by Ruth SinaiMy first home in Hà Nội was a “serviced apartment”, meaning fully furnished and equipped, and included cleaning services. Tens of thousands of foreigners live in Hà Nội - diplomats, representatives of international organizations, academic researchers, people drawn by the lure of the East or put off by the economics of the West. Life in Hà Nội is wonderful, frustrating, chaotic, noisy, challenging, intriguing, welcoming, friendly, crowded. An acquaintance needed to go to the South Korean embassy in Hà Nội. I had, of course, noticed that women in Hà Nội are gorgeously thin, but I have shirts bought in the US that were made in Việt Nam.

Source: Viet Nam News September 18, 2016 01:52 UTC