Profiles

Artist’s mission to save old monochord
29/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – In the face of new fashions and technology, People’s Artist Nguyen Xuan Hoach is trying to save the original Vietnamese monochord, dan ba, from extinction. Upbeat: Artists play the restored dan bau in an attempt to find the...
American professor digitalizes Nom scripts
28/01/2009 05:00
As the first foreigner who translated Vietnamese folk verses into English, American professor John Balaban has established the Nom Script Preservation Association in the US. He plan to digitize around 1,000 books in Nom scripts to put online....
Tale of a street musician
28/01/2009 05:00
With an indulgent face and his hair in the traditional bui toc style (hair tied in a knot at the nape) and wearing a long white beard, the violinist looks a little like a fairy. Lookatvietnam - With an indulgent face and his hair in the...
Painter looks back on a life of revolution
27/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Phan Ke An, a painter famous for capturing the indelible aspects of Viet Nam, speaks to Minh Thu about art, the revolution and Uncle Ho. Enduring memory: Most of Phan Ke An’s best-known works were painted during the resistance...
Breaking the mold to save bronze drums
27/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - Drawn to the art of Dong Son metalworking, one man gave up his livelihood to keep the ancient culture from become history. Scientists with the bronze drum and sword, which Tung made as a gift for General Giap. Lookatvietnam -...
The story behind the man behind the helmet
26/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - Most people enter the world of business for one reason – to make a profit. However, Greig Craft dived into the business world for an altogether more altruistic reason – to save lives. Lookatvietnam - Like millions of...
Doan Nguyen Duc and US $7 million “toy”
26/01/2009 05:00
Doan Nguyen Duc, the boss of the Hoang Anh Gia Lai football club and the Hoang Anh Gia Lai Group, made the purchase of the first private aircraft in Vietnam the most outstanding event of 2008. Mr. Doan Nguyen Duc. Duc’s twelve-seat used...