Life & Love

A golden bowl made during the time Nguyen Dynasty’s King Khai Dinh was sold for EUR680,000 (US$672,000) at an auction in France. It fetched 27 times the value estimated by French auction house Million of EUR20,000-25,000. The bowl was auctioned as part of the Vietnam Art Sales in Paris on …

Authorities in Phu Quoc Island off the southern Kien Giang Province on Monday started demolishing eight bungalows found to be built illegally on a marine protected area. The bungalows cover an area of 500 square meters each in Ham Ninh Commune near fishing villages. They are owned by local man …

French auction house Millon has deferred the auction of Nguyen Dynasty King Minh Mang’s 11-kg gold seal to Nov. 11 following the Vietnamese government’s intervention. The postponement from the original date of Oct. 31 was made at the commencement of the Vietnam Art Sales session at Millon in Paris at …

Vuong Thanh Trung felt like he was crushed by a rock. His height helped him breathe and save his life as a stampede around him turned deadly for many people. Trung, 31, is one of the survivors of the fatal Halloween stampede in Itaewon, Seoul, South Korea last Saturday, Vietnam …

Vietnamese actress Ly Nha Ky met and talked with legendary English supermodel Naomi Campbell at the charity event Fashion For Relief in Qatar. After three years, Ky and Campbell had met again. In 2018, Campbell came to Vietnam on a business trip and visited Ky. Previously, the two had met …

Thu, 30, who has been married for four months, spoke to her husband about using IVF (in vitro fertilization) to have twin babies and “be done with it.” Thu works a demanding schedule as the marketing manager of a real estate firm, typically from 7 am to 9 pm, and …

A sidewalk frog porridge stall in downtown Ho Chi Minh City has been the place to go for the city’s foodies for nearly a decade, serving over 1,000 a day.     HCMC frog porridge stall wins over hearts and bellies HCMC frog porridge stall wins over hearts and bellies

Culinary guide So Yeon Kim, Director at Nemo Partners, introduced the third year of Korean Gastronomy Week in Hanoi, in collaboration with the “Philosopher Chef” Jeong Kwan. Nemo Partners have introduced the third year of Korean Gastronomy Week, inviting all food lovers in Hanoi. This special Korean culinary event is …

A resident of Moc Chau District in the northern Son La Province, famous for its dairy industry, has succeeded in making a milk hotpot that has found favor with foodies over the last four years.     Milking a dairy hotspot for a milky hotpot Milking a dairy hotspot for …

Hanni, a Vietnamese-Australian member of K-pop group NewJeans, has become a Gucci brand ambassador in South Korea. The Italian fashion house said in a press release that it chose Hanni for her unique charm and style. She joins singer IU and actor Lee Jung-jae as an ambassador. Pham Ngoc Han, …