May, 28 2012 15:16:54
State-run Ha Noi Thuc Nghiem (Experimental) Primary School issued
entrance examination forms to parents last Friday, but had to
immediately postpone them on Saturday morning when frantic parents began
jostling and fighting in front of the school gate on Lieu Giai Street.
May, 23 2012 10:52:04
I took my beloved three-year-old son to the National
Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital on a hot sunny morning in early April. It
was crowded and stuffy, and I felt uncomfortable standing in line with
hundreds of other patients all waiting to be treated for all manner of
illnesses.
May, 22 2012 11:40:39
Quang Thuan's neighbours in Cau Giay District were recently surprised
to see him leave his expensive scooter at home and go to work by
bicycle.
May, 16 2012 09:26:49
"There are no ugly women, only lazy ones!" is an
aphorism that housewife Lai Ngoc Hoa, 25, has taken to heart. Even
though she is still relatively young, Hoa cares very much about her
beauty and updates it with the most popular and newest styles at famous
salons around Ha Noi.
May, 15 2012 16:11:48
Leila, who makes US$2,500 a month working for an international
organisation in Ha Noi, says she kept noticing many young people in
cafes and was surprised to see such a luxurious device in their hands.
May, 09 2012 10:59:04
"Hurry, hurry, give me my shoes. I want the pink
dress!" The 4-year-old girl in my neighbourhood usually shouts as such
at her domestic helper whenever she leaves home for school in the
morning.
May, 08 2012 09:08:27
Many people think that tourism is only for people with fat wallets, and
that several hundred thousand dong is nor enough for a trip during the
summer holidays.
May, 02 2012 10:30:32
Most Vietnamese students hope to secure a good job after graduation with a university degree in hand.
May, 01 2012 16:20:17
In modern Viet Nam it is becoming more and more common for young women
to live alone. Traditional modes of thinking are losing their hold on
young minds, and people now don't necessarily sneer at women who choose
to stay single.
April, 25 2012 09:06:48
In 2006, Nguyen Hong Nhung graduated from a
programme for talented students at the University of Social Sciences and
Humanities in HCM City, majoring in Vietnamese literature.