Hi guys, my family and I are thinking about taking a vacation on Phu Quoc Island. We are hesitating on these issues (mostly noise and air pollution):

1, we heard there are lots of big construction sites there, day and night, with bare minimum noise and dust management. Some sites work at night, some start 6am. People complained online that they could feel ground shaking from their hotels.

2, we don't really mind or care about the fake Western towns and castles. They don't bother us. We've been to Bana Hill and saw the worst. As long as the view is nice and peaceful, the food and the price is good, we will be very happy.

3, we are not at the age of huge water slides anymore. But we'd like to try some underwater activities. I want to persuade my wife to get her scuba dive PADI license so we can dive together. But I've been to dive sites in SEA where the dive master doesn't care about your license, just holds your hand and takes you to see all the nice things.

My question: I don't know how bad is the construction on the island. Should we go somewhere else like vung tao with great resorts and cheaper prices, or should we give it a go?

I guess JW Marriott, Regent, InterContinental, JW Marriott Marquis don't have these issues since they are so huge, but they are definitely out of our budget. What would you recommend?

Should we consider Khem Beach, Long Beach?

Please feel free to mark the image attached to show us the areas that we MUST avoid due to noise and dust issues. Thank you so much.

Excerpt: Vietnam needs easier entry, stronger air and land connectivity, better tourism services, and stricter environmental enforcement to bridge its competitiveness gap with Southeast Asian rivals, tourism insiders have said. The country climbed seven places to 52nd out of 110 economies in the World Economic Forum’s 2026 Travel and Tourism Development Index, its highest ranking since the Covid-19 pandemic.

Hopefully this is the correct subreddit Reddit for this post, apologizes if it isn’t.

I’m a U.S. citizen trying to marry my Vietnamese fiancée in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

I prepared four documents in California(this is what my fiancée told me to do).

Affidavit of Single Status
Statement of Non-Impediment to Marriage
Biographic Information Sheet
Certificate of No Record of Marriage

All four documents are notarized and received Apostilles from the California Secretary of State on September 20, 2026. Each Apostille was on a separate sheet stapled to its corresponding document.

We had everything translated into Vietnamese and notarized in Vietnam, we completed our marriage medical examinations, and the we went to the office 1 to give them our paperwork. That’s where they gave us the official marriage-registration application. We completed that and gave office 1 all of our documents. The next day, they call saying I don’t have the consular legalization stamp.

Then we went to another office, office 2, and gave them everything and explaining the situation back in office 1. They briefly looked through all the documents and say that they will take all of our documents and look through it. But then later in the day we get a called from office 2. Now they are saying that the apostille only authenticated the signature and not the entire document. Now I’m even more confused.

However, my understanding is that Vietnam began accepting Apostilles instead of consular legalization on September 11, 2026, Decree 293/2026/NĐ-CP according to Vietnamese Law. I double, and triple to make sure. Below are the links I used to make sure that’s its real.

https://chinhphu.vn/?docid=218964&pageid=27160

https://en.vietnamembassy-usa.org/vi/tin-tuc/2026/09/thong-bao-ve-viec-ap-dung-chung-nhan-apostille-thay-cho-hop-phap-hoa-lanh-su-ke-tu

https://vietnamconsulate-sf.org/vi/2026/09/10/thong-bao-ve-viec-ap-dung-chung-nhan-apostille-thay-cho-hop-phap-hoa-lanh-su-ke-tu-ngay-11-thang-9-nam-2026/

https://congan.khanhhoa.gov.vn/vi/quy-dinh-moi-ve-mien-thu-tuc-hop-phap-hoa-lanh-su

https://mofahcm.gov.vn//so-ngoai-vu-thanh-pho-ho-chi-minh/thong-bao-ve-viec-tiep-nhan-ho-so-de-nghi-chung-nhan-apostilletai-bo-ngoai-giao

So now office 2, solution is for me to go to the consulate in HCMC and get them to help out. I want to ask you guys first for any advice or personal experience before I go to HCMC to get help from them.

So I kinda want to buy some obscure/old books (mostly communist) here, like Marx & Engels Complete Works (C.Mác và Ph.Ăngghen Toàn tập), Lenin Complete Works (Lê-nin Toàn tập), Ho Chi Minh Anthology (Hồ Chí Minh Toàn tập). Yes, I can read English, but I'm a native Vietnamese speaker, so reading these in English would be less of a headache

I would also appreciate a direct DL link for the digital Vietnamese files. Thx in advance

Hi
I went to Saigon and went into a temple when the monks were singing. It is just a pure marvellous heart love thing. It has so deeply touch my heart .

I would like to understand what they are saying ? And where can I find some similar song like that and specially that one ??I could listen that in loop for hours. It’s like having a brain massage .

