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 …
Read More »Trans woman with ‘hug me’ sign in Saigon street overwhelmed by acceptance
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 …
Read More »‘Street ninja’ armor exposes women to traffic dangers
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 …
Read More »Fish-based cooking oil a consumer delight
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 …
Read More »Vietnam has 3rd highest number of online video piracy consumers in Southeast Asia
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 …
Read More »Restoring national painting treasure ‘Little Thuy’ a labor of love
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 …
Read More »From non-starter to happily ever after: a Vietnamese-Japanese story
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, …
Read More »‘Gift from heaven’: Frenchwoman finds Vietnamese birth family instantly
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 …
Read More »Most Vietnamese hospitality personnel show long-term commitment to jobs: survey
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, …
Read More »Celebs hooked on crochet swimwear
Crocheted woolen clothing, popular during winter, has become the new summer trend among many Vietnamese beauty queens heading for the sun and surf. Singer Bao Thy wears a vibrant orange crochet wool bikini with floral patterns. Sine crochet allows the free flow of air through the fabric, it has emerged …
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