Vietnamese photographer Thai Phien has finally been able to introduce his proud collection of nude photos to a wider public through an ongoing exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City, after several years of careful preparation despite regulatory hindrances.
Eight years since construction started on the development of Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line, its completion date remains uncertain, with city officials blaming bureaucratic red tape for dogging the project.
Day by day, hundreds of women, young and old, toil themselves away at the sub-tidal zones and seashores on Minh Chau Island, off the northern Vietnaemse province of Quang Ninh, hoping to find as many peanut worms as possible.
The coastline near Hau Loc District, in the north-central province of Thanh Hoa has become flooded with trash over the past 13 years.
A torrential rain that lasted several hours on Saturday afternoon caused many streets in Ho Chi Minh City to be inundated, especially near Tan Son Nhat International Airport.
Thousands of brightly-colored lanterns are being decorated on the embankment of a major canal spanning over several urban districts in Ho Chi Minh City in preparation for Vesak Day, also known as Buddha’s Birthday.
A long-anticipated bridge over a major river in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta region was inaugurated on Sunday after over three years of construction, amid local eagerness.
More than 1,000 students performed synchronized dancing in the central city of Da Nang on Sunday as part of an activity helping sharpen public awareness of the harm of smoking.
Crew members from USNS Mercy - a United States Navy hospital ship - joined teams from Vietnamese organizations in a marine rescue exercise in southern Vietnam on Tuesday, as part of the vessel’s visit to the Southeast Asian country.
A short section of a street in the southern Vietnamese province of Dong Thap is providing a great background for photo albums to retain the memory of student life and say hello to the summer, thanks to a row of blossoming flamboyant trees along one of its sides.
A number of young Saigonese are so eager to try a new kind of milk drink that they are willing to wait for a few hours in long lines to be able to grab their hands on the ‘trendy’ beverage.
Sidewalks in Ho Chi Minh City, some of the most contested land in the southern metropolis, are being reclaimed by local businesses pushed off the walking paths during recent efforts to return public spaces to pedestrians.
The torrential rain lasted from 6:00 pm to about 10:00 pm on May 19
A Vietnamese man has founded shops specializing in products from several countries crossed by the Himalayas after giving up a job he had done for a long time.
People in the south-central Vietnamese province of Ninh Thuan are suffering from water scarcity brought about by severe drought, and it is only the beginning of the dry season.
