Life & Love

As schools returns to face-to-face learning, the Australian International School (AIS) has celebrated 15 years as part of the HCMC international school community and also recent upgrades to its campuses. Davina McCarthy, AIS Executive Principal delivered a speech to celebrate the renovation opening at AIS Thu Thiem campus. Photo courtesy …

The resumption of normal activities has caused a new surge in coronavirus transmission, forcing many people to take life slowly again. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, 26, who is expecting her first child next week, has had to abandon her dream of having her husband by her side during delivery. He …

Horror film ‘Chuyen Ma Gan Nha’ (Vietnamese Horror Story) will be released in Taiwan in April. Director Tran Huu Tan said he is very happy to know about its release abroad and expects Taiwanese audiences to be curious about the film since it contains many Vietnamese paranormal myths. Within six …

HCMC authorities are considering making Ha Ton Quyen Street in District 11, famous for selling Chinese wontons, pedestrians-only during weekends. Tran Thi Bich Tram, vice chairwoman of District 11, where the street is situated, said the city government’s approval is awaited. The 300-meter-long street will be off-limits to vehicles from …

Still reeling from the trauma of Covid-19 lockdowns, many people have decided to remain in their hometowns rather than return to the urban centers they fled, causing a labor shortage. For Truong Thi Ngoc Bich, who used to work at a metal tools factory in HCMC’s Binh Tan District, the …

Two Vietnamese photographers hope to use images of trash-filled rivers to raise public awareness about plastic pollution. “I use my camera to capture images of people on land and rivers overflowing with trash,” photographer Nguyen Viet Hung explained Tuesday during the opening ceremony of the exhibition ‘Song Ke Chuyen Nhua’ …

On a large piece of land in Hoa Binh Province, a Tuscany-style house in a picturesque setting allows the homeowner to relive his time in Italy. Typical features of Tuscan architecture include thick stone walls, marble decorations on the doors, tiled roofs, terracotta tiled floors, lush green gardens, and sturdy …

On a large piece of land in Hoa Binh Province, a Tuscany-style house in a picturesque setting allows the homeowner to relive his time in Italy. Typical features of Tuscan architecture include thick stone walls, marble decorations on the doors, tiled roofs, terracotta tiled floors, lush green gardens, and sturdy …

Regular flights have resumed to 19 international destinations a month after the Vietnamese government reopened the country’s borders. Vietnamese carriers are flying to Bangkok, Doha, Dubai, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Kuala Lumpur, London, Moscow, Paris, Phnom Penh, San Francisco, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei, Tokyo, and Vientiane, the Civil Aviation Authority …

Fully vaccinated foreign tourists should be treated no different from domestic tourists when Vietnam reopens international tourism fully, removing all restrictions, an expert says. Pham Truong Hoang, who teaches hospitality and tourism at the Hanoi-based National Economics University, said many countries around the world have fully reopened their borders to …