Tuesday , November 5 2024

Life & Love

Int’l air passengers to Vietnam in October down 60%

Foreign air passenger numbers through 22 Vietnamese airports in October fell 61.8% against pre-pandemic levels to 1.3 million amid slow international tourism recovery. There was a total of 7.2 million air passengers in October, down 23.3% against October 2019, according to statistics from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam. Domestic …

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​Interest in mutant orchids withers away

Nguyen Van Hoa, 45, has several mutant orchids that were worth a few billion dong just two years ago but unsellable now. Once “equivalent to a family’s entire savings,” they are still kept in a secure iron cage equipped with a camera at Hoa’s home in Hanoi. “Two years ago …

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‘2-3 squids’ viral track causes online stir

'2-3 squids' viral track causes online stir

The phrase “2-3 squids” from a song by rappers Linh Thon and Minh Vu has gone viral among young Vietnamese and across social media. The phrase “2-3 squids” is part of the song “Anh Yeu Em Cuc” (I Love You Much), which started making waves online around late September for …

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