Reclusive young South Koreans will be offered nearly $500 a month to encourage them to leave the house, according to CNN. The monthly allowance will be available to reclusive lonely young people aged 9 to 24 who live in a household earning below the median national income, defined in South …
Read More »Experts call for reducing plastic waste at Vietnam’s tourist hotspots
Popular tourist destinations in Vietnam are being trashed at an alarming rate, and tourism experts are calling for immediate actions to protect the green environment and ensure a sustainable development. Representatives from the Institute for Tourism Development Research (ITDR) and the International Organization for Conservation of Nature (WWF) said at …
Read More »Airlines instructed to increase flights from Hanoi, HCMC during upcoming holidays
Aviation authorities have instructed airlines to increase flights from Hanoi and HCMC to popular tourist destinations during the holidays later this month to meet the surging demand. On April 29, the first day of the five-day holiday for Reunification Day and Labor Day, flights from Hanoi to Da Lat, Hue, …
Read More »Film by Vietnamese-born French director to vie for Palme d’Or
Vietnamese-born French director Tran Anh Hung’s latest work, “La Passion de Dodin Bouffant,” has been nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The nominees for the Palme d’Or – the grand award of Cannes — was announced by the organizers on Thursday. Set in the French …
Read More »Should you mix alcohol with fruit juice?
Mixing alcohol with fruit juice, soft drinks and fruit such as oranges and apples tastes really good, but it leaves me with a hangover and a headache afterwards. Is it because I used the wrong recipe? (Hai, Hanoi) Answer: Mixing alcohol with fresh fruit with clear origins such as plums, …
Read More »Six-year-old boy conquers Vietnam’s highest mountains
To help his son Quang Anh quit his gaming addiction, Hoai Nam took the 6-year-old boy on a journey through the mountains of northeastern Vietnam. It ended up being a life-changing experience for both of them. Anh and his father have now successfully climbed four of Vietnam’s 15 tallest peaks. …
Read More »Understanding in marriage key to better sex life
Hoa’s dreams are regularly filled with cuddling and intimate moments with her husband, but things are not going so well in her waking life. Nguyen Thi Hoa, 34, from HCMC, went to see a psychologist in a state of confusion and frustration. Her husband is two years older than her …
Read More »Vietnamese leading TikToker boycotted for undercutting retailers
Vo Ha Linh, a renowned Vietnamese TikToker, has been boycotted for collaborating with a company to undercut distributors and sell shampoo products at prices five times cheaper than their market value. Earlier this month, Linh, who has 3.7 million followers on TikTok, was hired by a pharmaceutical company to sell …
Read More »Vietnamese-born American actor Ke Huy Quan named in Time 100 list
Time magazine has named Vietnamese-born American actor Ke Huy Quan in its annual list of the “100 Most Influential People in the World.” British actor Tom Hiddleston wrote in the U.S. publication about Quan: “His positivity, his fight to keep the dream alive, is the most profound kind of spiritual …
Read More »My husband owes a much bigger debt than I thought
My husband and I have been married for six months.He likes to indulge himself, has no opinion of his own and is easily influenced by his friends. And so I’m the one that takes care of our finances. My husband is an honest man and his income is enough to …
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