Life & Love

Hanoi cinemas were filled last weekend with young people queuing up to see recently released films as they reopened after nearly 10 months. At the box office of a cinema on Pham Ngoc Thach street (Dong Da District) at around 8 p.m Sunday, everyone had their temperatures measured, QR codes …

Nguyen Minh Hong, 26, quit her job as an administrative employee in HCMC a month before Tet (Lunar New Year). She had interviewed at four companies but decided to quit anyway though she was not hired. Welcome to the global phenomenon known as The Great Resignation, which swept across the …

A nurse whose “cheerful dancing” in protective gear has won millions of admirers after it was caught by an elevator camera is surprised by its wild popularity. During about 20 seconds that she was in an elevator, Minh Trang, a nurse taking care of Covid infected newborns, goes into into …

Dinh Tue Tam has spent 1-2 hours a day scouting in groups for rental houses and rooms after his school would reopen on Feb. 28. Tam, a sophomore student at Hanoi University of Pharmacy, returned to neighboring Hai Phong Province to celebrate Reunification Day (April 30) and Labor Day (May …

The taxi stopped in front of a house in District 7. Alan Nguyen rushed out and hugged the woman he hadn’t seen for two years and three months. “Nothing can separate us anymore,” he told his wife, Thanh Tu, from whom he’d parted just two days after their wedding. Their …

Da Lat, Hoi An, and Da Nang are among 10 most romantic tourist hotspots for Valentine’s Day as endorsed by Vietnamese travelers, according to online travel agency Booking.com. Da Lat topped the most romantic destinations list for Valentine’s Day. “This beautiful land of flowers has fascinated and attracted couples from …

Designer Phuong Ho seeks to draw global attention to Vietnam’s culture and landscapes by having international magazines publish photographs of the national costume, ao dai. After greatly admiring the ‘Tropical’ series of photos young model Tin Tam took with pythons, parrots and other animals, she connected with publications such as …

A high-speed boat service from Vung Tau to Con Dao Island will resume operations soon after being suspended for more than nine months over the Covid-19 pandemic. Vu Van Khuong, director of Phu Quoc Express JSC, investor in the service, said it would operate at half capacity with a frequency …

Cam Dan, a top 15 Miss Vietnam finisher in 2020 has proven an ideal foil for designer Do Long’s “Allure” collection that highlights womanly curves in pastel colors. Designer Long’s choice of Cam Dan as the collection’s “muse” has worked out well. She perfectly fits into the sharp lines and …

“Think again, son!” Kaneya Manabu recalls his father saying in 2016 after learning he had submitted his resignation as head of the criminal police division in Japan’s Saitama Prefecture. “Many people told me I was crazy to leave my family and a stable job behind to move to a foreign …