Lifestyle

Buddhist monk wins song composing prize
19/09/2009 05:00
Musician and Buddhist monk Thich Chan Quang has composed more than 60 songs, many of which have been performed in various national music programmes across the nation. His song Nho Nguoi (Missing Him) won amongst all other songs composed about President Ho Chi...
Home museum haven from city bustle
19/09/2009 05:00
Tran Phu Son has turned his Hanoi house into a museum so that antiquities he has collected in retirement can be enjoyed by others. Tran Phu Son has turned his Ha Noi house into a museum so that antiquities he has collected in retirement can be enjoyed...
Fashion designers shine this season
19/09/2009 05:00
Local fashion houses and designers have achieved recognition in HCM City for the quality and creativity of their designs. model poses for a photo in an outfit by Do Manh Cuong, a graduate of the Ecole Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne....
Indochina movie star: I’m so proud of beautiful Choi Voi
18/09/2009 05:00
Saigon-born Pham Linh Dan is still celebrating her most recent movie Choi Voi’s (Adrift) success after it received an award at the recent Venice Film Festival. Do Hai Yen and Pham Linh Dan (right) in a scene from “Choi Voi”. The star of the...
Traditional music featured at festival
18/09/2009 05:00
The melodies of song quan ho (folk-love duets) filled the Cultural House of Nha Trang during the annual National Song and Dance Festival on September 16. For nearly two hours, well-known artists from northern Bac Ninh Province sang tunes, such as Ban...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 19/9
18/09/2009 05:00
Sand paintings feature ‘Uncle Ho’ and General Giap; Francophone house of knowledge opens in Hue city City; Ho Chi Minh-a great influence on China; Quang Ngai’s folk artists to perform in RoK Sand paintings feature ‘Uncle Ho’ and General Giap...
’Indochine’ movie star: I’m so proud of beautiful Choi Voi
18/09/2009 05:00
Saigon-born Pham Linh Dan is still celebrating her most recent movie Choi Voi’s (Adrift) success after it received an award at the recent Venice Film Festival. Do Hai Yen and Pham Linh Dan (right) in a scene from “Choi Voi”. Pham Linh Dan, who...