Authorities in the Co To island district in the northern province of Quang Ninh is set to prohibit visitors from bringing in plastic bags and bottles. From September 1 they will be required to leave plastic behind before they get on ferries at Van Don Wharf to go to the …
Read More »Rain no dampener as erstwhile boybands rock Hanoi
Fans stood in the rain for five hours as The Moffatts, 911, A1 and Blue, beloved boybands of the 1990s and 2000s, performed their hit songs Saturday night in Hanoi. It began raining just before the international artists took the stage at the HAY Glamping Music Festival, causing a half-an-hour …
Read More »Mother, son leave urban life behind to clean up trash-filled beach
People in a Khanh Hoa Province village have been seeing a woman who relocated from Hanoi quietly clean up the beach every morning for the last six months. When Thien Binh first moved to Binh Lap village, Cam Lap commune, at the beginning of the year, she was surprised to …
Read More »Vietnamese-Australian debuts in new K-pop girl group NewJeans
Pham Ngoc Han, an 18-year-old Vietnamese-Australian, recently debuted in the new five-member K-pop girl group NewJeans with the stage name Hanni. The group was launched in late July by All Doors One Room (Ador), a label under the HYBE group that represents K-pop titans BTS. Hanni, Korean-Australian singer Danielle, and …
Read More »American actress dons Cong Tri creation at red carpet event
Actress Joey King wore a deep-cut white outfit by designer Cong Tri to the red-carpet movie premiere of ‘Bullet Train’ starring her and actor Brad Pitt. The actress stood out in a luxurious sequin embroidered satin silk outfit at the movie premiere on Aug. 1 in Los Angeles. The cut-out …
Read More »Donors give cancer patients locks of hope
Pham Thi Lan washed and combed her calf-length hair and sat on a chair as she prepared to get it cut for donating to cancer patients. On July 1 the 93-year-old woman in Hanoi’s Nam Tu Liem District agreed to have her hair cut for the first time in her …
Read More »International DJs set to perform in Da Nang
Four international DJs will perform at ‘Da Nang Electronic Carnival – Take Me To The Sun’ rave in central Da Nang City on July 13-14. The two-day outdoor event will feature many EDM genres spun by Dutch DJs – duo group Firebeatz, Dyro and LNY TNZ – and female Taiwanese …
Read More »Hue among cheapest travel destinations for Australians
Australian newspaper The News Daily has listed Vinh and Hue towns in central Vietnam among budget-friendly destinations for Australian travelers amid rising living and airfare costs. “Australians are travel-hungry after two years of lockdowns, but the rising cost of living and airfares could put globetrotting dreams on hold,” the newspaper …
Read More »Hue’s abandoned water park appears in Italian band’s MV
Hue’s famous abandoned dragon-themed Thuy Tien Water Park serves as the main setting for Italian electronic dance music group Meduza’s video ‘Bad Memories.’ The MV, which has an eerie feel, has raked in more than 1.8 million YouTube views since it was uploaded on July 22. It starts with a …
Read More »Vinh, Hue among cheapest travel destinations for Australians
Australian newspaper The News Daily has listed Vinh and Hue towns in central Vietnam among budget-friendly destinations for Australian travelers amid rising living and airfare costs. “Australians are travel-hungry after two years of lockdowns, but the rising cost of living and airfares could put globetrotting dreams on hold,” the newspaper …
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