Life & Love

Videos of celebrities dancing to Vietnamese pop star Hoang Thuy Linh’s “See Tinh” (See Love) have gone viral in South Korea and China. During a volleyball game broadcast on South Korea’s KBSS Tuesday, South Korean volleyballer Lee Da-hyeon celebrated a point by dancing to the tune of “See Tinh.” Kim …

Descendants spanning five generations gathered at Hoang Mai Town in Nghe An Province to celebrate Ho Thi Yen’s 110th birthday on January 27. Some grandchildren and great-grandchildren who live far away or work abroad sent their best wishes and gifts. At the party, Yen read some poems and proverbs as …

Hoang Tu said his “American Dream” lasted only six months. He was let go from Google two days before the Lunar New Year. “This is the worst Tet (Lunar New Year) of my life,” he said. The 27-year-old joined Google’s new project development team in Silicon Valley last year after …

After signing up with the three major Internet carriers, Duc Tien is exasperated and dismayed that his Wi-Fi is still moving at a snail’s pace. Tien, supervisor of a computer shop in Hanoi’s Cau Giay District, said: “There was a time when downloading a file of several hundred megabytes would …

The organizer of a concert for SpaceSpeakers, a renowned hip-hop collective in Vietnam, was fined VND110 million ($4,690) and suspended for controversial and provocative performances. The live concert, called KOSMIK, took place in November last year in HCMC with 5,000 fans. The authorities said the concert “used inappropriate outfits, words, …

Recently, my wife has seemed very happy and optimistic. She has stopped complaining about her life, which is a stark contrast to every winter before when she was always moody and had no energy or spirit. This year, I noticed that she looked so much happier. She diligently did household …

Gyms, yoga studios and personal trainers are reporting a 50% surge in attendance after the Tet holidays as people seek to lose weight and get back in shape. Lai Luan, a personal trainer at Elite Fitness in Hanoi, has his hands full with workout enthusiasts. He estimates that, after the …

South Korean singer and actress BoA surprised her fans by posting a video of herself dancing on HCMC’s Nguyen Hue pedestrian street. The video on her TikTok account, in which she dances to the song “Forgive Me”, quickly made a stir online and fans couldn’t hide their excitement when they …

Quynh Hoa was afraid her husband would drink and drive after Tet gatherings, so she chauffeured him around the whole Lunar New Year holiday. Her husband, Hong Quan, used to drive the family to and from holiday celebrations, so he refrained from getting too inebriated at Tet gatherings. The 48-year-old …

Vu Ngoc Dang’s “Chi Chi Em Em 2” (Sister Sister 2) is the only Vietnamese entry at this year’s Osaka Asian Film Festival in March. It will be screened with 14 other films in the “Spotlight” category at the festival slated for March 10-19. It will compete in three categories: …