Life & Love

My boyfriend and I have been together for 5 years. Every Valentine’s Day, he only gives me things that are worth a few thousand Vietnamese dong (VND23,610 = $1). We were high school sweethearts and stayed together after we graduated. He went to an established university in the capital, has …

Pop superstar Adele donned a dress created by the famous Vietnamese fashion designer Cong Tri at her concert in Los Angeles. On the stage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on Saturday evening, Adele appeared in a gorgeous dress that Cong Tri designed only for her. The dress had many …

K-pop group TEMPEST with its Vietnamese member Hanbin won three categories at the 2022 Hanteo Music Awards in Seoul. TEMPEST, a rookie group, surprised the event on Saturday evening at Jamsil Gymnasium with victories in three categories: Rookie of the Year (for male artists), Global Artist (China region) and Global …

From the outside, our family seems ideal. In reality, my father is heavily addicted to alcohol and cigarettes. He is also jealous, controlling, and abusive toward my mother. My family has only a few members – my parents, me, and a younger sibling. I am married and live separately from …

When Ngo Dinh Van Khanh and Do Duong Truc Lam took in four strays three years ago, they had no idea they would one day run a cat sanctuary. One night in early February, Khanh was feeding her four-legged “babies” in a two-story house on Huynh Tan Phat Street in …

After 23 days in theaters, “Nha Ba Nu” (Nu’s Family) has grossed VND421.2 billion ($17.86 million), becoming the highest-grossing Vietnamese film of all time. “Nha Ba Nu” tells the story of Nu ( played by Le Giang), the owner of a crab soup shop and a stern mother facing the …

This 200-year-old house, the oldest in Tien Giang Province’s Dong Hoa Hiep ancient craft village, is a fusion of Vietnam’s ancient Ruong house architecture with traditional southern Mekong Delta design. This out of the ordinary southern Vietnamese treasure was originally inhabited by Le Van Ky and his wife Pham Thi …

A collector in Bac Ninh Province has spent 6.1 million euros ($6.51 million) to buy a Nguyen Dynasty imperial gold seal from French auction house Millon. A representative of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said that Nguyen The Hong, a private collector in Bac Ninh Province, had negotiated …

A song done for Valentine’s Day by singer Duc Phuc and pop group 911 is topping YouTube Trending in Vietnam. “Em Dong Y” (I Do) is actually a new version of 911’s 2013 song “I Do” with Vietnamese lyrics by Phuc, and has raked up 6.3 million views in three …

Joining a school midway through the academic year can seem overwhelming, but it can also offer unique benefits that can help students grow and develop in ways they did not expect. Students who are transferring mid-term to the International School Ho Chi Minh City (ISHCMC) can have a positive experience …