Lifestyle

Cultural preservation deemed success
04/10/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The nation’s programme on preserving and developing culture during the 2006-10 period has been successful, particularly in mountainous, The Het Cha festival of the Thai Trang ethnic minority group is among the results of efforts being made...
Buried in famous Sanh Sach book store
03/10/2009 05:00
A retired school teacher in Vung Tau has turned his house into a store to sell books, newspapers and magazines that he has collected over a lifetime. The 77-year-old Nguyen Hong Sanh works late nearly every night to maintain his collection of over 5 million...
Festival honoring Red River Delta’s culture scheduled in Thai Binh
03/10/2009 05:00
A cultural, sports and tourism festival will be held for the first time in the Red River Delta province of Thai Binh from October 14-16 that will gather all provinces in the region. According to Vice Chairwoman of Thai Binh province Cao Thi Hai,...
Vietnamese expat dreams of spiritual city
03/10/2009 05:00
Tran Van Liem and his wife overcame numerous hurdles in designing their dreamwork: Van Lang City. A vision of a future cultural city by an Vietnamese expat may be one step closer to development, as many local architects praised it as a bold and creative...
Exhibition to praise Hanoi traditional craft villages
03/10/2009 05:00
An exhibition to praise Hanoi’s traditional craft villages will be organised from October 6 to 10, featuring various activities to honour Hanoian artists and traditional crafts. Van Phuc silk weaving techniques will be introduced to visitors. An...
The 4th to the fore
02/10/2009 05:00
A short film made by a group of Vietnamese students in Ho Chi Minh City will be shown at the opening of the 7th Annual International Student Film Festival in Hollywood next month. âThe 4thâ...
An open book
02/10/2009 05:00
Bookworm manager Hoang Van Truong (L) talks with a foreign customer at the bookstore in Hanoiâs Ba Dinh District One thing that strikes a visitor immediately is that the âBookwormâ carries no meretricious...