The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged Americans to avoid traveling to Vietnam because of high counts of Covid. On Monday, the agency added Vietnam to the Level 4 category, the highest travel health notice tier, with a ‘very high’ Covid risk along with more than 140 …
Read More »Vietnamese models participate in Milan Fashion Week
Two Vietnamese models, Phuong Oanh and Quynh Anh, have represented international brands at Milan Fashion Week in Italy. Phuong Oanh appears in a Dolce & Gabbana Fall Winter 2022 outfit on Feb. 26. The see-through design reveals her lingerie and had the brand name printed across it. Milan Fashion Week …
Read More »US CDC urges Americans against travel to Vietnam
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has urged Americans to avoid traveling to Vietnam because of high counts of Covid. On Monday, the agency added Vietnam to the Level 4 category, the highest travel health notice tier, with a ‘very high’ Covid risk along with more than 140 …
Read More »Enthusiasts drive Bugatti sports car made of clay
Three car enthusiasts in northern Quang Ninh Province have replicated a Bugatti Chiron from scratch using clay, composite, steel piping and other inexpensive materials. Enthusiasts drive Bugatti sports car made of clay Vietnamese car enthusiasts replicate drivable Bugatti Chiron from clay
Read More »Vietnamese abandon dreams of buying city homes
Instead of taking out a loan to buy a house, Thu Hoai decided to buy a car worth nearly VND1 billion (over $43,000) and keep sharing a room with friends. After more than eight years of working, the 32-year-old tour guide had accumulated over VND1 billion. Hoai’s initial plan was …
Read More »Hanoi Covid patients unable to access health services, officials plead personnel shortage
Unable to reach local health officials via phone, Ngoc Lan had to physically visit her ward medical center despite being seven months pregnant to declare she had contracted Covid. But for all her effort the 27-year-old in Cau Giay District was merely told to go home and wait for further …
Read More »Hanoi Covid patients fail to access health service amid medical personnel shortage
Unable to reach local health officials via phone, Ngoc Lan had to physically visit her ward medical center despite being seven months pregnant to declare she had contracted Covid. But for all her effort the 27-year-old in Cau Giay District was merely told to go home and wait for further …
Read More »Hanoi Covid patients complain about local health officials’ apathy
Unable to reach local health officials via phone, Ngoc Lan had to physically visit her ward medical center despite being seven months pregnant to declare she had contracted Covid. But for all her effort the 27-year-old in Cau Giay District was merely told to go home and wait for further …
Read More »A celebration and a tribute: collective wedding for Covid-19 warriors
A group of doctors and nurses who’d postponed their nuptials to fight the Covid-19 pandemic have been rewarded with a dazzling collective wedding that’s a tribute to their heroic efforts. Their collective wedding was held in the heart of the hospital campus that became a romantic forest on the night …
Read More »Less glitz as Vietnam’s new entertainment blitz gets more ‘authentic’
There seems to be a qualitative difference as a slew of new concerts, musical releases and movie premieres enlivens the Vietnamese entertainment scene after a long pandemic-enforced dormancy. The social distancing periods, high death toll and resultant subdued atmosphere have prompted local musicians and singers to come up with a …
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