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Hoang Thuy Linh won over La Thanh Huyen at NhacVietPlus charity concert where actor Johnny Tri Nguyen auctioned off his Feng Shui Fossil item raising money for Japan's victims. The actress bought the item at 10 million in (VND), (which is about 500 USD?). The Feng Shui Fossil had been on Johnny's desk for a long time, now the actor handed it to a new owner . Johnny Tri Nguyen was a prominent face in the auction part of the show not only for bringing an interesting  item, but also for what he bought as well. The actor paid 30 million (VND) for a painting of Japanese girl brought by Yukato , Japanese guest of the event. The charity event was quite a success as it wasn't about the amount of money they raised but about helping out victims of the disaster that took place in Japan and letting the people know that they are alone. My Thoughts: It is a very nice gesture of Vietnam and of nations to speak out, create charity events, and such to help...

Last year was full of surprises, scandals and many "wth" or what the hell moments. 2007 was probably the year of the most ludicrous protesting from the Vietnamese community against the entertainment industry. Trịnh Hội was introduced as emcee for Asia and everyone loved him until people in Australia started boycotting him and his wife Kỳ Duyên starting off a series of back and forth writings justifying ones act . Later on the newspaper Viet Weekly became the next target causing them to go out of business. No one forgot the belt incident of singer Tommy Ngô , and to think that the community had nothing else to do. Another incident broke out when naming a new plaza in northern California in San Jose became an issue. The community who sent Madison Nguyễn into office decided to take her down after demanding to name the new plaza another " Little Saigon " failed. If we cannot unite to name a plaza, how can we ever do anything bigger? The biggest bi...

Besides the infamous “One Night in Paris” and a whole lot of American celebrity sex tapes exposure, this year Vietnamese celebrities take on the heat for their sex scandal controversy. First off, young TV actress from Vietnam, “Nhat Ky Vang Anh” starred Hoang Thuy Linh got her news blast not long ago for the sex tape released all over the Internet with an ex boyfriend. Although the consequences turned out great for Paris, it did not do the same for Thuy Linh who is only 19 years old. The popular TV series “Nhat Ky Vang Anh” was canceled and created great amount of controversy for the young actress and her family. For many years chaste before marriage has always been an important thing in the Vietnamese tradition. And although we are living in a modern society, lots of the traditions still remain for families today. And especially for someone as young as Thuy Linh, who is seen as a role model for many young girls who saw the TV show to be expose of such scandal. It’...