Profiles

Kind souls offer strangers free iced tea
26/09/2009 05:00
A cyclo driver stops to take a cooling cup of tea from the free drinking point managed by Pham Van Long. Shoe polisher Tran Van Dinh saves one fifth of his monthly income by drinking free iced tea on some corners of the central coastal city of Da...
Titanic story of the toothpick master
03/07/2009 05:00
Tam works on his miniature Titanic in toothpicks. In 1912, on the night of April 14, the Titanic hit an iceberg near Newfoundland, Canada, leaving over 1,500 people dead and missing, shocking the world. Ninety-seven years later, the story...
Handicapped girl dreams of angelic feet
26/06/2009 05:00
Leaning against the metal walker, Tran Tra My moves slowly towards her old computer. She lays her hands on the keyboard and begins to write. Each word appears slowly on the screen. And one by one her emotions are revealedâ¦ Tra My signs her book...
Flutist on mission to collect nat’l treasure
29/05/2009 05:00
Flutes are said to be close to the hearts of the Vietnamese, and none more so than artist Duc Lien, who has the biggest collection in the nation. Lien has not only spent time collecting flutes, but he has also taken pains to learn how to play them....
Veteran teacher covets words of wisdom
23/05/2009 05:00
His family think he’s obsessed, but for Nguyen Huy Gioi, collecting proverbs is his life. Mai Hang finds out why the former head teacher thinks words of wisdom are worth more than money. His family think he’s obsessed, but for Nguyen Huy...
Blind musician sings in the face of tragedy
09/05/2009 05:00
Blindness, poverty and the sudden death of his mother haven’t muted the musical talents of Blup Au from a village in the Central Highlands. Vu Cong Dien meets the man himself. LookAtVietnam - Blindness, poverty and the sudden death of...
Talented teen challenges hand fate dealt him
07/05/2009 05:00
Where there is a will, there is a way. “And, you don’t even need hands,” 17-year-old Nguyen Minh Tri, who lives in An Giang Province in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, could well be adding to this cliche. Tri on his computer like a normal...