Life & Love

Streets around Hoan Kiem Lake in downtown Hanoi were packed on Friday night after reopening following nearly a year of closure because of Covid-19.     ​Hanoians flock to pedestrian streets as restrictions go Hanoians flock to pedestrian streets as restrictions go The streets around the lake and surrounding areas …

Several Vietnamese envoys say citizens of the countries they are stationed in are eager to return to Vietnam and products customized to specific tastes would facilitate their visits. Vietnam’s ambassador to India, Pham Sanh Chau, said at tourism conference Tuesday that more and more Indian tourists have shown great interest …

Van of Cau Giay District in Hanoi was shocked to discover her 12-year-old son’s computer containing links to pornographic websites. His teacher had told her that her son, who is in seventh grade, was poor academically, frequently dozed and was not paying attention in class. She became suspicious and checked …

With several uncertainties regarding quarantine and Covid-19 testing rules resolved Wednesday, travel firms have lost no time in contacting customers and getting foreign tourists to visit Vietnam. Soon after the Ministry of Health announced Wednesday that it was lifting self-quarantine for foreign tourists entering the country with negative Covid test …

A photo book by French Doctor J. C. Baurac shows life in southern Vietnam in the late 19th century, including images of the Saigon River and people getting vaccinated. Residents of Cho Lon, a city established in the 19th century and merged into neighboring Saigon in 1931, get vaccinated in …

Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron has congratulated Vietnamese actress Ngo Thanh Van and her fiance on getting engaged. “Congrats gurrlllllll,” the Hollywood star commented Tuesday under Van’s engagement announcement on Instagram. American film director Gina Prince-Bythewood wrote: “Congratulations!!” In response, Van said thank you under their comments and included heart emojis. …

When the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam announced Ha Le Diem as the winner, the Vietnamese director was surprised. Diem won the award for Best Directing at the world’s largest documentary film festival for her ‘Nhung Dua Tre Trong Suong’ (Children Of The Mist) last November. “It was such a …

An ink and color on silk artwork by Tran Tan Loc has been sold for €338,000 (over $370,000) at an event held by French auction house Aguttes. The ‘Jeune Élégante Se Coiffant’ (rough translation: A Woman Combing Hair), a 76 x 53 centimeter ink and color on silk painting created …

The Ministry of Health said Wednesday foreigners entering Vietnam only need to furnish a negative Covid-19 test certificate and are not required to quarantine. The test must have been done using the RT-PCR method within 72 hours before departure or the rapid antigen methods within 24 hours. Those who cannot …

The Ministry of Health on Wednesday said foreigners entering Vietnam only need to be tested negative for Covid-19 and do not need to enter any kind of quarantine. Under the ministry’s guidelines on entry rules for Vietnam’s reopening, foreigners entering the country are required to present a negative Covid test …