Profiles

Folksy couple preserve a national heritage
20/02/2009 05:00
Le Giang (right) and Lu Nhat Vu (left) with Tay people in Lang Son. The old woman was bed-ridden and waiting to die. She was a repository of many folk songs, this much Lu Nhat Vu and Le Giang knew. They did not know, however, if they could save...
Child prodigy nurtures big ambitions
20/02/2009 05:00
Do Nhat Nam is only seven years old, but he’s already passed the Foreign Trade University’s entrance exam in English. Do Nhat Nam is an actor in the children’s programme Chuc be ngu ngon (Good night, baby) broadcast every evening on VTV3....
First Vietnamese teenager works for one of the world’s leading banks
15/02/2009 05:00
Khanh Nhi is the first Vietnamese teenager to be recruited by the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS), one of the world’s leading financial firms, and her biggest dream is to advance her career in Vietnam when the bank opens a branch in the homeland....
Memory of world-famous whispering singer
15/02/2009 05:00
Vietnam’s leading ca tru (choral chamber music) artisan Quach Thi Ho couldn’t sing for tens of years. During that time, she did many manual jobs. Singing ca tru at Thang Long Club. Talent goes with misfortune Mrs. Quach Thi Ho...
Vietnamese boy amazes Polish music circles
05/02/2009 05:00
5 years old, Vietnamese boy Nguyen Viet Trung followed his sister to her music school. During the break, he curiously toyed with a piano in his sister’s class. Seven years later, the boy is astonishing the Polish music world. Biuletvn...
Renaissance man from the north tells all
31/01/2009 05:00
Trinh Dinh Lam, a self-taught poet, musician and martial arts expert from the northern province of Thanh Hoa, talked about Bong Son, a martial arts style that was gifted to his family by a beggar in 1465. Lookatvietnam - Trinh Dinh Lam, a...
Passion for art is the key to success
31/01/2009 05:00
Tran Thu Ha with her student, Yen, showing what it takes to become a piano virtuoso. Lookatvietnam - A passion for art together with a serious dedication to learning is the key to success. Le Thi Yen, a student at the Viet Nam National...