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Hanoi's live music scene wakes up groggy but ready to bounce back - Tuoi Tre News

Hanoi's live music scene wakes up groggy but ready to bounce back - Tuoi Tre News

With lock down lifted in Vietnam, life is just about back to normal in Hanoi. Public gatherings are once agai…

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English teachers or English schools: In post-social distancing Vietnam, who have the upper hand? ...

English teachers or English schools: In post-social distancing Vietnam, who have the upper hand? ...

Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. In this piece sent to…

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Making it work, worlds apart: Can love survive COVID-19?

Making it work, worlds apart: Can love survive COVID-19?

In a cinema in Ho Chi Minh City, on a business trip six months ago, Simon James and Ngan Nguyen's romantic re…

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Is learning Vietnamese a worthwhile pursuit amid COVID-19 social distancing? - Tuoi Tre News

Is learning Vietnamese a worthwhile pursuit amid COVID-19 social distancing? - Tuoi Tre News

Editor's note: Mark Barnes is a freelance journalist currently based in Hanoi, Vietnam. He sent this piece to…

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Hanoi pets short of homes as COVID-19 forces owners to leave, deters new adoptive parents - Tuoi ...

Hanoi pets short of homes as COVID-19 forces owners to leave, deters new adoptive parents - Tuoi ...

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COVID-19 border closures: Hanoi's int'l community grapple with stay or go dilemma - Tuoi Tre News

COVID-19 border closures: Hanoi's int'l community grapple with stay or go dilemma - Tuoi Tre News

When schools were given the all-clear to reopen at the end of April, it was clear that there would be a suppl…

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COVID-19 panic shifts attitudes toward foreigners in Vietnam - Tuoi Tre News

COVID-19 panic shifts attitudes toward foreigners in Vietnam - Tuoi Tre News

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COVID-19 school closure takes toll on expats' mental health in Vietnam - Tuoi Tre News

COVID-19 school closure takes toll on expats' mental health in Vietnam - Tuoi Tre News

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Expat businesses hit hard by extended COVID-19 school shutdown - Tuoi Tre News

Expat businesses hit hard by extended COVID-19 school shutdown - Tuoi Tre News

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Rising income, changing taste: Can Hanoi's craft beer and 'bia hoi' comfortably coexist? - Tuoi T...

Rising income, changing taste: Can Hanoi's craft beer and 'bia hoi' comfortably coexist? - Tuoi T...

It's just after 11:00 pm in Hanoi's Old Quarter. The steady rhythm of plastic being stacked on plastic, of ch…

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Hanoi's 'new normal': How much has changed for the foreigners who chose to stay?

Hanoi's 'new normal': How much has changed for the foreigners who chose to stay?

The blue and yellow logo of the Vietnam Post building basks peacefully in the glow of the slowly lowering Sun…

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Stand-up comedy in the capital: The funny side of Ha-Ha-Hanoi

Stand-up comedy in the capital: The funny side of Ha-Ha-Hanoi

The Hanoitimes - A look into the stand-up comedy space in Hanoi.... Short stools have been scattered haphazar…

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Rising income, changing taste: Can Hanoi's craft beer and 'bia hoi' comfortably coexist? - Tuoi T...

Rising income, changing taste: Can Hanoi's craft beer and 'bia hoi' comfortably coexist? - Tuoi T...

It's just after 11:00 pm in Hanoi's Old Quarter. The steady rhythm of plastic being stacked on plastic, of ch…

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Rising income, changing taste: Can Hanoi's craft beer and 'bia hoi' comfortably coexist? - Tuoi T...

Rising income, changing taste: Can Hanoi's craft beer and 'bia hoi' comfortably coexist? - Tuoi T...

It's just after 11:00 pm in Hanoi's Old Quarter. The steady rhythm of plastic being stacked on plastic, of ch…

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Stand-up comedy in the capital: The funny side of Ha-Ha-Hanoi

Stand-up comedy in the capital: The funny side of Ha-Ha-Hanoi

The Hanoitimes - A look into the stand-up comedy space in Hanoi. Short stools have been scattered haphazardly…

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As Hanoi eases strict lockdown rules, workers still stay away from the office

As Hanoi eases strict lockdown rules, workers still stay away from the office

AFTER two months of lockdown to contain a surge in coronavirus cases, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi is continu…

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Marx to the Market: A Brief History of Vietnam's Post-Reunification Economic Development

Marx to the Market: A Brief History of Vietnam's Post-Reunification Economic Development

Fifty years ago this month, the citizens of Ho Chi Minh City were watching the skies as US military helicopte…

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Vietnam's Revised Power Development Plan 8: A Missed Opportunity

Vietnam's Revised Power Development Plan 8: A Missed Opportunity

Last week, the Government of Vietnam issued a Decision significantly revising the Power Development Plan 8 (P…

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