In this week's "Vietnamism," we learn how the cat pushed out the rabbit and claimed its place in the Vietnamese zodiac. Loa's Nam-An Đinh explains.
Four Việt Nam News Stories to Know in June
The Day the Music Died
Sister Two and Brother Six
Dissecting Bánh Mì
Easy Vietnamese-y Homemade Mayonnaise
Can You Hear It Now?
Việt Nam’s Environmental Awakening
From the busy streets of Hà Nội to the foothills of Tây Nguyên, Việt Nam’s environmental consciousness is awakening. What was once an oft ignored issue by the public has become a powerful rallying cry for people in Việt Nnam to demand accountability from their government. So what changed? Loa’s Lương Văn Thiền explores this burgeoning environmental movement.
Bitcoin in Việt Nam
Your Name is WHAT?
Vietnamese names are hard to remember and even harder to pronounce - if you’re a non-native speaker.
Sometimes it can cause a bit of an awkward situation when Vietnamese names, like Bích, or Phúc, resemble profanities in English. Gia Linh Vũ has a primer on how to navigate some of these tricky names.