Neighbourhood

Why I love HCM City

Thursday, Apr 10, 2025

Some do it for love, others by chance, but for me, choosing Hồ Chí Minh City to live in was the most purposeful and lifelong dream anyone could imagine. I am from Australia and most of my fifty-something years on...

Sports

Athletes, coaches honoured, people encouraged to run for health at Sport Glory Day

Saturday, Mar 22, 2025

Athletes and coaches with outstanding achievement over the year were honoured in the Việt Nam''s Sport Glory Day 2025 on March 22 in Hà Nội.

Faces of VN

Spring heat in HCM City

Thursday, Mar 20, 2025

When you ask any tourist about Việt Nam, one thing they will always remember about visiting HCM City is the heat. Ask an expat living in HCM City, and the comments about the heat are somewhat different. Mid-March to mid-May...

Sports

Thật claims silver at 2025 Asian Road Cycling Championships

Saturday, Feb 15, 2025

Nguyễn Thị Thật earned silver from the 2025 Asian Road Cycling Championships on February 15 in Thailand.

Sports

Veteran Nam wins Asian gold with borrowed bikes and shoes

Sunday, Feb 09, 2025

The amateur rider, who took part in the Asian event for the first time, won with a borrowed bike from the organisers after all Việt Nam''s bikes and gear were destroyed in a truck fire on February 5.

Faces of VN

What vloggers don’t know about HCMC

Thursday, Feb 06, 2025

YouTubers misrepresent Hồ Chí Minh City as a tourist destination and cultural hub of Việt Nam. How can someone know everything about a city after spending 12 or 24 hours in the place? But this seems to be the format...

Sports

Road race cyclists aiming for gold in 33rd SEA Games

Thursday, Jan 23, 2025

Việt Nam set a target of gold medal in the cycling at the December''s 33rd SEA Games in Thailand.

Sports

Chiến, Vinh are best athletes of Victory Cup 2024

Saturday, Jan 11, 2025

The trophies for best athletes of the 2024 Victory Cup went to markswoman Trịnh Thu Vinh and cueist Nguyễn Quyết Chiến at the awarding ceremony on January 10 in Hà Nội.

Sports

Markswoman Vinh, powerlifter Công voted best athletes of 2024

Thursday, Dec 26, 2024

Shooter Trịnh Thu Vinh placed No 1 in the list of Top 10 Athletes of the Year after a vote of national journalists on December 26.

News

Vietnamese artists win big at MAMA awards

Friday, Dec 04, 2015

Pop singer Dong Nhi and music producer Le Hung Phuc were awarded at the 2015 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) ceremony, held at Hong Kong''s AsiaWorld Expo last night.

News

Animated film heads to Oscars

Wednesday, Nov 25, 2015

Animated short film My Home, made by overseas Vietnamese Nguyen Phuong Mai, is among 10 movies nominated for the Best Animated Short Film Award at the 88th Academy Awards 2016.

News

Hotels in VN among best in Asia

Saturday, Oct 24, 2015

Six hotels and resorts in Viet Nam are among the finest properties in all of Asia, according to readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine.

News

M-TP to take on MTV at Italy awards

Wednesday, Oct 21, 2015

Young pop star Son Tung M-TP will compete for the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMA) Best Worldwide Act 2015 in Italy next month.

News

Vietnamese author releases travel book

Tuesday, Oct 13, 2015

Best-selling author Di Li has released her latest book, Nu Hon Thanh Rome (Kisses in Rome), recording her trips to various cities in Europe and the Middle East.

News

Free entry to MOBO winner Zara McFarlane performance in HCM City

Thursday, Oct 08, 2015

Zara McFarlane, the winner of the MOBO Award for the Best Jazz Act in 2014, will perform in HCM City on Sunday evening.