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Herm's bags once owned by tycoon Truong My Lan fetch over $539, 000 at auction in Vietnam
10+ hour, 39+ min ago (404+ words) Friday, May 22, 2026, 16: 35 GMT+7 Two albino Herm's handbags once owned by Truong My Lan, a Vietnamese property tycoon who is on death row for embezzlement in a multibillion-dollar fraud case, were sold at auction in Ho Chi Minh City for about…...
Japanese youths enjoy gender-bending fashion
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (342+ words) Thursday, May 21, 2026, 17: 11 GMT+7 TOKYO -- Fashion trends that emphasize individuality without regard for gender norms, such as men using parasols and women wearing neckties, are spreading among young people in Japan, mainly those in Generation Z, who are aged around 15 to…...
World Cup fever gets tail-wagging twist as Singapore kits out pets
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (472+ words) Sunday, May 17, 2026, 14: 39 GMT+7 Football fever is getting a tail-wagging twist in Singapore as fans count down to this year's FIFA World Cup in June. Sportswear giant Adidas is giving pet lovers in the city-state a novel way to show team…...
Student returns bag with over $7, 600 to owner in Vietnam
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (140+ words) Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 11: 47 GMT+7 Police in Long An Ward, Tay Ninh Province, southern Vietnam on Monday said they returned a handbag containing more than VND200 million (US$7, 600) to its owner after an eighth-grade student found it and reported the case. Last Saturday,…...
Vietnam orders nationwide recall of Nivea skin cream over unregistered ingredient
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (186+ words) Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 12: 14 GMT+7 The Drug Administration of Vietnam on Tuesday ordered a nationwide recall and suspension of circulation of Nivea Extra Bright Night Nourish, a cosmetic product marketed by Beiersdorf Vietnam, after tests showed it contained an unregistered ingredient. The…...