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Thailand and China on Sunday signed off on a visa waiver agreement at talks between their foreign ministers as the two countries look to boost ties. The deal inked by Thai foreign minister Parnpree Bahiddha-Nukara and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi allows people from the two nations to travel to …

A Malaysian shopkeeper used a forklift to relocate three inconsiderately parked cars blocking his workshop entrance. On Jan. 21, a roughly four-minute video was published on Hasan Al Razak’s TikTok account showing three cars that were parked at the entrance of a shop near Batu Caves in the state of …

Actress Song Hye Kyo recently dined with French jeweler Chaumet’s director of international global PR Eloise Coisy at one of Paris’a premier international restaurants. Song, who made Forbes’s Korea Power Celebrity list five times, is now in Paris to attend Spring Summer Fashion Week as Fendi Fashion Ambassador. She gained …

Bitter melon soup pairs the sharp taste of the melon with pork and fish, a symbolic dish for Tet in southern Vietnam that speaks to overcoming hardships. Bitter melon soup holds cultural significance in Southern Vietnamese culture, as kho qua, or bitter melon, is a play on words for easing …

Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel presents a Tet space highlighting various regional cultures and festive celebrations as part of the “Happy Tet” program from Jan. 24 to 28.     Nostalgia unleashed: Tet celebrations at Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel Nostalgia unleashed: Tet celebrations at Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel

Actress Angelina Jolie was pictured on a dinner outing with her Vietnamese-born adoptive son Pax Thien Jolie-Pitt at a sushi joint in Los Angeles, California. The mother-son duo appeared to be enjoying some quality one-on-one time as they were spotted at the strip mall sushi joint Sushi Park on the …

A wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event, and I did not want to invite a large number of guests just so they could “repay” the money I had gifted at their weddings, only to leave afterward. My intention is not to pass judgment on others’ wedding invitation choices. I merely wish …

I have a high blood lipid level, so is it necessary for me to avoid eggs because they contain a lot of cholesterol? (My Chi, 55, Tien Giang) Answer: Cholesterol is a type of lipid that plays a crucial role in various essential functions in the body, including aiding in …

Apple debuts its first collaboration with a Vietnamese artist, releasing rapper tlinh’s music video “Dung Lam No Phuc Tap” (Don’t Complicate It) Friday. This collaboration is part of Apple‘s “Shot on iPhone” campaign in Asia. Directed by award-winning Vietnamese-American filmmaker Bao Nguyen, the 7-minute music video, shot on the iPhone …

Minh Tuan, spending most of his day on social media except for two to three school hours, dislikes his body due to constant exposure to images of male models with six-pack abs. “They have good bodies and muscles since they work out at the gym,” said Tuan, a 20-year-old university …