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Vietnam tightens security along southwestern border amidst rising COVID-19 risk
Localities in southwest Vietnam are tightening border management and security to minimize risk of COVID-19 spread
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Hanoi man offers free English books to local kids
The library welcomes bookworms of all ages each and every weekend morning.
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Nude women found offering erotic massage at Ho Chi Minh City parlors
These massage parlors in Ho Chi Minh City offer “happy ending” services for $13-65 per guest
1 year ago
Vietnamese woman takes art to next level with flowers, spices
A young artist from southern Vietnam’s Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province has been making art from obscure materials for nearly a decade.
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New express boat service connecting southern Vietnam to Vung Tau beach city
The express boat only takes 2 hours and 15 minutes whilst travelling by land takes over 4 hours.
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Young teachers volunteer for posts in remote northwestern Vietnam
Despite the challenge, dozens of young, dedicated teachers have made it their mission to educate Son La’s children
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Youth’s height improves, children’s obesity soars in Vietnam
Overall, Vietnamese have been 1.1 centimeters taller per decade since 1975
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Kindness in wake of disastrous floods in northern Vietnam
Residents in the northern Vietnamese provinces of Lai Chau and Ha Giang are trying their best to help one another rebuild their lives after floods took a heavy toll on the two localities last month.

Garbage fills sewer entrances in Ho Chi Minh City (photos)
Many sewers along the streets in Ho Chi Minh City have their entrances blocked by garbage on a regular basis, negatively impacting urban esthetics and the environment while helping cause serious flooding.

Vietnamese twenty-something draws striking portraits of World Cup stars
A young Vietnamese has constantly kept his pencil busy during the ongoing 2018 FIFA World Cup, drawing more than a dozen charismatic portraits of his favorite stars at football’s biggest competition.

Following locals who pick Hanoi’s iconic fruit at night
Locals who pick up sau, a typical fruit of Hanoi, for sale to earn a living will not start their daily ‘harvest’ until the sun goes down.

Hanoi lotus ponds filled with selfie-lovers as summer comes
Despite the sweltering weather in Hanoi these days, many young people still flock to lotus ponds surrounding the capital city’s iconic Ho Tay (West Lake) to pose for Instgram-ready photos with a sea of blooming flowers.
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Three workers killed in factory fire in northern Vietnam
The blaze broke out and spread over an area of nearly 1,000 square meters at the second floor of the factory

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