Singer Chi Pu had the sixth highest score at the end of the final episode of the Chinese reality show “Sisters Who Make Waves” on Friday. She also won two sub-categories in the show, including the “Fan Favorite” award for her “Shut Up and Dance” song, which she performed with …
Read More »‘Reverse eating’ helps man lose 35 kg
Before each meal, Linh, a 37-year-old man, drinks a glass of water as a starter, then eats vegetables, meat, fish and finally rice. The idea is to “reverse eat” in order to lose weight. With this regime, Phan Ha Linh consumes more in the morning and at lunchtime, and reduces …
Read More »Foreigners adopt Vietnamese culture, not just country
After moving to HCMC 10 years ago, Portuguese-American Joshua Ryan’s daily life now looks much like that of all his local neighbors, full of Vietnamese ritual and tradition. The 29-year-old got up early on a Sunday morning in July to hit the market for flowers and fruits to use as …
Read More »My fiance is too tight with money
My boyfriend and I are preparing for our wedding at the end of this year, but we often get into arguments about it. We dated for two years before deciding to tie the knot, including one year as long-distance as he had to complete his education in Singapore. We have …
Read More »Vietnam ranks 16th among countries with best architecture: Insider Monkey
Vietnam ranked 16th among 20 countries with the best architecture in the world compiled by Insider Monkey, a finance website that focuses on financial markets, hedge funds, and trading. “French Colonial is the architectural style that is common across Vietnam. It is also reflected in the government buildings in Hanoi, …
Read More »Romantic jealousy alive and well in Vietnam
For the past two years, Duc Thanh has feared going home after work because he knows his wife will wake in bed for a midnight interrogation. Thanh, 34 years old, is the head of the marketing department of an enterprise. Most of his subordinates are female. The company has a …
Read More »Hong Kong actor, 73, denies 36-year-old girlfriend was bar hostess
Actor Lee Lung Kei, 73, has said rumors that his girlfriend Chris Wong, 36, used to work as a bar girl in mainland China are untrue. Hong Kong actor Lee Lung Kei and his girlfriend Chris Wong. Photo from Eight FM’s Facebook Lee refuted the rumors in his interview with …
Read More »Miss World 2022 returns to Vietnam
Reigning Miss World Karolina Bielawska, who also won the 2021 Miss Grand Slam title, arrived in Vietnam for the 2023 Miss World Vietnam final on Saturday. The Polish beauty contest winner arrived at HCMC’s Tan Son Nhat International Airport on Thursday and was welcomed by Miss World Vietnam president Pham …
Read More »Actress and ‘Alibaba of Vietnam’ founder to hold engagement ceremony this month
Actress Phuong Oanh and tech entrepreneur Nguyen Hoa Binh will hold a traditional engagement ceremony this month. Oanh, 34, confirmed the news with NgoiSao and said she planned to have a private and intimate engagement ceremony at her hometown in the northern province of Ha Nam. The ceremony will also …
Read More »Beauty pageant fined $2,300 for going ahead without permission
The organizer of the “Guong Mat Anh Bia” (Face of the Cover) beauty contest was fined VND55 million (around $2,300) for holding it without authorities’ permission. A representative of the HCMC Department of Culture and Sports said Ben Thanh Media, organizer of the 2023 Guong Mat Anh Bia contest, was …
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