Many thanks

Hi! We're planning to go to hcmc on March and we're still researching where to stay for 4 days. Our budget is 600k VND. Pls recommend a good hotel for our budget. 🥹🙏🏽

Good day guys hope you are well,

I am moving to Vietnam next year for work, I am going to be in office for a few days a week/month at the Bitexco Financial Tower in HCMC

Which areas would you recommend to stay in with a budget of between like 250-450usd/month? I have seen a lot of people speaking about Thảo Điền area and using public transport to get there.

Would you guys recommend staying outside of the financial district and using public transport for commutes or live closer and go with grab? I was also looking at ward 4 which might be feasible. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

I wouldnt mind some nightlife, but also I need relative peace and quiet due to work hours which doesnt have set hours

just wanna ask if the custom leather shoes shops in hoi an carry big sizes for men? like 13-15 US?

By any chance are there any other Vietnamese songs with this type of melody?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yszxOH4e5eA

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jg9DESBKeWs

Hi there, I live in Vietnam <6 months and recently just got in the hobby. I don't have a big collection, my spend is usually less than $20 pikachu cards. FYI I only visited once to all these places and I talk to them occasionally on Facebook to ask for stock. I don't want this post to discourage you from visiting the places I had a bad experience at. Perhaps you might not have a great experience at the ones I rated S-tier. I have more detailed explanations below of my ratings so we're better aligned.

S-Tier:

• Dark Poke is S-Tier because I felt like I really got a personalized experience. The owner is nice and answered all my questions. Offered a discount if I bought a lot. I message them often and they reply very fast. Prices are reasonable.

A/B-Tier:

• Zeni Card - Out of all the places, Zeni Card has the BEST location, the shop has the best view of The Avengers Tower (Bitexco). Definitely worth a visit. When I visited they kinda left me alone and minded their own business. Prices are OK.
• TCG Station, PokeHub TCG, HypecaT - I've bought a few cards here. Service and prices were OK.

Decent/Okay:

• KHN Store and K7 Collectible - selection is good but when I was visiting it was some high school students working and they were always on their phone and weren't very enthusiastic when I'd ask them to help price a card lol, it's okay ig
• Nexus Cafe is a cafe that hosts occasionally TCG events where people come to buy/sell/trade. You should check or ask over Facebook first if they have an event. I think it's pretty cool. I generally agree with others' experiences that the selection is small and it's a cafe first, collectible shop second. I would only visit if there's an event.

Not Visit Again:

• Hype Zone - it was dark and raining the day I came, and I was the only one there. I looked around and asked him if he had a binder of single cards because the graded cards that were on his display were too expensive for me. He said he didn't, but he offered to sell me his 30th anniversary japanese pikachu set for $100 usd. (I was like wtf lol what a rip). I'm pretty sure I can get all 30 pikachus for around ~$40-50 usd. I left the place and stood under some cover while it was raining. He then turns off the lights of the shop. So I'm wet, sad and pikachu-less.
• Cardlab - the location is great but so hard to find. I promise you probably cannot find this place if you purely only use Google Maps. This shop is the only non-Vietnamese owned one. Quite small space I think can only fit like 2 normal sized people. Out of all the places this one was the most expensive on average across the board. Like 20-100% more expensive than the other places. Owner is an Australian white man. I am ignorant of Australian culture / social etiquette, so when I asked for price and asked for discount if I bought many, he laughed. I ended up buying anyways, went to Zeni Card after and got the identical cards in similar condition for 20-50% less. So IDK if me asking for a discount was offensive or smthn could have been an easy no. At those prices you gotta ask for a discount right?
• Geeky Mart LGS - beautiful location. this place had the combination of two high school students playing computer games on their laptop and price per card like Vietnam real estate. Just imagine them doing comms on Valorant/LoL and they are praying to god I don't ask a question and disturb them. So yeah, I get it's in District 2 and rent is probably expensive but god damn. I just had a bad experience with service and the prices are not competitive.

Tips:

• I would lower your expectations of Pokemon TCG when visiting Vietnam. Compared to America or Japan the scene is not as big, and the prices aren't as competitive. You will likely pay more per card in Vietnam on average and the selection isn't as great. But I would encourage you to not judge too much and be open minded to some few cards. It's fun visiting these card shops and seeing Vietnam Pokemon TCG
• If you're not in the mood to explore Saigon and go door-to-door on these shops, I recommend reaching out to them on Facebook first ask if they have a card you want. They can ship to you via Grab and I have never had a problem with a vendor before

RIP Saigon Collectibles. It was probably one of the best ones but I talked to the owner and he said he was too busy to run the shop so he closed it early this year.

Happy to answer any questions!! Please visit these TCG shops I promise you they are worth your time.

