Fashion

There has been an explosion in the number of beauty pageants, with nearly 20 of them held in the first half of this year alone. Mostly organized by industry groups and entertainment companies, they included Miss Universe Vietnam in June and Miss Ethnic Vietnam, Miss Ao Dai Vietnam and Miss …

Four beloved boybands of the 1990s and 2000s – The Moffatts, Blue, A1 and 911 – will perform at a music festival in Hanoi next month. They will perform at HAY Glamping Music Festival on Aug. 6 in Hanoi’s Yen So Park, singing a series of famous hits that were …

An exhibition of paintings by Le Pho, Mai Trung Thu, Le Thi Luu, and Vu Cao Dam borrowed from private collectors is being held in Ho Chi Minh City. ‘Hon Xua Ben La’ (Timeless Souls: Beyond the Voyage), organized by art broker Sotheby’s at a downtown hotel from July 11 …

Hoi An town in central Vietnam has secured 20th place in a new global listing of 25 best cities chosen by readers of U.S. magazine Travel + Leisure. With an overall rating of 88.92 out of 100, Hoi An moved ahead of Peru’s Cuzco, South Africa’s Cape Town, U.S.’s Charleston, …

Hong Anh was angry when she discovered her husband had been giving his younger sister in university VND5 million ($214.18) a month. Minh Hung, an IT engineer, earns more than VND30 million a month. At the outset the couple had agreed that his entire monthly income would be given to …

‘Kieu’, the first ballet based on Nguyen Du’s epic poem ‘The Tale of Kieu’, is set to be staged again in Ho Chi Minh City after two years. The public will have a chance to watch it on August 20 at the Opera House. Tran Hoang Yen performs the main …

After helping a French woman find her birth mother three years ago, Do Hong Phuc started to help others too reconnect with relatives back in Vietnam. One evening in HCMC in late June, instead of going home after work, Phuc rode his motorbike from Go Vap District to Binh Thanh. …

An international DJ starcast, including 2007 Grammy nominee DJ Andy Moor, will headline an EDM rave in coastal Ha Long Town this weekend. Dragon Music Festival will take place at Sun World Ha Long Complex this Saturday, July 16. Various electronic dance music (EDM) genres will be played by top …

Vietnam has become one of the most popular travel destinations in Asia, and makes a visitor feel like they have entered another world. Compared to other countries, Vietnam has some very niche and unique lifestyles that you might not have experienced before. Here are some health tips for your travel …

Vu Nguyen has not been getting sufficient sleep for the past month: She wakes up at 3 a.m. and opens the trading app to check the prices of tokens. “I’ve been trading cryptocurrencies for two years.” the 29-year-old says. “Previously I only bought a few coins and barely make any …