Life & Love

It was a week since he got an unexpected termination email from Meta in early November, but Minh Pham was still reeling from its effect. In a LinkedIn post, he said he wondered every morning on waking up if it was a nightmare or had actually happened. He had been …

Actor Louis Koo revealed to VnExpress in an interview that he loves Vietnam and wishes to set up a film company here one day. During an online interview to promote his latest film “Warriors of Future” coming to the streaming service Netflix on Dec. 2, the 52-year-old Hong Kong actor …

Vietnamese feature film “Tro tan Ruc Ro” (Glorious Ashes) picked up the “Golden Balloon” award at the 44th Festival des 3 Continents, also known as the Three Continents Film Festival. The film by Bui Thac Chuyen surpassed films from 10 countries in order to win the top prize, Montgolfiere d’or …

‘La famille de bergers’, a lacquer work of famous painter Nguyen Khang was sold for 390,000 euros ($404,000) by auction house Aguttes in France. The 61×183 centimeter painting is part of Aguttes’ sale of “Major Works of Asian Painters”. After three minutes and 15 bids, it was sold for $404,000 …

A TikToker who was widely boycotted after posting videos of himself publicly humiliating people while serving them meals was fined VND7.5 million ($302.91). Nguyen Duc Tho, office head of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications, on Tuesday said 26-year-old Pham Duc Tuan, owner of the TikTok …

A boycott by Vietnamese netizens has prompted TikTok to ban a user for posting videos of himself publicly humiliating people while serving them free charity meals. TikToker No O No. Photo courtesy of Pham Duc Tuan’s Facebook TikTok confirmed Monday that it has permanently banned No O No’s account. The …

Almost eight months after a scandal broke out involving singer Hien Ho’s alleged extramarital affair with a rich man, she’s been hit hard by a boycott. Showbiz industry observers say this is unusual in Vietnam. “This is the first time that a community boycott has affected a celebrity long after …

Vietnam has been classified as a “moderate risk” country for travelers along with Malaysia and Brunei by Global Guardian, a duty of care firm specializing in travel risk. The U.S. company said in a report: “Countries that are moderate risk are considered resilient. These countries are capable of quickly and …

Hau is cooking a large pot of rice to prepare for the long power cut in Khakriv, Ukraine. It is snowing heavily and the temperature has plummeted to -10 degrees Celcius. “They give us a heads up before a power cut so we can have the time to prepare for …

When I was little, I couldn’t understand why the big football tournaments were a joy to men but not women. I disliked football tournaments as my father often drinks and smokes all night during that time. My mother usually has to clean up the mess that my father made before …