• VN civilisation depicted in book

    02/06/2011 05:00

    A book about the material civilisation of the Vietnamese people by painter and fine arts researcher Phan Cam Thuong has been available to readers in Ha Noi. Entitled Van Minh Vat Chat Cua Nguoi Viet (Material Civilisation of Vietnamese People), the book is...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 3/6

    ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 3/6

    02/06/2011 05:00

    Twelve year old girl wins top prize in environment painting contest Tran Truc Linh, a twelve-year old girl from Ho Chi Minh city was awarded the first prize in the painting contest entitled ‘Bau Vat Rung Xanh’ (Jungle...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 2/6

    02/06/2011 05:00

    Southern Fruit Festival The 2011 Southern Fruit Festival in Suoi Tien offers visitors an opportunity to taste Viet Nam’s delicious fruits. Over 70 boats transform the area into a floating market, with 45 kinds of fruit on show. Special fruits from the southern region such as Nam...

  • A legal shot in the arm 

    A legal shot in the arm 

    02/06/2011 05:00

    New consumer protection law will lack teeth without several amendments, say experts A woman walks past an advertisement at a shopping center in downtown Hanoi. Vietnam’s first-ever...

  • ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 1/6

    ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 1/6

    01/06/2011 05:00

    Antiques discovered in Ha Tinh Province A group of officials from the Ha Tinh Museum discovered hundreds of antique items dating back two – three hundred centuries, in the central province of Ha Tinh yesterday afternoon. Items like pottery,...

  • Tougher safety standards for boat operators

    Tougher safety standards for boat operators

    01/06/2011 05:00

    The Viet Nam National Administration of Tourism would work out a set of standards for tour boats nationwide to ensure passenger safety, its deputy director Hoang Thi Diep said at an online conference in Ha Noi yesterday, June 1....

  • A sense of belonging 

    01/06/2011 05:00

    Quinn Mattingly and his “brothers” from Mai Am Tre Xanh, a boys shelter for street children in Ho Chi Minh City. “Quinn Mattingly is a hero for what he has been doing for kids,” said Jimmy Siegel, a volunteer at Mai Am Tre...

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