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The Vietnamese music scene flourished this year and fans could choose from a bevy of new albums in diverse genres and concepts. In August, pop singer Hoang Thuy Linh released her latest album “Link”, featuring several other contemporary Vietnamese artists such as Tung Duong, Thanh Bui and rookie Wren Evans. …
Read More »Vietnamese band together to help each other as brutal winter storm hits New York
During the devastating Winter Storm Elliot, which hit New York over the past few days, the Vietnamese community there has joined together to support each other during the crisis. Khong Trung, a computer engineer living in Buffalo, the second largest city in New York State, said Vietnamese have created Facebook …
Read More »Paintings of Vietnamese, South Korean artists on display
An exhibition of 300 paintings by artists from Vietnam and South Korea opened at Hanoi Museum on December 27, aiming to promote cultural exchange between the two countries. The event was jointly held by Nguyen Trai University and the Vietnam Fine Arts Association in celebration of the 30th anniversary of …
Read More »Event honoring ‘world poet’ sparks debate
An event honoring Tong Thu Ngan, 67, as a “world poet” on December 22 has caused a backlast on on social media due to questions about its legitimacy. Many social media accounts on Monday morning shared photos of a woman on a stage, with the background screen saying “World Poet …
Read More »Event honoring ‘world poet’ stirs controversy
An event honoring Tong Thu Ngan, 67, as a “world poet” on December 22 has sparked controversy on social media due to questions about its legitimacy. Many social media accounts on Monday morning shared photos of a woman on a stage, with the background screen saying “World Poet Tong Thu …
Read More »Miss Vietnam’s tears cause controversy
The winner of 2020 Miss Vietnam Do Thi Ha spoke up after crying for five minutes in her speech as she passed the crown to the 2022 winner, sparking debates online. “During my stint as Miss Vietnam, it’s rare for people to see me cry, not because I don’t have …
Read More »My husband uses other women to punish me for my past
My husband and I have been married for four years and have one child. A few months after our wedding, my husband found out that I slept with another guy while we were dating. I begged him to forgive me, and he agreed. Soon afterward, I was pregnant, hoping that …
Read More »Miss Vietnam organizers apologize for beauty’s see-through dress incident
The organizers of the 2022 Miss Vietnam pageant have apologized for letting Pham Ngoc Phuong Anh wear a see-through dress on stage, causing controversy. Phuong Anh, 24, the first runner-up at the 2020 Miss Vietnam, wore a filmy yellow dress in which the lower part was transparent for the final …
Read More »Unemployed workers swim with hungry loan sharks
Vietnamese workers who lose their jobs often find themselves penniless and unable to obtain bank loans. They’re easy prey for loan sharks. Tran Thanh Huy, a 40-year-old garment worker at the Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7, was furloughed when factory orders plummeted in …
Read More »Painting by Vietnamese king returned by descendants in France
A painting by King Ham Nghi (1871-1943) that he painted while he was living in exile in France has been returned to Vietnam by one of his descendants. Hoang Viet Trung, director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Center, said Saturday that the center had received the painting a week ago. …
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