Following a three-month long nationwide contest, “Speak to Inspire, Vietnam”, an English public speaking and debate competition organized in Vietnam, unveiled its Top 15 champions. Brought to Vietnam by Netflix in partnership with the U.S. Embassy Hanoi, “Speak to Inspire, Vietnam” is organized by NPX Point Avenue, a leading EdTech …
Read More »Vietnamese Ghibli-inspired game nominated at ‘Oscars of the Internet’
Vietnamese game ‘Hoa’ has been nominated in the Best Art Direction and Best Music/Sound Design categories at Webby Awards, which honors online excellence. ‘Hoa’ will go up against ‘No Longer Home’, ‘Lost in Random’, ‘Wayfinder’ and ‘Oddworld: Soulstorm Enhanced Edition’ in the Best Art Direction category. In the Best Music/Sound …
Read More »Celebrities embrace Y2K fashion trend
Models, beauty pageant holders and actresses have been rocking outfits like corsets, pleated skirts, cropped baby tees, wide-leg pants and others as the Y2K aesthetic trend makes a comeback. Y2K, which stands for Year 2000, is a term referring to a computer glitch and bug identified in some software systems …
Read More »Pent-up demand for beauty services puts industry on revival path
Released from suffocating lockdowns, people are flocking to spas and clinics to relax and recharge, helping resuscitate the beauty market. Since the last Covid-19 lockdown was lifted late last year, Phan Nguyen Ngoc Nhi, 35, and her husband have been going to a spa in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem District every …
Read More »Vietnam tourism workers cash in on long weekend rush
It was a bonanza for tourism workers as hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions across the country operated at close to maximum capacity during the recently concluded three-day break. Tran Minh Phuc, a cyclo driver in Hue, earned around VND5 million ($218.26) a day during the long weekend that wrapped on …
Read More »Autistic children face host of challenges during pandemic
Bui Thi Cuc was shocked to discover her two-year-old twin children were talking nonsense and mimicking the behaviors of her autistic eldest son. Khac Dung, 4, was diagnosed with autism when he was just over two. Before the fourth Covid wave struck in April last year he attended a kindergarten …
Read More »Jubilation as runners breast the tape at VnExpress Marathon Hue
Couples kissed, “No Face” strolled casually and family and friends exulted as runners crossed the finish line Sunday at the 2022 VnExpress Marathon (VM) Hue. A couple kiss after finishing their 21-kilometer run. “No-Face” strolls very across the finish line with no rush. No-Face is a character Japanese movie “Spirited …
Read More »Coping with autistic children: challenges and strategies for parents
Giang A Pao took his son, who would keep smacking his head on the ground when happy, to the Vietnam National Children’s Hospital to find out the cause. In March 2021, the 33-year-old in the northern Bac Kan Province heard the term autism for the very first time. “Then I …
Read More »Hanoians flood karaoke parlors on first day of reopening
Customers flooded Hanoi karaoke parlors on the first day of reopening when restrictions lifted Friday after nearly a year of closure. The bustling atmosphere had returned to Hanoi karaoke parlors with many were operating at full capacity on the first day of reopening. The city has allowed karaoke, massage parlors, …
Read More »Music in the air as Hanoi karaoke parlors get spruced up
Employers and employees worked enthusiastically to clean up karaoke parlors that had gathered dust during the prolonged shutdown imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic. After nearly a year of closure, employees of a karaoke parlor on Tran Thai Tong Street in Cau Giay District worked hard Thursday cleaning up the premises …
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