Life & Love

Vietnamese students abroad are carrying on unfazed though the Omicron variant is raging in many of their countries. Ho Ngoc Quang, a junior chemical engineering student at Drexel University in the U.S., awoke on Jan. 11 with a dry and sore throat. Two days earlier he had gone with a …

Ethnic Vietnamese living near the Ukraine-Russia border hope the tension between the two countries will not escalate into conflict. Manh Hung, a PhD student at the National Aerospace University who has lived in Ukraine for nearly 10 years, told VnExpress: “People living in Kharkov city are worried about the future. …

Small alleys in Saigon are adorned with colorful Tet decorations as residents get into the festive spirit and prepare to welcome the Year of the Tiger. Alley 153 on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in District 1 looks like a mini flower street thanks to contributions from more than 100 …

Vietnamese are paying hundreds of dollars for gold plated tiger models as gifts as Lunar New Year draws near, bucking a major economic slowdown caused by the pandemic. Tet, as it is known in Vietnam, is the most important festival of the year and the occasion for people to give …

Hanoi placed 22nd on a list of 25 best tourist destinations for food enthusiasts as voted by Tripadvisor readers. The capital city was one of four Asian representatives to break into the list along with Bangkok (9th), Singapore (10th) and Hong Kong (10th) in Tripadvisor’s 2022 Travelers’ Choice Awards. The …

Grammy Award-winning American singer John Legend has shared photos of himself sightseeing and drinking egg coffee in Hanoi on his Instagram account. He arrived in Vietnam on Jan. 19 to perform at the Hanoi Opera House a day later. “Performed in Hanoi tonight at the beautiful Opera House. My first …

Nguyen Dang Ngoc Linh, 25, describes her upcoming Year of the Tiger 2022 with only two words: “poor” and “sad”. Around this time last year the 25-year-old was busy buying new clothes and ao dai and getting a new haircut and nails done to get ready to ring in the …

Many popular tourism destinations remain deserted though domestic travel and international flights have resumed, dashing the hopes of workers in the hospitality and related industries. Nguyen Thanh Thuy, owner of a cao lau (thick Vietnamese noodles) eatery on Tran Phu Street in tourist hotspot Hoi An, is worried she might …

Ha Long, Da Lat and Vung Tau have been awarded “ASEAN Clean Tourist City Standard” awards for their cleanliness, green environment and sustainable development. The awards ceremony was part of 2022 ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2022) held in Sihanoukville Province in Cambodia from Jan. 16-22. The recognition was based on …

Actress Leyla Milani wore a Do Long dress at a birthday party of her husband, millionaire Manny Khoshbin, last Friday. She wore a white mermaid evening gown. Guests were all asked to dress in black and white, following the 007 spy movie theme. Long said at the end of last …