• ART & ENTERTAINMENT 20/2

    20/02/2011 05:00

    Charm seekers faint at chaotic Tran Temple fest A not so charming scene occurred yesterday evening at the Tran Temple Festival held in the northern province of Nam Dinh when dozens fainted after jostling and elbowing one another to lay their hands on a lucky...

  • Hoan Kiem Turtle to take its status to the grave 

    Hoan Kiem Turtle to take its status to the grave 

    19/02/2011 05:00

    Experts still divided on ways to treat turtle too old and special for conservation efforts The badly injured giant soft-shell turtle living in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake, pictured here on...

  • To catch a killer 

    To catch a killer 

    18/02/2011 05:00

    After a month of innuendo, Long An locals express doubts that an aggressive local reporter died at the hands of his wife The charred bed of reporter Le Hoang Hung of Nguoi Lao Dong...

  • Living up to the legend 

    Living up to the legend 

    17/02/2011 05:00

    A Vietnamese professor argues that it’s high time Vietnam gets serious about the preservation of its cultural relics A procession during the Giong Festival in Phu Dong Village in...

  • Life among the dead 

    Life among the dead 

    17/02/2011 05:00

    An impoverished graveyard community clings to its meager livelihood as city authorities plan redevelopment Huynh Van Hai, 67, at his house adjoining a cemetery in Ho Chi Minh...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 15/2

    ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 15/2

    15/02/2011 05:00

    Russian war movie filmed in Hoi An Town Viet Nam’s Chanh Phuong Film Studio and Russia’s IKA Film Studio are collaborating on the production of the film Nguoi Linh (The Soldiers), being directed by Stanislav Ivanov. The film, currently...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 16/2

    15/02/2011 05:00

    Viet Nam donates books to Norway The Ambassador to Norway Ta Van Thong presented 54 books focusing on traditional Vietnamese culture, cuisine, festivals as well as music videos and films to the Deichmanske library in the Norwegian capital city...

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