During the extended COVID-19 restrictions last year, many expats in Vietnam had their lives turned upside down.

After participating in several TV shows, a student from Laos has suddenly found online fame due to his ability to sing in Vietnamese.

Having loved Vietnam since the day they set foot on the land, the Swedish couple Kawa Wandi and Nishte have been living in Hoi An City for two years.

Work permit is a document issued by Vietnamese competent authorities to foreign employee when meeting certain conditions as stipulated by law

The Department of Immigration has issued a notice on automatic extension of stay for foreigners stranded due to COVID-19.

HCM City got the thumbs up from the expat community for the Urban Work Life Index. Up to 89 per cent were happy with life in general and 84 per cent were satisfied with the affordable cost of living.

Residents in Hoi An are very familiar with the charitable activities of the Wandi family, made up of Kawa, Nishte and their triplets Alexander, Leah and Joline, from Stockholm, Sweden.

Several ministries have been asked to facilitate Vietnamese people and foreigners’ exit from and entry into the country.

As the citywide lockdown caused blood shortages in Hanoi's hospitals, many foreigners in the city donated blood during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The famous Spanish designer Diego Chula passed away on October 13 at the age of 49.

Kim Dong-su, one of HAGL’s key players last season, has signed an extension to his contract with the club.

Wearing a dark mask, dark glasses, a helmet and riding a rusty motorbike, you would be forgiven for thinking Ivan Os is not a usual part of the scenery in the central province of Binh Thuan. However, he is well-known to the locals.

Many Russians have decided to live and work in the beach city of Nha Trang in Khanh Hoa province over the years, but Covid-19 has made everything much more difficult. 

Many foreign-invested enterprises tend to bring their own workers to Vietnam for work, particularly for management positions, due to the high requirements for qualifications, expertise and skills, especially differences in language and culture.

About 4,000 foreigners in Hanoi were vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic from September 15-18.

Like local residents, foreigners living in Hanoi have received COVID-19 tests and vaccine shots as part of the capital city’s efforts to resume the new normal situation soon.

As Vietnam struggles to cope with the fourth outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, expats who find themselves thousands of kilometres away from their homes have seen their lives turned upside down.

Despite limited resources, the Vietnamese Government and local authorities are sparing no efforts to support and ensure safety for the expat community in Vietnam amid the COVID-19 outbreak.

A group of foreigners living in Vietnam has raised VND153 million (US$6,700) for charity amid the current COVID-19 outbreak.

The Government on Thursday ordered the Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs to ease regulations on grant and re-grant of work permit for foreigners in Vietnam.