Dreamy Eyes review: 30 years of unrequited love Lim Yian Lu
Language: Vietnamese with various subtitles
Streaming on Netflix from 1 July
3 out of 5 stars
SINGAPORE Dreamy Eyes is a Vietnamese romance film that stars Tran Nghia as Ngan, who falls in love at first sight with Ha Lan (Truc Anh) when they are six years old. At a little countryside called Do Do, the two share nostalgic memories as childhood friends. However, things start to change after Ha Lan goes to the city to study, and is no longer the pure and simple girl that Ngan once knew.
However, Ngan’s feelings for Ha Lan remain unrealistically unrequited and unconditional. Ngan continues to stay by her side even when she is made heartbroken by the playboy Dung (Tran Phong), or when she becomes pregnant with Dung’s child. Ngan even goes so far as to help Ha Lan take care of her child Tra Long (Khanh Van) in the countryside while she is busy working in the city. Despite Ngan doing so much for her, Ha
South Korean TVs dominate Vietnam market as Japanese rivals wither away
By Tuan Hung May 10, 2021 | 08:36 am GMT+7
LG TVs on display in an electronic store in Hanoi. Photo by VnExpress/Tuan Hung.
South Korean TV brands Samsung and LG have dominated the market in recent years, accounting for more than a 60 percent market share last year.
Since 2015 they have held a 50-60 percent share.
Samsung, the world’s leading TV manufacturer, and LG, both saw their market share rise by 2 percentage points in 2020 to 41 percent and 20 percent, with the former in first place and the latter in third.
On the other hand, Japanese brands, which accounted for half the market until 2014, have gradually disappeared.