Lifestyle

Prize-winning violist plays for enjoyment
27/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Hard work and practise paid off for 12-year-old violinist Ho Hoang Khanh Van when she beat over 100 competitors from around Southeast Asia to take top honours Making friends: Ho Hoang Khanh Van (left) won first at the ASEAN International...
Writersâ blocks
27/09/2009 05:00
A woodblock of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) used to print sets of books used in the Imperial Court. Local experts and scientists are stepping up efforts to preserve Vietnamâs first and on UNESCO-recognized...
Royal art form fuels interest in handicraft
26/09/2009 05:00
The Hue city traditional enamelling industry has a great potential to develop. Its recovery would help restore royal relics and develop local fine arts and tourism. The Hue traditional enamelling industry has a great potential to develop. Its recovery...
Five paintings awarded the Art Association Prizes
26/09/2009 05:00
The Vietnam Art Association 2009 Prizes were awarded to five best paintings that have undergone several rounds of selections in eight regions of Vietnam. ‘Hanoi’s ancient quarter’, lacquer painting by Van Chien. The Vietnam Art Association 2009...
Southern metro contestant crowned Mrs Vietnam 2009
26/09/2009 05:00
A 33-year-old woman from Ho Chi Minh City won Vietnamâs first beauty contest for married women on Saturday. Hoang Thi Yen, director of computer products distributor UBS Companyâs branch...
Designer Duc Hung shows off ao dai in Japan
25/09/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Duc Hung showcased his ao dai collection entitled “The Land of Holy Dragons” to the “Hello Vietnam” Festival in Japan from September 10-20. Fashion designer Duc Hung....
Oyster shell glaze evokes a golden era
25/09/2009 05:00
A unique style of pottery glaze indigenous to Phu Yen has been rediscovered. Though it flourished for centuries, there is no possibility it can be revived. Nguyen Thinh and his wife Phan Thi Ba, the last custodians of Quang Duc potteries, explains details of...