Life & Love

For Brandon Hurley, the most surprising thing for him is that many Vietnamese go out to celebrate Christmas but they don’t even know the exact date. “When I first came to Ho Chi Minh City in 2014, I saw many Vietnamese who were not Christians but still celebrated Christmas and …

The comedic Vietnamese manga “Bam Thay Tuong Co Thay Vu Den Tim” (Rain on a Moonlit Night) has been named a bronze medal winner by the Japan International Manga Awards. The award will be presented to author Hoang Tuong Vi at a Tokyo ceremony in March of next year. Vy …

Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy, a 19-year-old student from Da Nang, was crowned the winner of the Miss Vietnam 2022 competition in HCMC on Friday night. Thuy beat 35 other finalists to win the prize of VND350 million ($14,840). She is a student at the University of Foreign Language Studies in …

Indonesia’s Second-Home Visa program that enables foreigners to stay in the country for up to 10 years came into effect Wednesday, as Southeast Asia’s largest economy seeks to attract more tourists. The Second Home Visa only requires a single application, which means foreigners only need to apply once for a …

The Cambodian Ministry of Tourism confirmed it does not require tourists to show $1,000 to $2,000 in cash upon entering the country. The clarification comes after a number of airline employees asked tourists to show they had $1,000 or $2,000 in cash before boarding flights bound for the country, the …

The Ministry of Information and Communications has proposed banning artists who do not comply with laws and ethical norms from performing and posting on social media. “We believe this is an effective measure and has been done in other countries, especially China and South Korea,” Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen, head …

The Spring 2023 series by Vietnamese-American fashion designer Peter Do has been included in the list of “Favorite Collections of the Year” by Vogue editors. “Peter Do’s Spring 2022 collection was a highlight of the season – and year – for me,” Christian Allaire, Vogue‘s fashion and style writer, wrote …

I’m 25 years old. My husband is 29. I got pregnant before marriage. We’ve now been married for a year and have a son. Both of us were born and grew up in North Vietnam. We both come from families of average backgrounds. Both of us are office workers. Before …

Mai Trang, a Vietnamese flight attendant at Qatar Airways, remembers feeling starstruck while carrying the medals to be presented to the Argentinian team after they won the World Cup. “I couldn’t believe one day that I would stand so close to Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, Emiliano Martinez, and many other …

“Nhung Dua Tre Trong Suong” (Children of the Mist) by Ha Le Diem is among 15 entries shortlisted for the Documentary Feature category at the 95th Academy Awards. This marks the first time a Vietnamese film has made the shortlist. “578: Phat Dan Cua Ke Dien” (578: Magnum), the other …