Joey Yung is the latest in a series of Hong Kong celebs that has complimented the food at Viet Premium Pho Experience, a Vietnamese restaurant in the island’s Happy Valley neighborhood. The Cantopop diva paid the restaurant a visit on Tuesday on the suggestion of director Kearen Pang, one of …
Read More »Vietnamese suffers power cuts on sultry days
After waiting through a blackout for five hours without power, Hong Lan couldn’t take the heat in her house anymore and took her grandson outside to the lake. For the first time this summer on June 1, a part of Tien Yen Commune in Hoai Duc District, Hanoi, experienced power …
Read More »Footballer responds after wife’s controversial online post
Vietnamese center-back Bui Tien Dung has claimed that the Facebook account of his wife Khanh Linh has been hacked and she did not accuse him of “not deserving to be a father.” Linh, Dung, and their first daughter in 2020. Photo from Linh’s Facebook Linh gained attention with a Facebook …
Read More »Asia Commercial Bank chairman goes viral for singing ‘in the rain’
Tran Hung Huy, chairman of Asia Commercial Bank (ACB), gained attention for performing “Always Remember Us This Way” and “Co Don Tren Sofa” (Alone On the Sofa) in a recent event. Tran Hung Huy at ACB’s internal event on June 4, 2023. Photo from Tran Hung Huy’s Facebook page After …
Read More »Has Swiss watch brand plagiarized Vietnamese painter’s works?
A picture of the Trung sisters, Vietnamese historical figures, featured on a watch made by Swiss company Christophe Claret is said to have images from paintings by Xuan Lam. The company unveiled the new watch on its Facebook account on May 26, saying it wanted “to pay homage to the …
Read More »Vietnamese box office sets record-breaking revenue
Vietnamese box office has posted revenues VND1.08 trillion (around $46 million) in nearly six months of this year, triple than that of the same period last year. This is the first time the Vietnamese box office achieved the milestone, according to the independent analysis unit Box Office Vietnam. Although only …
Read More »Families operate on ‘power save mode’
Thu Thanh’s family decided to cut a hole in the wall between their home’s two bedrooms so that both rooms can benefit from only one air-conditioner. “We only need our room temperature to be about five to seven degrees Celsius lower than the outdoor temperature,” said the 30-year-old woman from …
Read More »How long do opened bottles of wine last?
I like to drink wine, but I usually can’t finish a whole bottle in one go, so: How long does an opened bottle of wine last? (Hung, 35, Hanoi) Answer: The expiration date for opened wine bottles depends on the wine. When opened, the wine is more exposed to oxygen, …
Read More »Miss Universe Vietnam meets Chris Hemsworth
Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie helped the Hollywood actor Chris Hemsworth greet Vietnamese viewers at the “Extraction 2” premiere. ‘Hen Nie at the “Extraction 2” premiere in Manila, the Philippines on June 5, 2023. Photo from H’Hen Nie’s Instagram On Monday, H’Hen Nie attended the movie premiere in Manila, …
Read More »My husband won’t do housework because men’s work is harder
My husband and I are both 35 years old. I’m a teacher, and he’s a technician, and we’ve been married for 10 years, with two boys in primary school. We got married due to an unplanned pregnancy. Even though we were already dating for two years, it was a long-distance …
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