Life & Love

When gunfire began in Almaty, Kazakhstan, Minh Tuan’s family hid in the house, telling each other not to open the door for anyone. Tuan is vice president of the Vietnamese Association in Kazakhstan and has lived in the country since 1994. He said: “I was informed that another riot had …

The British rock band Coldplay has praised a video of Vietnamese dancers performing to their viral track with K-pop band BTS ‘My Universe’. On their official Facebook, the band wrote a Vietnamese status with the message saying: “It’s amazing to see the beautiful choreography made by dance groups in Vietnam …

Music publication Pitchfork gave the album ‘Came’ by artist Tran Uy Duc a score of 7.5, a higher mark than some previous albums from singers like Adele and Taylor Swift. “‘Came’, his beguiling sophomore album, can be described as a collection of contradictions: greyscale and prismatic, deadening and exuberant, baleful …

All 1,000 slots for adventure tours to Son Doong, the world’s largest cave, in 2022 have been fully booked by domestic tourists, mainly from Ho Chi Minh City and southern provinces. Around 100 tourists, mostly foreigners, have already booked tours to the cave complex in the central province of Quang …

YouTube channels of Vietnamese living abroad with content about their daily life and overseas experience rake in millions of views. Millions in Vietnam have been tuning in Pham Quang Linh’s vlogs on his life in Africa. His videos have charmed audiences for his outgoing personality and rustic content, including showcasing …

Billboard Vietnam will launch two music charts, Vietnam Hot 100 and Top Vietnamese Songs, on Jan. 14, 2022. The company stated Billboard Vietnam Hot 100 will include all genres of music around the world and Billboard Vietnam Top Vietnamese Songs the most popular local works. The results of both music …

The recent deaths of children from physical abuse at home lays bare Vietnam’s shortcomings like violence that masquerades as discipline, social indifference and inadequate laws. To many, what is most heartbreaking about the recent death of the eight-year-old girl in HCMC is that it might have been prevented if the …

The automatic extension of visas for foreign nationals stranded in Vietnam due to Covid-19 will end this Saturday, the Immigration Department has said. Vietnam has begun to gradually resume regular commercial flights, it explained in a statement. Foreigners who entered Vietnam with a visa exemption certificate, e-visa, or tourist visa …

Blaring karaoke music, both in commercial establishments and homes, has been a persistent problem in Saigon, and peace and quiet are something many people have not known for years. Though it was 10 p.m. Tran Thi Lan could hear the ear-splittingly loud singing from her neighbors’ karaoke in Ho Chi …

Many people are puzzled by provinces’ Covid-19 travel advisory telling them not to visit their hometown for Tet considering the government wants Vietnam to “live with” the disease. After reading a letter from officials in Thanh Hoa Town in the eponymous central province urging people not to return for Tet …