This innovative language book presents 45 real-world articles drawn from Vietnamese newspapers with parallel Vietnamese and English texts presented on facing pages. The articles are graded for beginning-, middle- and upper-level language abilities and are accompanied by vocabulary lists, grammar and cultural notes, and exercises. Intended for classroom use or independent study. In these articles, readers will learn about:Caves with stunning underground lakes, wavelike ceilings, stalactites and stalagmitesA popular food stall in Ho Chi Minh City where two sisters sell BBQ pork to night owlsYoung people who move to a new city offering efficient public transport and attractive amenitiesFormer US and Vietnamese fighter pilots who fought during the Vietnam War and now correspond and meet each other regularlyA theater director who put her house and car up for sale to save her theater after the Covid-19 pandemicPlus dozens of other fascinating stories about contemporary life in Vietnam!