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Alex Rieger, an English teacher in Can Tho City, targeted to pull a pickup truck for 42.2 km to raise money for Blue Dragon, a charity that fights human trafficking. The 33-year-old began pulling the 900 kg vehicle with a driver at 10 a.m. Monday, and over the next 21 …

French auction house Millon will auction off an 11-kg gold seal of Nguyen Dynasty’s King Minh Mang later this month for 2-3 million euros ($1.96-2.95 million). The imperial seal of Emperor Minh Mang (1791-1841) will be put up for auction along with 329 artifacts during a sale on Oct. 31 …

French auction house Millon will auction off the imperial seal “Hoang De Chi Bao” of Nguyen Dynasty’s King Minh Mang later this month for 2-3 million euros ($1.96-2.95 million). The imperial seal of Emperor Minh Mang (1791-1841) will be put up for auction along with 329 artifacts during a sale …

Authorities in Quang Ninh Province, home to world heritage site Ha Long Bay, proposed to launch new direct routes to some tourist destinations in Southeast Asia and South Korea. There should be direct flights connecting Van Don Airport near Ha Long Town with Gangwon in South Korea, Tuv province in …

Stephen Chow, Hong Kong’s “King of Comedy”, is exploring cuisine and sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh City. A source told VnExpress that the 60-year-old actor visited HCMC for personal reasons. On Tuesday, Stephen Chow, also a filmmaker and actor, went to a cafe to drink coffee, meet several actors and …

Mai must move around gingerly in her nearly 70-year-old apartment, not daring to set heavy items on the ground for fear of collapse. Her family is one of three continuing to live on the second floor of the 1A apartment complex at 67 Vong Ha Street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem …

Controversy has erupted over Vietnam crowing two new pageant queens in just one night, with the question being asked yet again: does the country hold too many beauty contests? Two new pageant queens were crowned in Vietnam last Saturday, October 22. Dinh Nhu Phuong was named Miss Vietnam Sea and …

Controversy has erupted over Vietnam crowing two new pageant queens in just one night, with the question being asked yet again: does the country hold too many beauty contests? Two new pageant queens were crowned in Vietnam last Saturday, October 22. Dinh Nhu Phuong was named Miss Vietnam Sea and …

British multi-platinum singer and songwriter Calum Scott and Hoang Duyen sang their single “Heaven” at a concert in Bangkok, Thailand, last Saturday. Duyen appeared as a special guest at Scott’s concert, performing the song in both Vietnamese and English. “Heaven” was released in Vietnam in June. After their performance, Duyen …

The 4th International Guitar Festival and Competition to be held in Hanoi from November 18 to 20 will feature concerts by a number of local and foreign artists. The overseas contingent will include Thailand’s Nutavut Ratanakarn, South Korea’s Lee Song Ou and Honam Ji, Japan’s Kozo Tate, and Sweden’s Johannes …