However, at 78, she is now enjoying a "busy yet happy" retired life with her son’s family and new Vietnamese friends. In March, in her small apartment in Thu Duc City, HCMC, Avdeeva and her ...

To Thi Thu felt a deep sense of loss when her son could no longer express himself in Vietnamese after three years in Japan, enough to make her consider returning to Vietnam.

There are many valuable breeds of pig in Vietnam, but many native Vietnamese varieties are at risk of extinction as economic development has resulted in the introduction of foreign breeds. Some native ...