Life & Love

Vietnamese listeners are lambasting local pop stars for nonsense lyrics and inappropriate content in their recent releases. The lyrics of “Cam Sung Ai Dung Cam Sung Em” (You Can Cuckhold Anyone But Me) by singer Phi Phuong Anh is an example. “Cuckolding can neither be created or destroyed. It only …

Hardwell, one of the world’s top EDM artists, apologized to fans for having to cancel his show in Taipei on Sunday after bad weather stranded him in Vietnam. He said on his Instagram account which has over 4.9 million followers: “Hello Taipei. I’m absolutely devastated this has happened. Been stuck …

Vietnamese listeners are lambasting local pop stars for nonsense lyrics, inappropriate content and a lack of authenticity in their recent releases. The lyrics of “Cam Sung Ai Dung Cam Sung Em” (You Can Cuckhold Anyone But Me) by singer Phi Phuong Anh are predictably ridiculous: “Cuckolding can neither be created …

Japanese musician and composer Kitaro, widely regarded as a pioneer of New Age music, will perform at a concert here next February. Japanese music legend Kitaro announced Tuesday on his Facebook page that he will join Vietnamese pop star Ha Anh Tuan’s Glorious Horizon concert in Ninh Binh Province from …

Tickets for the blockbuster ‘Avatar 2’ were nearly sold out in Ho Chi Minh City cinemas this weekend, with fans of the franchise not shying away from late-night screenings. HCMC cinemas were swamped on Friday for the highly anticipated local premiere of “Avatar 2,” the long-awaited sequel to the blockbuster …

Singer Hoang Thuy Linh’s new folk-game-inspired music video for “Bo Xi Bo” (Pause Pause) has been trending strong on YouTube. The video for the dance-pop song composed by DTAP reached 1.2 million views on Dec. 17, four days after its release, topping YouTube Vietnam’s trending charts. Linh was inspired to …

Many famous artists from the US brought breathtaking live performances to local Vietnamese audiences this year. After the Covid-19 pandemic, the Vietnamese music market experienced a strong revival in 2022 thanks to a string of live events, festivals and concerts. Local fans enjoyed a great year of live performances by …

Truong Quang Thuan never imagined that one day his garage would house more than 30 bicycles worth a total of tens of thousands of dollars. “I bought my first high-end bike for VND10 million ($425.08) ten years ago,” said the 53-year-old cyclist in Binh Dinh Province. “At the time, I …

The Japan Times has complimented Vietnamese singer Phung Khanh Linh for her latest album ‘Citopia,’ which embraced city pop, a popular urban Japanese sound from the 1980s. “Her second album ‘Citopia’ featured 10 songs with clear connections to city pop,” The Japan Times said. “There’s a distinct funk and disco …

A coffee shop in Da Nang stirred debate by refusing to serve children under 12 years old because they don’t have a kids’ play area. Dream House Coffee announced on Facebook on December 14 that it would not serve guests under 12 years old because it doesn’t have a private …