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Supermarkets packed as HCMC residents flock to stock

Living positive - 08/07/2021

Customers queue up to check out at a supermarket in Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City on July 7, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Thanh Nguyen. After the Thu Duc wholesale market closed Tuesday (the oth...

South Korea waives quarantine for vaccinated travelers from Vietnam

Living positive - 08/07/2021

A member of the South Korean military support team checks the body temperature of a passenger at Incheon international airport, west of Seoul, Mar...

Covid surge cramps HCMC production as factories struggle

Living positive - 07/07/2021

Workers of Nidec Sankyo in HCMC sleep in tents in the parking lot amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Photo by VnExpress/An Phuong. For nearly a week...

5 hidden coffee shops provide refuge in bustling Hanoi

Living positive - 05/07/2021

Acid8 Photo courtesy of Acid8 Coffee. The cafe stands in an alley connecting Tran Quoc Toan and Tran Hung Dao Streets in Hoan Kiem District....

UAE bans citizens from traveling to Vietnam over Covid variant fears

Living positive - 02/07/2021

Passengers walk at Dubai International Airport, Dubai, UAE, April, 2020. Photo by Reuters/Ahmed Jadallah. Other countries in the list are Ind...

Vietnam mulls another $1.13 bln pandemic support package

Living positive - 01/07/2021

Poor people receive charity good in HCMC, June 28, 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran. The package is a follow-up to a previous initiative o...

Covid continues to take heavy toll on tourism revenues

Living positive - 01/07/2021

A man rides his bicycle along the deserted Ta Hien Street, a famous backpacker hub in Hanoi, May 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Thanh. They we...

Virtual nudes highlight art of yoga

Diet, Food & Fitness - 01/07/2021

The "Nang Sau Rem" (rough translation: Sunlight Behind The Curtain) exhibition is a collection of photos selected from 120 pieces taken by Thai Phien...

Expats fret as Vietnam tightens visa policies

Living positive - 17/06/2021

Over the past month, Olivia Taylor (name changed), an Australian residing in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), has been living in "a state of nervousness." Sh...