A photo book by a French doctor, J. C. Baurac, sheds light on the architecture and life of people in southern Vietnam in the late 19th century. A photo of Go Vap Market at the end of the 19th century in ‘Nam Ky Va Cu Dan: Cac Tinh Mien Dong’ …
Read More »MMUSIC launched as a record label in Vietnam
METUB Network has announced its project in 2022, MMUSIC, Music Record Label, a music ecosystem and new playground dedicated for Gen Z music artists and audiences in Vietnam. The MMUSIC launch event took place on March 24 at the METUB Network headquarters, Ho Chi Minh City. Rapper Tlinh and singer …
Read More »Shape shifting: southern house with moving facade
A house in Can Tho City has a brise-soleil that changes its shape based on the needs of the occupants, giving the impression the facade is moving. The house is situated on a 105-square-meter plot of land in the southern city. The louver blind serves to both keep out the …
Read More »Schools should be intimate communities: gross principal of Scotch College Adelaide
Dr. John Newton, gross principal of Scotch College Adelaide, said that in addition to sowing the seeds of knowledge, schools should be a place to cultivate and develop well-being for each student. The point of view was shared by Dr. John Newton with Vietnamese parents in the recent seminar Talk …
Read More »US actress Leyla Milani dazzles in Do Long creation
American actress Leyla Milani wore a see-through dress by Vietnamese designer Do Long to a party earlier this week. The dress had a cut-out detail at the bust that was encrusted with 10,000 Swarovski crystals, and took a team of skilled craftsmen over 800 hours to complete. She teamed the …
Read More »SACE International hands over South Australian certificate of education to Scotch AGS
The SACE Council under the South Australian Government signed a contract with a partner in Vietnam to hand over the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) to Scotch College Australian Grammar School (Scotch AGS). Scotch AGS will also be one of the first international schools to teach SACE methodically and …
Read More »Balloon landings on roads deliberate: organizers
Festival organizers have asserted that all landings of hot air balloons in Tuyen Quang province Wednesday morning were intentional. After social media clips and photos showed hot air balloons falling on roads, near a river and on a field during the ongoing hot air balloon festival, questions were raised about …
Read More »French woman seeks out runaway birth mother in Vietnam
After learning she had a serious illness, Solène Martel was determined to find her Vietnamese birth mother, believing “if not now, then never”. She was born Tran Thi Thanh Xuan on August 27, 1998, at a local medical center in Phuc Xuan Commune in Thai Nguyen Town in the northern …
Read More »Loved ones overcome bumpy road to reunite in Vietnam
Separated from their loved ones in Vietnam for two years, some foreigners have been desperately seeking to reunite with them, overcoming administrative hassles along the way. Le Vinh, 40, a university professor in the U.S., thought he would not be able to visit Vietnam again after the Covid-19 pandemic subsided. …
Read More »Ennui: Early retirees share hard lessons
Nguyen Hung Tu returned to work exactly one year and one month after retiring at the age of 38 despite having enough money to last his family for years. The 42-year-old IT engineer living in HCMC’s District 3 explains why he decided to do so in October 2019: “I could …
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