Life & Love

With the death of 10-year-old boy trapped in a hollow concrete pillar still fresh in public memory, a TikToker has sparked outrage by making children pretend they are crawling into concrete pipes. In one video, the man gets three children aged 4-9 and weighing 14-30 kg to put their heads …

I got into a toxic relationship a year ago. I’m 25, good-looking, well-educated and always try to make great efforts both at work and in life. I used to be stubborn, never fell blindly in love and would pull out of a relationship if my partner was not fit. But …

Dang Hong Hai and Nguyen Thanh Cong are receiving strong support from their Vietnamese fans as they prepare to compete in the upcoming K-pop survival show “Boys Planet.” Even though the show doesn’t start airing on the Korean channel Mnet until February, organizers have already released profiles, introduction videos, and …

Emmy award-winning TV personality Jeannie Mai Jenkins and the 2012 Miss Universe Olivia Culpo will co-host the 71st Miss Universe finale in the U.S. on January 14. They will replace TV host Steve Harvey, who has been the MC for the last five events, according to Variety magazine. “With Culpo …

A restaurant in Sa Pa was fined VND7.5 million (US$320) following complaints by two Thai tourists that it overpriced them. The Lao Cai Province market surveillance department said Wednesday the restaurant had charged them VND925,000 for their meal when they went there on New Year’s Day while the actual price …

The 10-year-old boy trapped in a concrete pillar 35 meters underground was declared dead after 100 hours of rescue efforts. Hundreds of people raced against time on New Year’s Eve to save Thai Ly Hao Nam. Nam and three of his neighbors went to a bridge construction site on Provincial …

Nguyen Thi My Linh sat on the floor in a state of deep sadness when she heard that her 10-year-old son had died after falling into a 35-meter-deep concrete pile at a construction site in Dong Thap. “Authorities spent the past few days searching for my missing child,” the 34-year-old …

Police in Thailand on Tuesday detained two Russian men for allegedly illegally staying in the country to beg for money in Surat Thani City, around 650 km south of Bangkok. Evgenii Malakhov, 36, and Alexander Kulikov, 32, were found busking for money on the streets, which is considered a form …

My husband and I live in Ho Chi Minh City and both of our parents live in the countryside. After a lot of discussions and saving some money, we decided that we had had enough of renting and would buy a house. When we bought the house, we asked my …

A new decree stipulates that movies revealing people’s private lives and other secrets will be penalized with fines of VND40–50 million (US$1,700–2,100). Similar penalties will also apply to films that distort the country’s history, deny the revolution’s achievements, insult images of the country or its heroes, and slander or defame …