Life & Love

Economic recovery and stimulus checks in many countries have allowed overseas Vietnamese to send remittances home and support their families amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In the first week of every month Nguyen Thanh Tuyen, who works at a nail salon in Orange County, California state, in the U.S. heads to …

‘Xe Tai Cua Bo’ (My Father’s Truck) and ‘Mien Ky Uc’ (Memoryland) will represent Vietnam at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale). ‘My Father’s Truck’ will compete in the Generation category alongside 16 other entries selected by Berlinale. The feature debut of Brazilian director Mauricio Osaki is a coming-of-age …

Buildings, streets, and public spaces across Hanoi have been decorated with colorful lights and Christmas trees to celebrate one of the most wonderful times of year. The Lotte building in Ba Dinh District is decorated with a 5-meter high Christmas tree, attracting many urbanites to come and take photographs. Downtown …

The Giang brothers have broken their own world record for steps climbed while balancing a person on the head at the same venue they set their earlier record. At the Saint Mary’s Cathedral in Girona, Spain, Thursday, Quoc Co and Quoc Nghiep, 37 and 32, climbed 100 steps in 53 …

With the Christmas trend growing strongly in the country in recent years, well off Vietnamese families are elaborately and creatively decorating their living spaces for the festive occasion. Christmas has become an occasion for homeowners to show off their decoration skills, especially those who grew up in a Christian family, …

Vietnamese celebrities came out in style on the opening night of Vietnam International Fashion Week after it got postponed due to Covid. Model Thanh Hang walks the runway to showcase designer Adrian Anh Tuan’s new collection, “Cham” (Touching). The collection marks the opening of the Vietnam International Fashion Week in …

Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh asked related ministries Wednesday to urgently perform assigned tasks to ensure international flights are resumed as planned on January 1, 2022. Minh’s directive was issued with just a week left until the official reopening day of regular commercial flights after two years of suspension. …

After losing his grandfather and parents in quick succession, Bao takes care of his elder brother with Down syndrome and is determined to well in school. He’s 16. Losing three loved in two weeks is never easy and when two of them are your parents, the loss is overwhelming. But …

‘One year on – The Essex Lorry Tragedy’ won first prize in the Documentary Short category at 2021 Erie International Film Festival. The Vietnamese documentary surpassed the other shortlisted entry, Everything in Hardware by American Director Jamie Wright, to win the top prize last weekend. Frank Leczner, Jr., festival director, …

Winners will be announced at the inaugural VinFuture Prize award ceremony to be held on Jan. 20 and VinFuture Sci-tech Week during Jan. 18-21 in Hanoi. One year after its launch, the VinFuture Prize council has completed the evaluation process and selected four groundbreaking scientific innovations that have made and …