A large number of infertile couples are turning to the black market for sperm donations to due to major shortages in hospitals.

When Hanoi experienced an economic boom in 2000, a local man with a deep love for animals opened a hotel dedicated to dogs and cats. A decade later, he even built a five-star pet [ … ]

To love and be loved is a basic human instinct. That is why in some ancient tales - and in some newer stories - revelations about the joys, mysteries and even physicality of love are often s [ … ]

In Vietnamese families, especially in urban areas, wives are traditionally in charge of the family budget.

It's 8.30pm. Thirteen-year-old Pham Duc Anh keeps crying out and begging his father not to beat him any more. "Dad, I'm sorry. I promise I'll not tell any lies. I'll study well."

Since March last year, Viet Nam's real estate market has been in crisis. Many real estate agencies and companies have closed, leaving many of those involved in the industry without jobs.

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 sne [ … ]

"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 morn [ … ]

Australian Leila Brown was very impressed to see that all her Vietnamese friends had iPhones.

"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 [ … ]