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• Meet the Saigon Man Whose Home Is an Archive of Traditional Musical Instruments
• In Xuân Diệu's Tender Poetry, a Reminder to Love Honestly and Courageously

NS Hong Nga: Going to the US to live a difficult life, being neglected by her children, returning to Vietnam to be sick and lonely

Artist Hong Nga's life in Vietnam is extremely difficult. At the age of 80, Hong Nga is so sick that she no longer recognizes people, living in a lonely situation because she has no children to take care of her, making everyone sad.

• Preserving tradition: The story of 50 years of pandan rice cake in Dong Thap
• Cai luong artist Diep Tuyet Anh passed away from cancer, not having time to celebrate Tet, making one wish

Today is Vulan, the Day of Mother Worship and Welcoming Ghosts

f you're wondering why the Buddha flags are out and why all your Buddhist friends are eating vegetarian today, that's because it's one of Vietnam's coolest holidays - Vulan.

• The Saigonese
• Inside the 170-Year-Old Homestead of Vuong Hong Sen, Vietnam's Famed Historian

Phuong Le was said to be infatuated, so she posted only 4 words, trying to hold on to Vu Luan?

Recently, social networks have been constantly discussing the relationship between Phuong Le and her husband Vu Luan. The couple used to be admired by many people for their companionship in both work and personal life, but recently there have been rumors of a rift.

• Duy Phuong: Famous before Hoai Linh, daughter helped pay off debt, now works as a shipper
• Hanoi to host Pho Festival 2025

Behind the Vietnamese Term 'Ô Sin'

It’s not uncommon to come across words in everyday conversations that have roots in the French language. Albeit less frequently, a handful of Russian and English loan words have also made their way into our lives at times, but for a term of Japanese origin to have taken root deep in the collective psyche of Vietnamese, that’s rare.

• Vietnamese traditional music flourishing on international stage
• Tự Lực Văn Đoàn - The Life, Death and Legacy of 7 Pillars of Vietnam's Quốc Ngữ Literary Wealth

In Remembrance of Saigon Street Calls Past

Drowned out by the noises of modernization, sounds that once served as the background to a simpler time have begun to shrink, and eventually become lost in the wheel of progress. Tiếng rao, or street calls, happen to be one of those dying noises, but they remain a poignant reminder of the past for many.

• Đờn Ca Tài Tử Captures the Soul of Southern Vietnam in Every Melody, Every Word
• Artists bringing traditional, national elements into artistic creation

Chau Son Monastery: Ninh Binh’s Gothic gem with a deeper message

Chau Son Monastery’s incomplete tower tells a story of sacrifice and solidarity during Vietnam’s 1945 famine.