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Suboi Named to Forbes 30 Under 30
Hip Hop artist Suboi, along with three other savvy Vietnamese entrepreneurs were named to the 2017 Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list. The prestigious annual list recognizes young innovators in ten industries across the continent. Suboi, born Hang Lam Trang Anh in 1990 was listed in the Entertainment & Sports category. She is the first
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10 Asian Superheroes You Forgot Were Awesome (3 Are Vietnamese)
Superheroes are all the rage lately. Here’s ten of the best. Both the Marvel and DC cinematic universes are expanding tremendously with no end in sight. While many comic book fans are Asian, the number of Asian superheroes on the big screen hasn’t exactly matched in proportion. We list out 10 Asian superheroes who you
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5 Designers Who Dominated International Fashion Week
If fashion is a story of beautiful women, then designers are the storytellers who make them compelling. International Fashion Week was held in Hanoi this November. Eyes were treated, minds were blown, and fashion legends were made. Below are five designers who dazzled the glitterati elite in this year’s gala. They are sorted in no particular
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Video: Vietnam’s Funniest Moments
Upon a quest to laugh on Friday afternoon, we found a video that will be forever precious. It is a collage of some of the funniest instances anyone could witness in Vietnam. It was compiled by Vietnam Funny, whose channel you should definitely peruse if you haven’t already. In the mean time, press play to
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Stop What You’re Doing and Look at These VFX
CYCLO is one of the leading visual effects houses in Asia. We posted a reel of their work on Vietnam’s blockbuster hit Tam Cam a little over a month ago. Today, we decided to share another of their VFX reels with you. This one features the best work they did in 2016. You’ll discover magical
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Prisma Delight: Four Moments in Saigon
September 29, 2016 Four moments from my recent trip in Vietnam. Captured in Prisma. Enjoy! (If you guys share this I might post more) Saigon Caught in a Flood The View From Caravelle (My Favorite Bar) Second Floor View from Cuc Gach (My Favorite Restaurant) The Turtle Temple (That Obama also Went To) With
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Vietnamese Readers: Trump or Hillary?
September 25, 2016 A survey for our Vietnamese readers. Would you vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton? The 2016 U.S. Election has been quite the spectacle. Pundits the world over have been going off about Donald Trump’s crazy antics and Hillary Clinton’s email scandals. We wanted to know what our Vietnamese readers thought about
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Tweet! We Will Send You Amazing Chocolate!
September 9, 2016 Retweet this tweet to win the world’s best chocolate! Our editor, Louie Nguyen, will be in Vietnam from September 11th to the 22nd. While there, he will be picking up an assortment of chocolate delicacies from Marou – Vietnam’s premiere luxury chocolatier. The treats will be crafted by Vincent Mourou and Sam
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Vietnam Defeats Defending Futsal Champions Japan
September 01, 2016 Highlights of Vietnam edging out defending champions Japan 2-1 on penalties in AFC 2016 Futsal Championship quarter-finals. The victory followed a 4-4 draw after extra-time. Vietnam secured a place in the semi-finals for the first time and qualification for a maiden FIFA Futsal World Cup. Iran went on to win the Futsal
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Video: Epic Voyage of a Trash Boat
August 26, 2016 Footage of a boat prototype embarking on its maiden voyage. Probably back to the drawing board.
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Pokemon Go Ignites Vietnam!
August 15, 2016 Pokemon Go – Niantics’ mobile gaming phenomenon – reached Vietnam on August 6th. As expected, it sent hordes of Vietnamese players across the streets of Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh – their eyes glued to their screens and their hearts set on catching new Pokemon. Vietnam, like many other Southeast Asian countries,
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Vietnam Wins First Ever Olympic Gold Medal
August 6, 2016 Hoang Xuan Vinh of Vietnam won the Gold medal today in the Men’s 10m Air Pistol event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. See the video skip to 2:30 to see the amazing final moment when Vinh sealed his victory. This is the first Gold medal Vietnam has
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Miss Vietnam 2016 Finalists
July 29th 2016 Participants in the Miss Vietnam pageant receive the opportunity to be goodwill ambassadors on behalf of their country for the rest of their lives. Past participants say they treasure the special recognition the Vietnamese people show them everywhere they go, even years after the event. The 2016 southern province finalists were chosen
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Vietnam Hosts 4th Annual Golden Moment Photography Contest
July 13, 2016 Photo entries are now being accepted for the 4th annual Golden Moment Photography Contest sponsored by the VietinBank, Vietnam News Agency and the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists.
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Suboi, Vietnam’s Queen of Hip Hop
June 28, 2016 Vietnamese rapper, singer and songwriter Suboi (pronounced sue-boy) is Vietnam’s queen of hip hop. Able to rap fluently in English and Vietnamese, she said “I feel like I belong to the stage.”
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Long Legged Evening – A Soaring Success
June 23, 2016 The 10th Annual “Night of Long Legs” fashion show was aired on June 16th, 2016 to smashing success. For those new to the event, the “Night of Long Legs,” is Vietnam’s answer to Victoria’s Secret.
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Video Trailer – Housemaid, Vietnamese Horror
June 22, 2016 From the team that produced the massive blockbuster Sweet Twenty, CJ Entertainment and HKFilm have co-produced Housemaid, a new Vietnamese horror thriller scheduled for release in September 2016.
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Video – Trailer of Fan Cuong, Hilarious Vietnamese Rock Comedy
June 17, 2016 “Fan Cuong”, a co-production of Chanh Phuong, HKFilm and other local producers, is slated to be released this summer on July 15.