Life & Love

Tour guides specializing in serving domestic tourists have been enjoying a lucrative summer after losing more than two years of work to the Covid pandemic. Le Doan Ngoc Thi, director of HCMC-based Viet Guide Company, said each tour guide in his company received six to eight groups of tourists in …

Many recently released Vietnamese music videos feature steamy scenes ostensibly to attract viewers, but they are available to all, including children. Singer Chi Pu recently made a comeback with the contentious “Black Hickey”, which elicited a strong reaction from the public for its sensual scenes, which were lustful and promoted …

Thirty-three year old Hanoi resident Doan Trang delivered a healthy baby girl, her third child, in the lobby of the apartment complex she stays in last Friday. Around 2 p.m., she and her husband Vu Van Ngu were leaving for the hospital when she went into labor and told her …

Lily Hoa Nguyen, founder of UAE restaurant chain Vietnamese Foodies, opened her fifth outlet and wants to expand throughout the emirates. Speaking at the opening at Dubai Hills Mall on August 15, she said it was an opportunity to “get closer to realizing the vision of introducing fresh and delicious …

Hoang Thi Thu Ngan, deputy general director of Hanoi’s Dien Hong Retirement Home, is concerned about the low return on investment. Despite charging the market price of VND7.5 million ($312) per month, she says nearly a quarter of her rooms are never occupied. Since its opening eight years ago, the …

Music publication Pitchfork gave the album “Link” by Hoang Thuy Linh a score of 7.2, praising its empowering lyrics and large-scale production. “The latest album from the Vietnamese pop artist is an empowering statement of purpose, at its best when pairing evocative storytelling with theatrical, large-scale production.” Pitchfork compliments the …

Nguyen Thi Thanh rode down to a nearby neighborhood to get a young woman’s phone number for her 35-year-old son in the hope romance would bloom between them. When the woman’s family asked Thanh why he did not come himself, she told them, “He was embarrassed since the two had …

Nguyen Thi Thanh rode down to a nearby neighborhood to get a young woman’s phone number for her 35-year-old son in the hope romance would bloom between them. When the woman’s family asked Thanh why he did not come himself, she told them, “He was embarrassed since the two had …

Nguyen Thi Thanh rode down to a nearby neighborhood to get a young woman’s phone number for her 35-year-old son in the hope romance would bloom between them. When the woman’s family asked Thanh why he did not come himself, she told them, “He was embarrassed since the two had …

HipHopDX, an online hip hop magazine, applauded the “Million Dollar Boy” music video of Vietnamese rapper 16 Typh in an article published earlier this week. “‘Million Dollar Boy’ merges the artist’s affinity for music and fashion with a dreamy and eccentric music video,” the publication wrote. His video also featured …