Profiles

Farmer by day, operetta master by night
22/04/2009 05:00
Ha Quang Ngan is not just a mere farmer. He is also an artisan who strives to preserve two unique performances of cheo (traditional operetta) and pass them on to younger generations. A traditional operetta troupe rehearses in Thap Village, Kien Khe...
Doctor uses music to heal troubled minds
18/04/2009 05:00
Psychiatrist Dr Nguyen Van Tho treats a patient at National Mental Hospital 2 in Dong Nai Province. The doctor has spent the last 40 years developing treatment using music. Never underestimate the power of music, says psychiatrist Dr Nguyen Van...
Disabled teen won’t let adversity get in his way
18/04/2009 05:00
Viet sits in the garden of Nguyen Trai Secondary School during break time. Tran Trong Viet is a role model student. He gets top grades, helps his parents and cycles 8km to school everyday from his native Bach Thuan Village. But there’s...
Top notch regal finery made to order
18/04/2009 05:00
Tailor Nguyen Van Xoan teaches his granddaughter to sew a traditional costume for participants in the Hung Kings Temple festival which falls on the 10th day of the 3rd lunar month. Thanks to one ‘knight of the needle’ who has been toiling...
Farmer shelters flock of 10,000 storks
18/04/2009 05:00
Farmer Nguyen Van Ky takes a look at his wild boars. VietNamNet Bridge - Trung Hieu joins a HCM City farmer, who has set aside half his garden as a shelter for storks, to watch the birds take flight. His family may be teetering on the...
Muong man’s lifelong devotion to preserving ancient drum dance
17/04/2009 05:00
For Le Van Ban, an old man from the Muong ethnic minority group in the northern midland province of Phu Tho, the Du drum dance has become part of his life. An old house with a thatched roof on the road to Hung Long commune in Phu Tho’s Yen...
The Grand Masters
10/04/2009 05:00
The veteran masters of Binh Dinh province have upheld the spirit of Vietnam’s martial arts. The veteran masters of Binh Dinh province have upheld the spirit of Vietnam’s martial arts. The martial arts master Phan Tho once said:...