Fashion

A representative of the Miss Grand Vietnam and Miss World Vietnam beauty pageants has issued a warning after a number of contestants received fraudulent messages claiming they could manipulate contest results. Pham Kim Dung, CEO of Sen Vang Entertainment and head organizer of the pageants wrote on Facebook Wednesday: “The …

Vietnamese-French director Tran Anh Hung received a seven-minute standing ovation after his film “La Passion de Dodin Bouffant” (The Pot-au-Feu) premiered at Cannes. During the premiere on Wednesday, Tran Anh Hung said: “What an excellent opportunity for me to have worked with Juliette [Binoche] and Benoît [Magimel], and the others, …

Actress Caylee Cowan donned a dress by Vietnamese designer Nguyen Minh Tuan on the Cannes red carpet this week. Cowan attended the “Asteroid City” premiere at Cannes on Tuesday in an outfit inspired by Hanoi’s Turtle Tower, a landmark in the middle of the iconic Hoan Kiem Lake. Using yellow …

A promotional video of “A Crack in the Mountain,” an award-winning documentary about Son Doong in Quang Binh was revealed ahead of its premiere in the U.K. and Ireland. On Tuesday, Variety revealed an exclusive promotional video featuring natural scenery at Son Doong, dubbed the “eighth wonder of the world,” …

“I’ve removed eggs from my diet because they cost too much,” said Dinh Huan, a Vietnamese living in the U.S. Huan has also had to sell his car after gasoline prices surged. “When the price of gasoline dramatically surged, the price of everything went up,” he said. “A dozen eggs …

My boyfriend accidentally read my messages to a male friend and he assumed that I had feelings for him. I have recently discovered that my boyfriend suffers from depression. Before that, I had started talking to a foreign friend who told me that he liked me and it was a …

Japan’s udon chain Marugame Seimen issued an apology to customers after a diner posted on Twitter saying he found a live frog in his takeaway cup of noodles. As reported by StraitsTime, on Monday, Twitter user “Kaito,” posted on his account a video and photo of him using chopsticks to …

Vietnamese musician Quoc Trung has said that local singers do not appeal to international audiences due to a gap in talent and professionalism. Quoc Trung, one of the most-respected music producers in Vietnam. Photo from Trung’s Facebook “The gaps in talent, ability, professionalism, production and operation process [are the reasons …

Singer Taeyang, member of K-pop boyband BigBang, is set to perform at a music festival in the ancient town of Hoi An in June. A representative of Seen Festival confirmed Tuesday that Taeyang would perform at the event on June 17. The news excited many Vietnamese fans, as BigBang is …

A 13-year-old girl in Melbourne, Australia, has died after huffing solvents in a popularTikTok trend known as “chroming,” which involves inhaling chemicals to experience a quick high. According to Strait Times, the Australian teenager Esra Haynes went into cardiac arrest after participating in the “chroming” trend during a sleepover on …