Life & Love

Made from recycled military truck or aircraft tyres, Vietnam’s hand-made rubber sandals, the famously rugged footwear of the Viet Cong, have travelled vast distances over the decades. In the bustling capital Hanoi, all kinds of shoes are on sale: from $1,000 Gucci heels to $2 plastic slippers. But for those …

A1 says it can’t wait to get in front of Vietnamese audiences and perform its once popular hits such as ‘Like a Rose’ and ‘Learn to Fly’. The British-Norwegian boy band is set to perform at the HAY Glamping Music Festival in Hanoi on August 6. The band consisting of …

Standing on Nguyen Hue Street with a sign saying “I’m transgender person, you want to hug or throw water,” Do Ba Duy was surprised to receive many hugs. Images of passers-by stopping to hug Duy (aka Do Vo Tra An) have gone viral, garnering thousands of likes, shares and comments …

Thu Quynh always puts on sunscreen, a strapless garment around her legs, sunglasses, long gloves and a mask before driving her motorbike to work. On her five-kilometer daily commute to work, the sun is the biggest enemy. Though she has applied sunscreen, the 25-year-old office worker always wears a piece …

Fish-based oil could claim “the throne” due to its nutritive value and reasonable price. The Ranee-branded cooking oil collection is the result of research on pangasius, or basa, and a combination of tuna, salmon. Based on the most modern European refining technology in Vietnam, Ranee has launched premium products that …

Online video piracy is worsening in Vietnam with the number of users watching or listening to pirated stuff estimated at 15.5 million, the third highest in the Southeast Asia. This was disclosed in a report by Media Partners Asia at a seminar on online piracy in Vietnam and its prevention …

The severely damaged national treasure ‘Em Thuy’ (Little Thuy) painted by artist Tran Van Can has been painstakingly restored by foreign experts. The restored artwork, bestowed national treasure status in 2013, is currently on display on the second floor of Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi. Besides using professional …

During their first meeting nine years ago, Suzuki Fumiaki liked the Vietnamese woman but did not want to hook up with a single mother of two young children. The technical expert at a garment factory in Binh Thuan province did not expect fate to bring them together again though. Fumiaki, …

When she returned to Vietnam after 25 years of separation from her biological family, Emma Kiener was incredulous she could find her sister in just a day. Standing in front of a French restaurant in downtown HCMC, Emma Kiener, 25, looks quite nervous. The Frenchwoman is waiting for her biological …

Eighty percent of employees working in the hospitality industry said they would continue clinging to their current jobs after Vietnam reopened international tourism, a survey found. Sixteen percent would switch to other jobs if they find a new opportunity while the rest didn’t want to stay on with the industry, …