
Domestic news opened with CEO Tim Cook’s visit to Vietnam, Chau Dang Khoa’s livestream retorted against Sofia, and Director Nha Nam was caught up in accusations of harassment of female employees. Abroad, Lovely Runner received positive feedback from the audience, Taylor Swift’s new album. The TikTok playground is noisy due to the controversy of TikToker Xuan Ca, the transformation trend “Putting on a military uniform”.
Vietnam Highlights: Apple CEO – Tim Cook Makes A Surprise Visit to Vietnam

- Apple CEO Tim Cook met with a number of Vietnamese content creators and programmers.
- Creative Director Ha Do of Dep Magazine was appointed to become a judge of Cannes Lion 2024.
- Ms. Truong My Lan was officially sentenced to death in the Van Thinh Phat case.
- Midu is suspected of preparing to marry a rich businessman.
- Rapper Long Non La discovered cancer at the end of 2023. He is currently undergoing chemotherapy to fight the dangerous disease.
- Director Nha Nam was stopped from working after being accused of harassing a female employee.
- The film crew of “Once Upon A Love Story” revealed the first images in the film with the appearance of 3 main actors: Alvin Lu, Ngoc Xuan, Do Nhat Hoang.
- The film “Vietnam and Nam” directed by Truong Minh Quy was selected to compete in the Un Certain Regard category at Cannes 2024. Currently, the Department of Photography has not yet licensed the film to attend the Cannes Film Festival.
- The movie “The Price of Happiness” by Thai Hoa, Xuan Lan, Uyen An,… ranked top 1 in Vietnamese box office revenue on the weekend.
- “Love Lies Bleeding” by female lead duo Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian officially opens in Vietnamese theaters on April 19, 2024.
- “Doa Hoa Mong Manh” directed by Mai Thu Huyen is at risk of heavy losses due to pressured screenings.
- Tu Long, Truong The Vinh, Tang Phuc, Rhymastic, Pham Khanh Hung, HuyR are the next 6 “talented men” to confirm their participation in the show “Anh Trai Vuot Ngan Chong Gai”
- SOOBIN’s MV “Gia Nhu” reached #1 YouTube Trending Music after nearly 5 days of release, with nearly 1.5 million views.
- The music show “City Of Miracle” in Hanoi broke down due to heavy rain. The show’s organizers have given the audience a solution.
- Suni Ha Linh performed at the solo round of “Sisters Who Make Waves”.
- ProductionQ announced new coming project “Dưới Đáy Hồ” which story based on true urban legend Hồ Đá from the South.
Global Highlights: Taylor Swift’s Album “The Tortured Poets Department” Breaks All Charts

- Taylor Swift’s album “The Tortured Poets Department” officially hit shelves, selling more than 1.4 million copies on its first day of release in the US.
- The performances of the program “Sisters Who Make Waves” attract attention because of the scale of investment.
- Lana Del Rey and Camila Cabello’s collaboration at Coachella week 2 was severely criticized because of the mismatch in the two girls’ images and songs.
- Lesserafim’s live version of Coachella caused outrage because it was so bad.
- Selena Gomez’s Rare Beauty brand was valued at $2 billion in less than 5 years of launch.
- The actress of The Glory – Kim Hieora announced that she had resolved amicably with the victim of school violence.
- Psychological thriller “Speak No Evil” directed by James Wan released its first trailer, scheduled to premiere on September 13.
- A24’s “The Sympathizer” scored 88% fresh tomatoes on Rotten Tomatoes, and is currently streaming on HBO.
- Transformers One released the first trailer, scheduled to premiere on September 20, 2024.
- “Blood Free” – the new movie by Han Hyo Joo and Joo Ji Hoon received mixed praise and criticism after the first 2 episodes aired on the Disney+ platform.
- Lovely Runner also proves its extremely strong appeal with a score of up to 9.0/10 on Douban.
Hot On TikTok?: Be Bed Go Viral On TikTok

- Netizens admire the Be application’s ability to play with the new vehicle – Be Bed and the funny and crying clips when traveling by this vehicle.
- Xuan Ca revealed a clip of kissing her best friend’s boyfriend. Now she has posted a clip to correct herself for being wronged.
- TikToker Vuong The Thoi was accused of being mean to his wife. TikToker’s family also received many negative reactions from the online community for mocking his daughter-in-law.
- TikTok users simultaneously performed skits, creating the trend “Going to sea to find treasure” by Ms. Truong My Lan.
- Users love to use the “Dressing is being invisible” screenshot template.
- A series of TikTokers go crazy with the maleup trend “Glass Mask”.
- The transformation trend “Putting on military uniform” of female officers caused a fever on the occasion of the Dien Bien Phu victory anniversary.
- The dance trend “Come on 1 – 2, 1 – 2” makes many TikTok users excited.