Since moving to Saigon last year, one of the most common questions I’ve gotten – whether from locals, other expats, or friends and family back home – has been: “Do you like Saigon?” The answer has always been quite easy. Yes, I do. In fact, I often say that I love it. Explaining that answer, though, can be a bit difficult.

More than 80 percent of babies are not exclusively breastfed in the first six months after birth, the Ministry of Health said, warning they are more at risk from diseases than those who are nursed.

Surveys carried out in major cities in the world show loud horns increase the number of traffic accidents instead of preventing them. This has also proved to be true in Vietnam.

The income gap between the country’s richest and poorest groups has increased from 8.9 times in 2008 to 9.2 times last year, the General Statistics Office (GSO) reported.

Recently www.phunutoday.vn, a women-oriented website belonging to Bao Doi song va Phap luat (Life and Law Newspaper), raised the ire of netizens after running a story titled “Truong Ngoc Anh’s daughter shows slip.”

More than 70 apartment owners at the Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Towers are taking legal action against the building’s investor after it charged them excessive fees.

A new marketing strategy has surfaced in Vietnam, where businesses set up Facebook pages for their company or product and make it look popular by paying illegal services to use friends or software to generate fans.

I spent my holiday this month in my home town, Nha Trang, the charming coastal city in the central part of Vietnam that has recently played host to some beauty contests. Apart from lazing on the beach and chatting with local folks, I enjoy eating local specialties, particularly banh can, a simple, yet delicious healthy dish for breakfast.

Anyone thinking of visiting Kien Giang Province should keep aside a spare few hours for the U Minh Thuong Forest (Upper U Minh Forest).

Despite hundreds of thousands US dollars invested to have its tourism publicity broadcast on CNN, BBC and even in London cabs, Vietnam’s “hidden charm” still remains unrevealed.