Alex Rieger, an English teacher in Can Tho City, targeted to pull a pickup truck for 42.2 km to raise money for Blue Dragon, a charity that fights human trafficking. The 33-year-old began pulling the 900 kg vehicle with a driver at 10 a.m. Monday, and over the next 21 …
Read More »Vietnamese king’s 11-kg gold seal to go under hammer in France
French auction house Millon will auction off an 11-kg gold seal of Nguyen Dynasty’s King Minh Mang later this month for 2-3 million euros ($1.96-2.95 million). The imperial seal of Emperor Minh Mang (1791-1841) will be put up for auction along with 329 artifacts during a sale on Oct. 31 …
Read More »Emperor Minh Mang’s golden seal to go under French hammer
French auction house Millon will auction off the imperial seal “Hoang De Chi Bao” of Nguyen Dynasty’s King Minh Mang later this month for 2-3 million euros ($1.96-2.95 million). The imperial seal of Emperor Minh Mang (1791-1841) will be put up for auction along with 329 artifacts during a sale …
Read More »Quang Ninh wants to open more direct flights to Southeast Asia, South Korea
Authorities in Quang Ninh Province, home to world heritage site Ha Long Bay, proposed to launch new direct routes to some tourist destinations in Southeast Asia and South Korea. There should be direct flights connecting Van Don Airport near Ha Long Town with Gangwon in South Korea, Tuv province in …
Read More »Hong Kong comedian Stephen Chow visits Vietnam
Stephen Chow, Hong Kong’s “King of Comedy”, is exploring cuisine and sightseeing in Ho Chi Minh City. A source told VnExpress that the 60-year-old actor visited HCMC for personal reasons. On Tuesday, Stephen Chow, also a filmmaker and actor, went to a cafe to drink coffee, meet several actors and …
Read More »Life goes on in crumbling Hanoi apartment building
Mai must move around gingerly in her nearly 70-year-old apartment, not daring to set heavy items on the ground for fear of collapse. Her family is one of three continuing to live on the second floor of the 1A apartment complex at 67 Vong Ha Street in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem …
Read More »Two beauty queens in one night – a bit too much?
Controversy has erupted over Vietnam crowing two new pageant queens in just one night, with the question being asked yet again: does the country hold too many beauty contests? Two new pageant queens were crowned in Vietnam last Saturday, October 22. Dinh Nhu Phuong was named Miss Vietnam Sea and …
Read More »Two beauty queens in one night one too many?
Controversy has erupted over Vietnam crowing two new pageant queens in just one night, with the question being asked yet again: does the country hold too many beauty contests? Two new pageant queens were crowned in Vietnam last Saturday, October 22. Dinh Nhu Phuong was named Miss Vietnam Sea and …
Read More »Vietnamese singer duets with Calum Scott in Thailand
British multi-platinum singer and songwriter Calum Scott and Hoang Duyen sang their single “Heaven” at a concert in Bangkok, Thailand, last Saturday. Duyen appeared as a special guest at Scott’s concert, performing the song in both Vietnamese and English. “Heaven” was released in Vietnam in June. After their performance, Duyen …
Read More »Hanoi set for international guitar fest
The 4th International Guitar Festival and Competition to be held in Hanoi from November 18 to 20 will feature concerts by a number of local and foreign artists. The overseas contingent will include Thailand’s Nutavut Ratanakarn, South Korea’s Lee Song Ou and Honam Ji, Japan’s Kozo Tate, and Sweden’s Johannes …
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