Vine-shaded charity water tanks highlight Saigonese generosity
The initiative provides relief to commuters in the scorching heat in Ho Chi Minh City
Women and girls are empowered to make their own decisions
In Vietnam, the 2019 National Study on Violence Against Women found that nearly two-thirds of women experience intimate partner violence
Women's empowerment a key to brighter future: UN Vietnam
Women are eager to work hard to change their lives for the better
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