Life & Love

Pham Luan’s paintings of young people hanging out outside Landmark 81, on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street, and other locations in Saigon portray the vivid and energetic scenes of everyday urbanity. Pham Luan’s first exhibition about Ho Chi Minh City, “Tictac Saigon”, features 30 oil paintings of Saigon’s iconic landmarks like …

K-pop superstar boy band BTS only spoke a few Vietnamese sentences in a promotion video with ride-hailing app Gojek but still sent fans and netizens into a frenzy. The two promotion videos of BTS for Gojek Vietnam have garnered over 13.5 million views. In the first clip, members of the …

K-pop superstar boy band BTS only spoke a few Vietnamese sentences in a promotion video with ride-hailing app Gojek but still sent fans and netizens into a frenzy. The two promotion videos of BTS for Gojek Vietnam have garnered over 13.5 million views. In the first clip, members of the …

K-pop fans had a night to remember as renowned band WINNER and other South Korean artists performed Thursday at the 2022 Korea Brand and Entertainment Expo (KBEE) held in Hanoi. The event had garnered much attention from fans since it was announced, with the lineup including WINNER, singer and actress …

Street vendors have set up food and refreshment stalls along a railroad track in Hanoi and sell them when there are no trains passing by.     Vendors set up stalls near Hanoi rail tracks Too close for comfort: vendors set up stalls near Hanoi rail tracks

Nguyen Thi Thanh Hong has had a recurring dream for 50 years: of a child chasing after a woman shouting “Mother, mother” but never able to see her face. She has been haunted by thoughts about her birth parents since being adopted by an American family at the age of …

As moviegoers line up to get free popcorn in giant containers as part of a promotion by a cinema chain, there is a hue and cry over food wastage. Lotte Cinema is running a promotion called “Popcorn Beast” in HCMC and other cities from October 25 to November 30. To …

Nawat Itsaragrisil, president of Miss Grand International, has been slammed for dissing a Vietnamese contestant’s physical appearance and using it to justifying her early elimination. In an online video, Itsaragrisil said that Vietnam’s representative Doan Thien An did not have a proportionate body, with upper body noticeably longer than the …

With the theme of family, the 2022 TikTok Film Festival has received over 470 great submissions from creators on the platform, with many boasting millions of views. The festival, taking place from Sept. 20 to Nov. 11, is a joint event by TikTok and Vietnam Cinema Association, with the aim …

The short film “Tai Sao Nguoi Sai Luon La Con” (Why Am I Always Wrong) by Linh Barbie caught the attention of TikTok users with its dramatic and emotional story. Released in early October, the film, shot in a vertical frame, has garnered 1.3 million views. It focuses on the …