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A couple in love talk about their fears and how much they miss each other after they were separated due to the Ukrainian crisis. Tran Duc Anh, a 30-year-old Hanoian, received a call from his girlfriend, Anita, at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24. “A war has broken out in my …
Read More »Millennials defy social expectations with happy singlehood
Preferring freedom to commitment, fearing an unhappy marriage or simply enjoying the moment, some young people defy social expectations by staying unattached. Trang Nhung does not remember how many times her aunt has urged her parents to investigate why, at the age of 35, she has not ever dated anyone …
Read More »South Korea set to scrap mandatory quarantine for foreign visitors
Most vaccinated visitors including those from Vietnam will be exempt from mandatory quarantine on arrival in South Korea from April 1. People who are fully immunized against Covid-19 with a vaccine approved by WHO, except from Myanmar, Pakistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine, will be exempt. They are required to enter their …
Read More »Covid patients struggle to get documents to make social insurance claim
Her local ward medical center told Minh Anh to wait longer for certificates stating she treated her Covid-19 at home when she visited the place for a third time. On Feb. 23 the resident of Cau Giay District in Hanoi tested negative for Covid after seven days of home treatment. …
Read More »Revolving wooden doors give HCMC home natural ventilation
Eight revolving doors give a house in HCMC’s Binh Tan District an illusion of breathing and changing. Situated in a developing urban area in Binh Tan District, H House is meant to mitigate factors such as noise, dust and the changing weather. The owners are a young couple working in …
Read More »Artist turns heads by creating unique hairstyles
Nguyen Phat Tri has been making a name for himself by creating hairstyles that look like ornate flowers and birds. He has earned recognition online for hairstyles that resemble lotus and other flowers, making them appear as if they growing from a person’s head. He also creates hairstyles that look …
Read More »Vietnam bans Tom Holland film over China’s ‘nine-dash line’
“Uncharted”, starring Tom Holland, has been banned from distribution in Vietnam for containing “illegal images” of the infamous “nine-dash line”, authorities stated Saturday. Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Department of Cinema under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said the ban on Ruben Fleischer’s “Uncharted” was decided by …
Read More »Wooden blind adds stylish finish to HCMC home
A blind made of iron, wood and grinding stone adds a unique rustic texture to a home in Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Binh District. Architects renovated a 400-square-meter house built 20 years ago for a minimalist and nature-loving young couple. In order to meet the requirements of function and …
Read More »Vietnam travel firms see strong recovery in outbound tourism
Travel firms in Vietnam are reporting a surge in outbound tour bookings as over 50 countries lift Covid-19 testing and quarantine requirements for Vietnamese tourists. Representatives of several tour operators said the number of Vietnamese tourists booking tours to Asia, the Middle East and Europe in March has increased two …
Read More »Subsiding pandemic brings new sense of complacency
With the Covid-19 pandemic gradually coming under control, and high rate of vaccination, people are letting their guard down, flouting all safety rules. In Hanoi’s Long Bien District, Nguyen Huong Linh, 32, who contracted Covid in late February and recently recovered, says she no longer feels afraid of the coronavirus …
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