Anita North, a child psychologist with Ethos Asia in Ho Chi Minh City, has experience raising children internationally firsthand. Originally from Australia, she worked as a psychologist in ...
The sky is dark, but you can see a deep purple brightening in the distance. As the horizon becomes clearer, the outline of three mountainous peaks grows more ...
When Truong Nguyen (called simply ‘T.’ publically) decided to attend high school in America in 2001, his reason was simple: “I wanted to live the American dream.” He ...
Diplomatic Ties: 45 years in 2018 Major Companies: Sembcorp, CapitaLand, Mapletree, Keppel Land Overview: One of Vietnam’s strongest diplomatic ties is with the powerhouse city-state, a relationship that ...
A lot of what you do focuses on the digital sphere. Are there still opportunities to market successfully on non-digital platforms? For me, marketing is marketing. Online and ...
What brought you to Vietnam? I consider myself a product of the time and the places I grew up in. Born and raised in the Netherlands, graduated and ...
An ultra-mod, white-and-red polka dot vintage scooter and sidecar rest prominently in the middle of the vast, high-ceilinged dining room, a room sectioned by a hip open kitchen ...
Vietnamese electricity is cheap and—largely—dependable, but is it green? At the moment, government-owned Vietnam Electricity (EVN) is the sole provider in the country, and this job is getting ...
When Jonas van Binsbergen first decided to found his own coffee company in Vietnam, there was one thing he knew he didn’t want to do: borrow money from ...
When Steve Kinlough, owner and proprietor of The Crazy Dutch on Bui Vien, thought about closing up shop, he didn’t think it would be like this. After two ...
When Le Minh Chau, 26, meets someone for the first time he doesn’t shake hands, but it’s not a choice based on attitude. Chau’s full stature is under ...
Vietnamese news agency VNExpress published several stories in January 2018, announcing that the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam (CAAV) was initiating plans to set up nonstop routes from ...
The first six months of 2017 saw a 77 percent travel increase to the island of Phu Quoc: tourism is booming there. International and domestic travellers have been ...
Severely affected by dioxin contamination, Le Minh Chau has never been able to stand upright, walk on his own two feet or lift his arms above his head. ...
IGNACIO DE GRADO “I never wanted to be an artist,” de Grado, 44, said in his art studio in District 2. High ceilings, walls decked with paintings, an ...
Ten years ago, if you mentioned you lived in District 4, chances are you would get more than a few raised eyebrows. The small district between District 7 ...
Walking up the stairs to the grand Saigon Opera House and finding your seat is a journey that might happen in any major European music hall, from France ...
This summer, history was made. Audiences in Vietnam flocked to Jailbait (Em chưa 18), a romantic comedy chronicling the devious machinations of a 17-year-old girl as she attempts ...
Vietnamese-American comedian Rosie Tran, 33, loves phở and isn’t afraid to show it. During a comedy routine at The Comedy Palace in Los Angeles, she told the crowd, ...
When Binh Tran, the co-founder of the Vietnam/San Francisco-based 500 Startups Vietnam, discussed his company’s new investment ventures, he did so cautiously. No company names were dropped, and ...