• ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 19/3

    18/03/2011 05:00

    Lucky Luke comic book welcomed in Vietnam On March 16 the Tri Viet publishing house, First News, officially debuted a set of comic books called Lucky Luke, a Franco-Belgian comic book series translated into Vietnamese. The books are illustrated by Belgian painter Morris and...

  • Seven national records made Coffee Festival

    Seven national records made Coffee Festival

    17/03/2011 05:00

    The third Buon Ma Thuot Coffee Festival closed on March 15 evening with seven national records recognized by the Vietnam Record Book Center. The records consist of: The largest coffee festival; the largest Central Highland street...

  • Rail tourism chugs slowly ahead

    Rail tourism chugs slowly ahead

    17/03/2011 05:00

    Poor infrastructure and service and a lack of co-ordination between the railway and tourism sectors are making train travel less attractive to tourists. Passengers leaving the train at Lao Cai Station in the northern...

  • Australian movie director to return to Vietnam

    Australian movie director to return to Vietnam

    16/03/2011 05:00

    Phillip Noyce, the director of “Quiet American”, will return to Vietnam to organize “Noyce’s Liveshow in HCM City” this May. Director Noyce’s family at the first Hanoi International Film Festival last October. Last October, Noyce came to Vietnam as the Chair...

  • Snow falls in Sapa

    Snow falls in Sapa

    16/03/2011 05:00

    Snow appeared in Sapa town, a famous tourist attraction in the northern province of Lao Cai, in the morning of March 16. Pham Quang Ho, director of Lao Cai Hydrometeorological Forecast Center, said “snow began falling in the town at 5 am. By 9.15 am, the snow was 2.5cm...

  • Vietnamese rocker to attend International Music Fest

    Vietnamese rocker to attend International Music Fest

    16/03/2011 05:00

    Rocker Pham Anh Khoa will perform his own songs at the International Music Festival in Pattaya, Thailand from March 18-20. Rocker Pham Anh Khoa “This is my chance to learn from foreign artists who come from countries with developed music, to introduce...

  • Vietnam’s music award: too inexperienced nominee

    16/03/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge - Music critics and fans have been deeply divided when nomination for the 2010 Cong Hien Award was announced recently. Vietnam Idol 2010 Uyen Linh Among the nominees for best singer of the year is Uyen Linh, a fresh face catapulted to fame by...

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