Life & Love

With the capital experiencing a biting cold spell, Hanoians are depending on fires and layers of warm clothes to keep them warm. The cold spell, which has blanketed the north, has sent the mercury in Hanoi plummeting to 10-12 degrees Celsius in the last few days. In the early mornings …

Tripping and stepping on each other’s feet is a definite no-no for dancers but not in To Van Hoa’s class: all his students are blind. “The most difficult thing for them when it comes to dancing is feeling the space,” the trainer at the Hanoi Dance Club for the Blind …

Two Vietnamese acrobats have received $50,000 from Hung Thinh Corp, a real estate enterprise in Vietnam, after setting a new Guinness record for most consecutive stairs climbed while balancing on the head in Spain. The Giang brothers receive congratulations and their spot reward from the representative of Hung Thinh Corp. …

Four best friends chipped in to buy a villa built using stacked blocks that allows occupants to enjoy views of Ha Long Bay. The villa is situated on a 500-square-meter plot of land on a hillside on Tuan Chau Island. The four friends bought the property to have fun with …

Swinburne Vietnam’s photography exhibition “The Gala: Swinburne Greats” from Dec. 17 to 19 received numerous submissions with intriguing backstories, drawing attention from students, parents and art lovers in Hanoi. Students’ highly artistic submissions As an opportunity to share stories about the Covid experience, “The Gala: Swinburne Greats”, with the theme …

While the entire domestic movie industry was hit by the pandemic, hits and failures of 2021 highlighted some dos and don’ts for box office success. Exemplifying the two ends were “Bo Gia” (Dad, I’m Sorry), which shattered box-office records while “Trang Ti Phieu Luu Ky” (The Adventures Of Trang Ti) …

Income losses and fears about the Covid-19 stigma they could face in their hometowns, migrant workers are opting to stay put instead of returning for the Lunar New Year. It has been almost two years since Nguyen Thanh Tung, 28, a worker in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 12, visited …

Nguyen Thi Huong can no longer be a grandmother to her grandchildren. She has to mother them now, not in the city they are used to, but in her village. She lulls them to sleep and calms them down whenever they get startled or become fearful. Covid-19 has devastated the …

Duc Huy, 28, decided to participate in a blind date event on the evening of Dec. 9, seeking a girlfriend to spend time with during Christmas. The insurance salesman, along with 19 other single men and women were asked to turn off all their electronic devices for the duration of …

After losing weight over a heartbreak, Luong Hong Son hit the gym to shake off stress and negativity. Today, he is an inspiring award-winning bodybuilder and entrepreneur. Son, a native of the northern province of Bac Giang, says the most memorable milestone after seven years of training in Japan is …