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Facing the World: A journey to bring back smiles to unfortunate children

Katrin has compassion for Vietnamese children with birth defects and the motivation for her to pursue a journey that has brought about life changes for thousands of unfortunate children in Vietnam.

Korean artist promotes Vietnamese beauty with music

Music has become a means for South Korean singer and songwriter Joseph Kwon to demonstrate his love for Vietnam.

French journalist muses online over Hue City’s timeless charm

Voyageurs du Monde of France recently ran an article on its website Vacance by Emmanuel Boutan, praising the beauty of Vietnam’s Hue imperial city.

Vietnam proposes to issue ID cards to people without Vietnamese nationality

Non-Vietnamese nationals living in Vietnam will likely be granted an electronic identification account to perform public administrative procedures.

21 foreigners deported for illegally entering Vietnam

Today, Ho Chi Minh City Police said that 21 foreigners who have been detected entering the country illicitly and arrested in the city recently were deported.

Book writes about foreigner’s love for Vietnam

A foreigner has written a book including 11 chapters showing his love for Vietnam after 7 years of living and working in the Southeast Asian country.

Foreigners in HCM City encouraged to bond with neighborhoods

Welcoming a large quantity of foreigners for work, Ho Chi Minh City is trying to help them create a strong bond with this temporary place to live via chances for them to take part in community activities.

American doctor’s endless love for Vietnamese ethnic minority cultures

When listening to him talk for hours and hours about the objects he found by chance on trips to different mountainous regions, it is easy to see Mark Rapoport's passion for the ethnic groups of Vietnam.

American artist archives fond memories of Vietnam in book, paintings

Captivated by Vietnamese culture, landscape, and people, Charles Daniel Hambleton, a native of northern Virginia in the US, has been living in Vietnam since 2011.

US war veteran lends wholehearted support to Vietnamese dioxin victims

Matthew Keenan, a veteran of the Vietnam War, returns to the central city of Da Nang every year to work as a volunteer at of the Da Nang Association of Agent Orange/Dioxin Victims to accompany, share, and help ease the pain of the past war.

Italian model finds fame from Vietnamese reality show

Italian model Elia Marchetti hit the headlines when he appeared on the popular reality show, Quý Ông Hoàn Mỹ (The Next Gentleman).

Vietnamese-French writer gives hope to ethnic minority children

Overcoming the trauma of being sexually abused and having a poor childhood, a Vietnamese-French writer hopes to bring a better future to ethnic minority children in Vietnam.

Vietnamese-German writer turns pain into positivity

Vietnamese-German writer Isabelle Müller is often asked if she wrote her memoir Phoenix Daughter – Hope Was My Way as therapy to deal with past trauma.

The US diplomat who loves Vietnamese culture

VietNamNet’s Dieu Thuy talks with the Cultural Attaché of the US Embassy in Hanoi.

The US Embassy attaché performs Vietnam's "ve singing"

Kate Bartlett is the Cultural Attaché of the US Embassy in Hanoi. She can speak five languages: Spanish, Indonesian, Romanian, Iranian and Vietnamese.

American food blogger who loves Vietnamese cuisine

Food blogger Corrin Carlson knows only too well that the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Policies alert for foreigners in Vietnam

A string of foreigner-related policies came into effect in Vietnam last year.

Foreigners enjoying Tet first-hand in Hanoi

Coming from different corners of the world, foreigners share a common eagerness to welcome in the Vietnamese Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Unique paintings by Ukrainian artist celebrate Year of Tiger

Anatasiia Kuusk, a Ukrainian painter who loves Vietnam, has designed a collection of paintings portraying the tiger to celebrate the Year of the Tiger in Vietnam in 2022.

Indonesian man hooked on Vietnamese Tet holiday

As a non-Vietnamese residing in Quebec (Canada), Herman's heart swells whenever the Lunar New Year approaches. For him, the best way to immerse himself in the culture is to cook up a typical Vietnamese meal.