Life & Love

A non-stop flight from Mumbai arrived in Phu Quoc Island on Friday, marking the launch of the first direct service between the Vietnamese tourist island and India. The flight operated by low-cost carrier Vietjet Air carrying 66 Indian tourists landed at Phu Quoc International Airport, around 14 kilometers from the …

Vietnam has surpassed China, India and Nepal to win “Asia’s leading nature destination” title at this year’s World Travel Awards. This is the first time Vietnam has been honored in this category. According to the Vietnam Administration of Forestry, the country currently has 33 national parks, 57 nature reserves, 13 …

Merriam-Webster has added more than 370 new words to its dictionary this month, including the world-famous Vietnamese sandwich banh mi. Merriam-Webster, the leading U.S. language provider, announced earlier this week that it has added 370 new words and definitions to its official dictionary in the month of September. Banh mi …

Singer Tuan Hung was fined VND12.5 million ($531) for holding a balcony concert without official permission, creating loud noise on a walking street in Hanoi. Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District People’s Committee said Friday that they had invited Tuan Hung to receive an administrative fine. His house is on Hang Khay …

Lots of online scams have surfaced recently, including love traps targeting single women and single moms that seek to take advantage of their loneliness and, arguably, greed. On Aug. 17 police in Ninh Binh Province arrested a person with the Facebook username ‘Chang Kho’ (rough translation: Mr. Fool) for allegedly …

Anh Quan started cutting hyacinths on the Vam Co Tay River from the age of 10 to earn money to support his entire family. The grade 8 student started this job five years ago when his brother was diagnosed with bone cancer and had to drop out of school. Since …

More than 30 oil paintings by Thuy Nguyen will be displayed in France at a solo exhibition called “Floating In The Nothingness” from September 24 to December 31. The works are inspired by her father, a MIG-21 pilot, and a book by Indian mystic Osho called “My Way: The Way …

Vietnamese designer Tran Phuong Hoa will debut her wedding dress collection “Viet Flora” at this year’s New York Fashion Week from Sept. 9-14. The collection boasts more than 20 wedding dress designs inspired by the lotus, lily, apricot blossoms, peach blossoms and others. “All the details, embroidered lace motifs, 3D …

Several of Vietnam’s major cities and tourist hubs have won in various categories at the 2022 World Travel Awards for the Asia region. Ho Chi Minh City beat seven other rivals to win the award for “Asia’s leading business travel destination,” the organizers announced at a ceremony in HCMC on …

Tham Thuy Hang, a Vietnamese movie superstar in the last century, passed away at the age of 83. The actress died on Tuesday evening at her house in Ho Chi Minh City, said Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City. Duong …