Life & Love

NewJeans, a girl group with Vietnamese member Hanni, has set a record in highest first-week sales for a K-pop girl group debut album. Local media reported that their debut album “New Jeans” sold over 311,000 copies in just the first week after hitting the shelves on Aug. 8, setting a …

The People’s Committee of Ho Chi Minh City decided to fine painter Bui Quang Vien VND25 million ($1,068) and ordered him to destroy 29 paintings for an “unlicensed exhibition.” The HCMC People’s Committee administratively sanctioned Vien for organizing the exhibition “Improvisation” without seeking a license first. Previously, the exhibition displaying …

A few days have passed but Giang*, 23, is still dazed by the flooding that occurred on August 8 following record rainfall in the South Korean capital Seoul. She says: “This is the first time I have experienced a flood like this. All of a sudden, water kept gushing out …

Hanoian families do not mind spending a lot of money to send their pets to day-care centers, many of which offer top-class services. When Vu Ngoc Minh Ha and her husband leave home in Tay Ho District at 7 a.m. for work, they take their samoyed dog named Xe Dap …

Many people who put off treatment for various ailments during the Covid-19 pandemic are now making a beeline to major hospitals, overwhelming them with their sheer numbers.     Long wait times at Hanoi hospitals as patients arrive en masse post-Covid Long wait times at Hanoi hospitals as patients arrive …

Thu and her husband struggle to cover their living expenses, and she feels embarrassed about borrowing money from her son-in-law. Thu, 61, is a housewife and completely dependent on her husband. He is 66 and works as a construction worker. They struggle to make ends meet and their healthcare expenses …

Singer Tang Duy Tan’s “Ben Tren Tang Lau” (rough translation: Upstairs) has gone viral on social media, garnering hundreds of millions of views. The song is currently one of the hottest tracks online right now after tens of millions of Vietnamese users on social media platform TikTok used its melody …

After 15 years of operating and guiding ILA to become Vietnam’s top English academy, Tran Xuan Dzu, its CEO, is planning the next steps for the organization. On a mid-July afternoon, summertime for children, at 146 Nguyen Dinh Chieu, students were lining up for a school bus preparing for a …

Dozens, mainly young men, competed for the cash offerings to those in the afterworld during the Hungry Ghost festival on Friday.     Dozens jostle for money offered to the deceased in Ghost Month Dozens jostle for money offered to the deceased in Ghost Month

Through adversity and two years of sheer resilience, every IB Diploma student from International School Ho Chi Minh City’s class of 2022 has flourished in their own way. As one of the leading international schools in Vietnam, ISHCMC has a rich 28-year history of student achievement. The class of 2022 …