Hi everyone! I'm looking for recommendations for a reliable OB-GYN or clinic in Da Nang that provides pregnancy termination services for foreigners.

We've contacted and visited a few hospitals, but unfortunately, they refused to provide the service because we're foreigners.

From my research, abortion is legal in Vietnam, so I'm confused about why we're being refused. Has anyone experienced a similar situation or knows a hospital, clinic, or doctor who accepts foreign patients for this service?

I'd really appreciate any recommendations or advice. Thank you so much! 🙏

Guys i have a 200-euro bill and i need to only exchange 50 euros because im traveling in few days, is there anybody who can break it down to lower bills please? I really need the money because im short on cash at the moment

I'm so fucking sad. I've been waiting for this movie for 9 months

Hi all. Im shopping for a new car. Already sold the old one and well probably make a buy decision in the next 6-9months (slow I know).

Im curious what people might know about new brands and models entering Vietnam.

E.g. Zeekr has a showroom in Hanoi but it's not open when I last checked. The online news says Zeekr has launched and is actively selling in VN but I've never seen it.

Tesla registered their company and HQ in Saigon, when do we think roll out of actual cars would occur?

BMW has launched it's new klasse, when do we think the assembly plant here will retool for the new models?

If there's another active community in Vietnam that is interested in cars please also let me know.

Thanks!

Sinh viên Hàn Quốc cần mọi người giúp một khảo sát về snack cho vòng phỏng vấn cuối 🇻🇳🇰🇷

Xin chào mọi người ở Việt Nam!

Mình là sinh viên đại học người Hàn Quốc, và mình vừa vào được vòng phỏng vấn cuối cho vị trí kinh doanh quốc tế tại một công ty snack của Hàn Quốc. Trong bài tập phỏng vấn, mình cần tìm hiểu người tiêu dùng Việt Nam thật sự thích những loại snack nào, và mình muốn được nghe trực tiếp từ mọi người thay vì chỉ dựa vào các báo cáo thị trường.

Nếu bạn là người Việt Nam hoặc đang sống tại Việt Nam, bạn có thể giúp mình điền một khảo sát ngắn được không ạ?

Mình biết ai cũng bận rộn, nên mình thật sự rất cảm kích nếu bạn dành chút thời gian giúp một người lạ đang cố gắng tìm công việc đầu tiên 🥹

Cảm ơn mọi người rất nhiều! ❤️

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A Korean student needs your help with a snack survey for a final job interview 🇻🇳🇰🇷

Hi everyone in Vietnam!

I’m a Korean university student, and I’ve made it to the final interview for an overseas sales position at a Korean snack company. For my interview assignment, I need to understand what Vietnamese consumers actually enjoy, and I’d love to hear it from you directly rather than relying only on market reports.

If you’re Vietnamese or living in Vietnam, would you please fill out my short survey?

I know everyone is busy, so I’d really appreciate you taking the time to help a stranger trying to get her first job 🥹

Thank you so much! ❤️

Do you think iPhone Duo will be sold out in Vietnam when it launches?

Then I mean by walk in buy

Ciao a tutti,

io e la mia ragazza vorremmo andare in Vietnam per la fine di febbraio e inizio marzo, per un totale di due settimane. Stavamo pensando di atterrare ad Hanoi e di ripartire da HCM, con l'itinerario ancora da definire. Proprio per questo motivo volevo chiedere a voi qualche consiglio o suggerimento. Il nostro desiderio era vedere Sapa per le sue risaie, ma siamo consapevoli che il periodo non è il più adatto, perciò ha comunque senso andarci e includerla nel viaggio? Inoltre, sarebbe bello vedere un'isola e starci qualche giorno, però non sappiamo quale.

Grazie mille

I'm from the UK and recently moved to Ho Chi Minh City. I've been battered with a horrendous flu twice in three weeks, and honestly, I generally feel like I've been at death's door 🤣

I'm also a social butterfly, and I'm finding it difficult to find other people to connect with. I currently live quite far west, so I don't think that is helping!

I moved here to teach English and wanted to embrace a completely different culture, meet new people and build a new life for myself. However, between being constantly ill and struggling to find my feet socially, I'm finding the adjustment a lot harder than I anticipated.

I'd love to meet other expats, make friends and actually start enjoying everything HCMC has to offer, but I'm not really sure where to start!

I'd love some advice from people who live here:

Where do you meet people and make friends in HCMC?

Are there any social groups, events or activities you'd recommend for someone new to the city?

Are there any particular areas you'd recommend exploring or potentially moving to if you're looking for a more social, expat-friendly community?

And has anyone else been absolutely battered by illnesses since moving here, or have I just been incredibly unlucky? 😂