Melbourne charity concert raises money for Vietnamese orphanage
A local classical pianist has led a charity concert in Melbourne’s Avondale Heights. Guests were treated to pianist Ann Anh-Thu Nguyen’s spectacular performance of a Mozart Piano trio at the…
Hỏi và giải đáp 246: Lụy vì Tình (2)
Sau khi trả lời thư em A (Lụy vì Tình) trong “Hỏi và giải đáp 243“, Thanh Lan nhận được thư của em N, một phụ nữ từng lâm vào…
Vietnam formally charges honoured blogger and activist
Prominent blogger and environmental activist Nguyen Ngoc Nhu Quynh has been formally charged by the Hanoi government for anti-state propaganda, according to VOA Vietnamese news. Quynh, also known as Mother…
Hanoi police launch investigation into the Dong Tam land dispute
An official investigation has been launched into Vietnam’s Dong Tam land dispute, which resulted in villagers holding 38 officials hostage back in April. Police in Hanoi will focus on the…
Police appeal for help to locate missing Melbourne teen
Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate missing 14-year-old girl Jennifer Ly, Victoria Police say. Jennifer was last seen at a school on The Crossing in Caroline Springs…
Vietnam strips citizenship of French-Vietnamese national dissident
The Vietnamese government has stripped a French-Vietnamese and mathematics lecturer and former political prisoner of his Vietnamese citizenship. According to the AFP news agency, 62-year-old Pham Minh Hoang was a…
Vietnamese asylum seekers turned back by Australia, now granted refugee status
Three Vietnamese mothers and their children, whose boats were turned back by Australia two years ago, have been granted refugee status by the United Nations. Tran Thi Thanh Loan, Tran…
VSCA’s senior Lac Viet cultural group celebrates 10th birthday
A group of Vietnamese seniors have held an event this week to celebrate their club’s ten year anniversary. The Lac Viet cultural group, which is under the umbrella of the…
Drinks mixed with rhino horn powder becoming a trend in Vietnam
A new trend of drinking rhino horn powder has emerged in Vietnam’s uber rich circles. While rhino horns are banned from Vietnam, they are still trafficked into the country and…
Vietnamese skin clinic mistakenly uses ‘Resident Evil’ logo
A skin care clinic in Ho Chi Minh city has been the talk of technology news outlets this week after it was discovered that the clinic’s logo originated from a…