The 400 guests at Thanh Tam and Cong Hau’s wedding in rural Dong Nai Province were greeted with tea and soft drinks instead of alcohol. During the November ceremony, the 23-year-old bride Pham Hong Thanh Tam replaced the ritual of offering wine to the betrothed parents with tea and red …
Read More »Musician Thanh Bui maintains equanimity after wife’s arrest in billion-dollar fraud case
Singer-songwriter Thanh Bui has said his life is ok after the arrest of his wife Truong Hue Van for involvement in disgraced property developer Van Thinh Phat’s billion-dollar fraud. Singer-songwriter Thanh Bui attends the premiere of his student DUYBI’s song on Nov. 30, 2023. Photo by Gia Bao “Many have …
Read More »How can I lose weight by drinking water?
To lose weight, I tend to drink a lot of water everyday, especially before meals to control the amount of calories I take in . Is this effective? (Linh, 29, Hanoi) Answer: The way you drink water plays an important role but is not the only factor in weight loss. …
Read More »In-office work becomes a nuisance for Vietnamese youth
Every morning, 25-year-old Bao Tran battles with whether or not to think of an excuse to work from home instead of going to the office. The Hanoian living in Hoang Mai District said that he does not hate his work, but the loud, cramped, and distracting environment of his workplace …
Read More »Young woman drives big rig around northern Vietnam
Twenty-four-year-old Ngo Thi My Hanh has taken up one of the unlikeliest professions for women in Vietnam by driving a tractor-trailer carrying tons of goods across the north’s remote, rural regions. “I started driving at age 17,” said the native of northern Vietnam’s Thai Nguyen Province. “Working mainly as a …
Read More »Tenant leaves China apartment in meter-high trash mountains before moving out
A woman in China’s eastern Shandong province has uploaded a video revealing her father’s property covered in piles of trash as high as three feet (1 meter) after a female tenant moved out. Hills of trash left inside Thai landlord Artter Ratcha’s apartment in Oct. 2023. Photo from Ratcha’s Facebook …
Read More »Singer Yen Trang unfazed by societal pressure to marry at 39
Pop singer Yen Trang, at 39, is enjoying her single life, free from the societal pressure of finding a husband. Pop singer Yen Trang. Photo from Trang’s Instagram “I’m enjoying my single life to the fullest,” Trang told VnExpress. “Getting married at a certain age is widely a social norm, …
Read More »Should I ask my ex-girlfriend to pay the money she borrowed from me?
My ex-girlfriend and I dated for almost six years, and she borrowed a total of VND350 million (US$14,427) from me. I’m a single man in my 30s. My ex-girlfriend and I started dating in 2015 and dropped our relationship two years ago. Though we dated for a while, we resided …
Read More »Authorities to investigate cryptocurrency platform ad at Westlife concert
The HCMC Department of Culture and Sports said it would investigate the display of an unauthorized cryptocurrency trading platform’s logo at the Westlife HCMC concerts. Irish pop group Westlife performs in HCMC. Photo from AMO Vietnam Facebook Many of the concert audience said on Nov. 22, the second night of …
Read More »Jennifer Lawrence credits Vietnamese-born makeup artist for new look
Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence attributed new changes in her look to the talents of Vietnamese-born makeup artist Hung Vanngo, shutting down rumors of cosmetic surgery. Actress Jennifer Lawrence. Photo from Jennifer Lawrence Fanpage Instagram “I call him [Hung Vanngo] a plastic surgeon,” the actress joked when she sat down with …
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