A photo of her university transcripts was widely shared in many beauty pageant community groups at the end of January. The photo showed that Chau did not graduate due to failing to complete the academic requirements. Both the last name and student ID number of that student matched those of Chau. The information caught the attention of netizens but the beauty queen and her management team remained silent. 2022 Miss Universe Vietnam Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau. Photo by Thanh Hue Netizens think that Chau deceived them into thinking she already graduated from university. Society expects beauty queens to have both physical and intellectual beauty. So in the past, this has led to a great deal of speculation that some beauty pageant contestants have lied about their ages or educational backgrounds. A representative from UniMedia, Ngoc Chau's management company, confirmed Thursday for the first time that Chau had not yet obtained her bachelor's degree. The representative noted … [Read more...] about Miss Universe Vietnam denies lying about education
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Vietnamese movie enters world’s top 10 box office on weekend
The movie, released during the Lunar New Year holiday, immediately dominated the domestic box office and broke many records. According to Box Office Mojo, the global box office tracking site of IMDb, "Nha Ba Nu" recorded the sixth highest revenue in world box offices (excluding North America) from January. 27 to 29. "Nha Ba Nu" generated over $4.3 million during the three-day period. This put the movie at sixth among the highest-grossing movies in 2023. As of Thursday, the movie had reached the VND300 billion ($12.8 million) mark in Vietnam. And it is predicted to soon reach the VND400 billion mark that "Bo Gia" (Dad, I’m Sorry), which also starred Tran Thanh, achieved in 2021. Film experts and distributors said "Nha Ba Nu" contributed greatly to the revival of the Vietnamese box office during the Lunar New Year holidays ( Tet ). According to a representative of Box Office Vietnam, a film data site, the total revenue of movies released during Tet (from January 22 to 31) is … [Read more...] about Vietnamese movie enters world’s top 10 box office on weekend
Garment firms should tap niche markets: Vinatex chairman
-What do you think about local garment firms’ inability to dominate the domestic market of 100 million people here in Vietnam? - Vietnamese textile and garment enterprises are still [only beginning to] tap the domestic market. Last year, the domestic market increased by 40% against 2021. Local enterprises performed very well in the first half of last year and began to face difficulties in the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, many good Vietnamese brands like Viet Tien saw sales decrease. In late 2022, the Vinatex Fashion Center retail outlet in Hanoi made revenues of only VND500-600 million ($21,200-25,400) a day, compared with daily revenues of over VND1 billion in previous years. Over the past two years, many domestic fashion brands have reduced their number of stores and limited new openings. They have had to focus on certain locations to reduce costs, optimize operations and try to offer products that are most suitable to consumers’ incomes.In fact, domestic … [Read more...] about Garment firms should tap niche markets: Vinatex chairman