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Life & Love

Works paint a pretty picture at international art auctions

Eight Vietnamese artworks went under the hammer for millions of dollars at various international auction houses this year, marking increasing acknowledgement of artistic talent in the country. Despite Covid-19 impacts on the global art market, Vietnamese artworks achieved significant success at international auctions this year. From 2017, the first time …

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HCMC, Binh Dinh allowed to welcome back foreign tourists

The government has greenlighted Ho Chi Minh City and Binh Dinh Province to welcome back foreign tourists under a vaccine passport trial program from this month. The latest additions raised the total localities allowed to receive international visitors on special tour packages to seven. Earlier, Quang Nam, Quang Ninh, Kien …

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Vietnamese singer debuts for South Korean boy band

Vietnamese singer debuts for South Korean boy band

Ngo Ngoc Hung, stage name Hanbin, has made his singing debut as one of the seven members of new K-pop group TEMPEST. On Jan. 3 Yuehua Entertainment tweeted the official photo of the band, including the 24-year-old Vietnamese from the northern Yen Bai Province. It quickly trended in Vietnam, with …

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Treks do the trick for releasing pandemic tensions

Trekking in remote mountainous areas and other green destinations has become a trend among Vietnamese tourists seeking a release from pandemic confinement blues. Ha Chi, an office staff in Hanoi, said she trekked to Lao Than Mountain in northern Lao Cai Province for the first time in her life last …

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