Life & Love

While other commuters moved at a snail’s pace under the scorching sun, Nguyen Huy Phong used his bike to escape the traffic jam in a matter of minutes. “It takes situations like this to realize the value of cycling to work,” Phong, 30, a travel agency employee in Hanoi who …

Over 50 paintings by well-known artist Bui Xuan Phai (1920-1988), many of which he painted toward the end of his life, are on public display for the first time. ‘Remember Painter Bui Xuan Phai,’ an exhibition to mark his 100th birthday – postponed from 2020 – is on until July …

Fashion designer Tran Quoc Dung’s new collection features colorful outfits inspired by the five elements of nature in Eastern astrology – earth, fire, wood, water and metal. After two years of work and six months of implementation, Dung launched a mini collection named “Vague” inspired by the five elements of …

MorningStar in the U.S., Giorgio Auctions in Hungary and Bonhams in the U.K. are the three latest foreign auction houses suspected of selling fake Vietnamese paintings. Ace Le, editor-in-chief of local art magazine Art Republik Vietnam and co-founder of a network of Southeast Asian curators called Of Limits, has recently …

Den Vau’s ‘Ai Muon Nghe Khong’ (Who Wants To Listen) has made the rapper the Vietnamese artist with the most music videos (MVs) entering the YouTube Vietnam trending chart: 14. After its premiere on June 19, the highly anticipated MV for ‘Ai Muon Nghe Khong’ quickly topped the chart. It …

Le Thi Kim Ngan intended to raise her kids by herself after her marriage failed until she met and fell in love with another burn survivor. Ngan, 35, awoke early in the morning to find Nguyen Van Minh, 33, cooking in the kitchen in their small house in HCMC’s Cu …

Fashion designer Do Long has launched a new collection featuring a series of sexy bare-shoulder, sleeveless party dresses. Long’s ‘Lost In The Garden’ collection is inspired by a summer garden filled with flowers and vegetation. The designer incorporates a diverse color palette, combining many complex sewing techniques for each dress. …

Saudi Arabia lifted coronavirus travel restrictions on Monday on its citizens traveling to Ethiopia, India, Turkey and Vietnam, the state news agency SPA reported. Last month, Saudi Arabia banned its citizens from traveling to 16 countries over the Covid-19 outbreak. The list comprised Afghanistan, Armenia, Belarus, the Democratic Republic of …

‘Chieu Ca Mau’ (Ca Mau sedge mat) by designer Nguyen Quoc Viet has been selected as the national costume for the Vietnamese contestant at the upcoming Miss Universe 2022. The outfit weighs about 15 kilograms, designed in the shape of Vietnamese traditional attire ao dai. Viet added a stainless steel …

French band Kid Francescoli will be bringing their viral electro-pop hits to various venues across Vietnam. The band will perform at Quoc Hoc Monument in central Hue Town on June 28 and June 29 as part of Hue Festival 2022, according to the Institute Francais Vietnam. They are scheduled to …