The Word - Ho Chi Minh City

When east meets west can happy couples overcome various cultural differences, family and language problems to become the perfect match? Derek Milroy finds out why so many western men are bowled over by Vietnamese women and discovers what the attraction is on both sides

The second Saigon Singles Bonanza will take place at Level 23 Wine Bar & Nightspot on Thursday Aug. 9. And if the first event was anything to go by, this could be quite a night.

We at Word have gratuitously waxed lyrical on how to get a girl. We’ve even played cupid with our annual singles issues. But what comes next when you’ve made the match and have to meet the parents? One brave man finds out

If you're fed up of a lack of dating options in the city, a speed dating and networking night comes to the city on Jun 22 from 6.30pm until 9.30pm.

I am never in the right situation to consider Valentine’s Day a ‘celebration’. I am either recently single, or have just started dating someone and have that awkward ‘to buy or not to buy’ decision.