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The Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is in the midst of coffee harvest season. But farmers are facing a shortage of seasonal coffee pickers due to Covid-19. The Central Highlands, Vietnam’s coffee growing hub, currently has over 600,000 hectares of coffee, with Gia Lai boasting approximately 100,000 hectares, ranking …

As Hong changed her one-year-old daughter’s diaper, her mother, who has severe Alzheimer’s, sat on the floor, having wet her pants. It is not the first time that such situations have had the 32-year-old woman at her wit’s end. One weekend last year, when Hong’s daughter was learning how to …

The Vietnam Aviation Business Association wants the Ministry of Health to reduce its proposed 14-day home quarantine for fully immunized overseas Vietnamese to three days. They could be told to perform a rapid Covid test by themselves and a PCR test for confirmation if they test positive, it said. The …

‘Femme au Chapeau Conique le Long de la Rivière’ by Mai Trung Thu has fetched the second highest ever price for a Vietnamese painting at $1.57 million. ‘Femme au Chapeau Conique le Long de la Rivière’ (Young Woman With A Conical Hat By The River) was sold at the ‘Mapping …

In eight years Bich and her family migrated twice from the Mekong Delta to improve their livelihood but ended up returning to their hometown due to Covid-19. At 5 a.m. on September 30, Nguyen Thi Bich, 27, took her motorbike out of the apartment she rented with her parents in …

‘Maika’, Vietnam’s child sci-fi directed by Ham Tran, has been selected to premiere at 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Producer BHD confirmed it is one of two movies about children shown at the festival, from Jan. 20 – 30, 2022. The film festival will feature 82 movies from 28 countries and …

Quan A.P and Hoang Duyen have been named Best Asian Artist Vietnam and Best New Asian Artist Vietnam at the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards. Unable to attend the awards ceremony last weekend because of Covid-19, they expressed their appreciation and gratitude through video clips. Quan A.P, real name Pham …

‘Chim Quy Trong Long’ (Precious Birds In Cage) by singer Van Mai Huong has won the Best Music Video award at the 26th Asian Television Awards. At the weekend it beat the challenge from nominees from the Philippines, Taiwan, Singapore, and India to win top honors. It speaks about how …

An oil on canvas painting by early-19th century master Mai Trung Thu will be auctioned in Hong Kong Tuesday and is expected to fetch up to HKD7 million (US$897,600). ‘Femme au Chapeau Conique le Long de la Rivière’ (Young Woman With A Conical Hat By The River), is a 98cm …

A high vaccination rate and acceptance of Covid-19’s likely endemicity allow Saigonese to remain calm and get on with their lives even when neighbors and friends get infected. Truong Thi Thu Hanh, 45, of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 was not scared or worried when she came to know …