Life & Love

We got married in 2017. Back then, I had just started out working in real estate, while he was doing construction, neither family was very wealthy. My father-in-law was a conservative, egocentric, and bossy man with traditional values who never listened to anyone, not to mention being a brute to …

Japan’s renowned novelist Takuji Ichikawa has complimented Vietnamese singer Hua Kim Tuyen’s song “Anh Se Den Cung Con Mua” (I Will Come With the Rain), which was inspired by his novel. Ichikawa posted the music video of the song on his Instagram and Twitter account on Tuesday and revealed that …

Celebrating their 30th wedding anniversary, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has asked his wife Liza Araneta-Marcos to marry him again. In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Marcos posted photos of their celebration of their 30th wedding anniversary, saying they were with family and close friends. First Lady Liza expresses her …

A taxi driver in Bangkok is facing public outcry from Thai netizens for charging foreign tourists 10 times the normal fare during the Songkran festival. A Facebook page in Thailand with 29,000 followers late last week posted a video showing two foreign women who caught a yellow-green taxi from SO/ …

Yena, a former member of renowned K-pop girlgroup IZ*ONE, excited locals when she wore a traditional conical hat while dancing to the Vietnamese hit song “See Tinh” in Hoi An. In an Instagram post on Tuesday night, Yena uploaded photos of her trip with family in Hoi An acient town …

Karl Liew, son of ex-Changi Airport Group chairman Liew Mun Leong, was sentenced to two weeks’ jail for lying to a judge when his family’s maid was on trial for theft. Karl told District Judge Olivia Low that his family’s maid Parti Liyani had stolen his clothes when in fact …

Films containing “violent, explicit, nude” content will be required to display warnings from May 20, according to a new regulation. The new regulation will be applied for every movie and all television programming available by all means of distribution in Vietnam. Movies and dramas will be classified into six categories, …

Many believe that consuming soy milk helps make a woman’s breasts bigger, and it can be especially effective for adolescents who are undergoing puberty. Is this correct? (Mai, Thai Binh) Answer: Soybeans contain isoflavone, which belongs to the phytoestrogen group (also known as plant-based estrogen). Therefore, many people, especially women, …

A retired teacher and his wife have adopted a young girl after she was abandoned by her mother at age 3. Every noon, at around 11a.m, Chuong and his wife, Luon, prepare their snack trolley while their adopted granddaughter, Tuong Vy, helps them carry a bag of vegetables. “She’s already …

Three days after its release, a music video by Vo Ha Tram has surpassed 3 million views, ranking top in the trending section for YouTube Vietnam, surpassing BlackPink member Jisoo’s hit “Flower.” “Ve Voi Em” also topped the charts for iTunes listeners, and the day after its release “Vo Ha …