Local beauty Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien made history as she became the first Vietnamese woman to be crowned Miss Grand International, one of the top six major global beauty pageants for women. Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien wins the Miss Grand International 2021 crown in Thailand. Early December saw Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien win the Miss Grand International 2021 crown in Thailand after outperforming 100 stunning contestants, including those from Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Brazil, and South Africa. This marked the first time that a Vietnamese beauty has won the top title at one of the world's leading beauty pageants. Ready for the mission The title won by Thuy Tien shows the ability of Vietnamese beauties, breaking the prejudice that a local girl could not win the top place in a major international contest. Over the past decade, there has been a large number of Vietnamese beauties including Nguyen Thi Huyen, Mai Phuong Thuy, and H'Hen Nie participating in global beauty contests. … [Read more...] about Thuy Tien shines spotlight on international pageants
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Trans-Vietnam Book Fair launched
The fair will be run until February 27 with the participation of six book publishers, including the Tre Publishing House, Thai Ha Books, Nha Nam, Minh Long, Dinh Ti Books, and Saigon Books as well. Especially, each book publisher will bring readers nearly 200,000 books of different kinds. All books at the fair will be discounted by 25% and up to 35% during the gold hour from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Meanwhile, there are thousands of books and stories valued at VND 5,000 to 30,000 per book. During the book fair, the six participating units will introduce readers to new and good books such as “Going to the stream to see pink lilies” (Ra bo suoi ngam hoa ken hong) by Nguyen Nhat Anh, “Hands of cold smoke” (Hong tay khoi lanh) by Nguyen Ngoc Tu, “The Wisdom of Sundays – Life-changing Insight from Super Soul Conversations” by Oprah Winfrey, to name but a few. Along with good publications and books suitable for all ages, the book fair will also offer many incentive programs to readers … [Read more...] about Trans-Vietnam Book Fair launched