Chả rươi – Vietnam’s Popular Worm Omelet
Chả rươi, or sand worm omelet, is a seasonal Vietnamese dish made with unsightly, two-inch-long sea worms that some say give the “delicacy” a caviar-like taste. Every year, in late fall, street food stalls in northern Vietnam, particularly in Hanoi, serve a very special dish that looks very ordinary at first glance, but that actually […]
19-Year-Old Undergoes Plastic Surgery After Breaking Up With Boyfriend, Has No Regrets
Vietnamese social media has been abuzz with the story of a girl who went under the knife at age 19, after breaking up with her boyfriend because of her looks. Nguyen Tuong Vy became an overnight hot topic in Vietnam after taking to social media to share photos of herself from a few years ago, […]
Man Becomes Massive TikTok Star by Simply Staring Into Camera
A middle-aged Vietnamese man is being hailed as a TikTok phenomenon after achieving stardom on popular video app TikTok by doing nothing but staring into his smartphone camera. With streaming and video content being so popular these days, wannabe influencers really have to work hard and find new ways of attracting and entertaining audiences. Or […]
23-Year-Old Builds His Own Functional Batmobile
A young Vietnamese fan of the Dark Knight spent 10 months and over $20,000 building his own functional Batmobile. Nguyen Dac Chung, a 23-year-old architecture student from Hanoi had always dreamed of driving his very own Tumbler, the iconic Batmobile showcased in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight’ trilogy, and last year he decided to make […]
10-Year-Old Boy Stuns Internet With His Muscular Physique
A 10-year-old Vietnamese boy has been turning heads on Asian social media after photos of his unusually muscular physique went viral. Nguyen Hoang Nam’s parents claim that he was always more muscular than other kids his age. Even at birth, doctors noticed that he had more developed muscles than other babies, and by age 6, […]
Vietnamese Hairstylist Trims Intricate Artworks on the Backs of People’s Heads
Truong Xuan Tuan, a young hairstylist from Hanoi, in Vietnam, uses simple tools like trimmers and razors to create detailed works of arts on the backs of his clients’ heads. The 30-year-old has been working as a hairstylist for 10 years now, and started experimenting with various designs half a decade ago. He first made […]
Vietnamese Man Decorates Home With Almost 10,000 Porcelain Dishes
A Vietnamese man obsessed with traditional porcelain dishes and antiques has spent the last 25 years of his life decorating his house with almost 10,000 porcelain bowls, plates and urns. Nguien Van Truong first fell in love with porcelain antiques in 1986, a year after being discharged from the army and returning to his home […]
Vietnamese Tattoo Artist Masks People’s Scars With Beautiful Artworks
A young tattoo artist who goes by the name ‘Ngoc’ on social media has become famous for helping people, especially women hide their scars by inking beautiful artworks over them For many people having to live with visible scars, either from accidental burns, operations like appendectomy or cesarean section is an everyday struggle. But thanks […]
83-Year-Old Vietnamese Woman Hasn’t Cut Her Snake-Shaped Hair in 64 Years
Nguyen Thi Dinh, an 83-year-old woman from Vietnam’s Ben Tre Province, allegedly stopped cutting her hair when she was 19, which explains why it measures 6 meters in length and is shaped like a python. Just a week after Indian man Doddapalliah made international news headlines with his 7.3-meter-long-hair, which he claimed he had never […]
Self-Taught Makeup Artist Uses Her Own Face as Canvas for Mesmerizing Optical Illusions
Fueled by her passion for makeup, a 21-year-old self-taught makeup artist from Vietnam has become a master at using her own face to create all sorts of crazy optical illusions. Hoa Trang has always been fascinated by makeup, but she could never afford to take professional classes, so she decided to teach herself, by watching […]
Vietnam Takes On Dubai With the World’s First 24K-Gold-Plated Hotel Exterior and Interior
Globetrotters looking for the world’s most exclusive accommodations will soon be able to add a new line on their list of must-visit locations – a Hanoi 6-star hotel with a 24K-gold-plated exterior and interior. After over a decade of development, the Hanoi Golden Lake hotel will be completed by the end of this year. The […]
Vietnamese Province Attracts Worldwide Attention for Its Giant Loaves of Bread
Believe it or not, the Vietnamese province of An Giang, in the Mekong Delta, is less known for its breathtaking natural attractions than for the giant loaves of bread that went viral online a couple of years back. It all started in 2018, when lifestyle and entertainment website Brightside published a list of the world’s […]
Woman Allegedly Suffers Muscle Atrophy After Getting Botox Injections to Treat Mosquito Bite Marks
A Vietnamese social media influencer and minor TV personality claims to has suffered severe muscle atrophy in one of her legs after getting filler injections to remove mosquito bite marks. Instagram “hot girl” Mai Sương recently took to the internet to denounce a beauty salon for having caused her serious harm by injecting Botox filler […]
Man Goes Under the Needle for 24 Hours to Have Giant Portrait of His Fiancee Tattooed on His Back
Men usually show off their affection to their better halves by buying them flowers, complimenting them or showering them with gifts, but one Vietnamese man decided to show off his love for his fiancee in a rather unusual way – by tattoing a large portrait of her on his back. 22-year-old Truong Van Lam allegedly […]
Vietnamese Motorists Create Roadworthy Cars and Motorcycles Out of Cardboard
A group of young motoring enthusiast from Vietnam have found success on the internet by making driveable cardboard replicas of expensive sports cars and motorcycles. Too poor to buy your own Ferrari sports car or Ducati motorcycle? Well, so were the young guys behind the NHẾT TV YouTube channel, but they were resourceful enough to […]