Tuesday , November 5 2024

Life & Love

Vietnam tour guides cash in as summer travel booms

Tour guides specializing in serving domestic tourists have been enjoying a lucrative summer after losing more than two years of work to the Covid pandemic. Le Doan Ngoc Thi, director of HCMC-based Viet Guide Company, said each tour guide in his company received six to eight groups of tourists in …

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Music videos get too provocative

Music videos get too provocative

Many recently released Vietnamese music videos feature steamy scenes ostensibly to attract viewers, but they are available to all, including children. Singer Chi Pu recently made a comeback with the contentious “Black Hickey”, which elicited a strong reaction from the public for its sensual scenes, which were lustful and promoted …

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Retirement homes have few takers in Vietnam

Retirement homes have few takers in Vietnam

Hoang Thi Thu Ngan, deputy general director of Hanoi’s Dien Hong Retirement Home, is concerned about the low return on investment. Despite charging the market price of VND7.5 million ($312) per month, she says nearly a quarter of her rooms are never occupied. Since its opening eight years ago, the …

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Vietnamese female pop star wows American online music publication

Vietnamese female pop star wows American online music publication

Music publication Pitchfork gave the album “Link” by Hoang Thuy Linh a score of 7.2, praising its empowering lyrics and large-scale production. “The latest album from the Vietnamese pop artist is an empowering statement of purpose, at its best when pairing evocative storytelling with theatrical, large-scale production.” Pitchfork compliments the …

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Parasite adult children worry sociologists

Parasite adult children worry sociologists

Nguyen Thi Thanh rode down to a nearby neighborhood to get a young woman’s phone number for her 35-year-old son in the hope romance would bloom between them. When the woman’s family asked Thanh why he did not come himself, she told them, “He was embarrassed since the two had …

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American hip hop publication praises Vietnamese rapper’s MV

American hip hop publication praises Vietnamese rapper’s MV

HipHopDX, an online hip hop magazine, applauded the “Million Dollar Boy” music video of Vietnamese rapper 16 Typh in an article published earlier this week. “‘Million Dollar Boy’ merges the artist’s affinity for music and fashion with a dreamy and eccentric music video,” the publication wrote. His video also featured …

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