Life & Love

I have a habit of drinking smoothies and eating bananas after lunch so I could feel full longer, but I get sleepy and tired in the afternoon. What foods should I avoid at lunch? (Huyen, 30, Hanoi) Answer: Lunch is a main meal, but an unhealthy diet can still make …

Phuong was “shocked” when the nursing home she was paying VND18 million a month to take care of her ailing mother started charging her another VND25-30 million for “additional expenses.” “The additional expenses come from medicines, massages, and acupressure sessions,” Phuong explained. The 42-year-old Hanoi resident said that after her …

Miss International Jasmin Selberg is visiting Vietnam for the first time on a business trip this week. The German model was welcomed at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat Airport on Monday by Miss World Vietnam runner-up Phuong Nhi and Miss International Vietnam director Pham Kim Dung. “I’m excited …

Shamcey Supsup, the national director of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, has sought to shed light on what happened before the top 10 contestants announcement was controversially canceled. The finals of the 2023 Miss Universe Philippines concluded on May 13 with hot favorite Michelle Marquez Dee of Makati Province winning …

American actress Caylee Cowan wowed the Cannes red carpet this week in a dress that took Vietnamese designer Nguyen Minh Tuan over 1,000 hours to complete. The 25-year-old actress dazzled the French film festival on Tuesday as she approached the screening of her film “Club Zero” in her color-changing sparkly …

Every time he reads news about a house fire, Dang Van Thanh experiences the sorrow of losing his child again. News about a woman and her three grandchildren killed in a house fire in Hanoi on May 13 hurt the 38-year-old Thanh once more, five years after his own baby …

The 2022 Miss Universe Vietnam Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau said she does not regret dedicating her time to attending beauty pageants instead of completing an undergraduate course. “If I had a chance to go back in time, I would still choose to attend beauty contests, even if that means I …

My girlfriend and I work for the same company. After a year of dating, we have decided to get married at the end of this year. We’re both living separately with our parents. Recently, she’s been reading articles about marriage and family and suddenly decided she does not want to …

Le Thu was hardly getting by with her teacher’s income of VND7 million ($298) per month, so she decided to seek employment abroad instead. When she started working, the now 32-year-old woman from Nghe An thought her salary as a teacher was “fine” even though it wasn’t high. But after …

Goalkeeper Bui Tien Dung and his Ukranian wife, model Dianka Zakhidova, enjoyed a dinner at a resort in the coastal city of Vung Tau to celebrate their first wedding anniversary. On Monday, Dung, 26, and Zakhidova, 23, returned to the Vung Tau resort where they held their wedding reception last …