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WW2 singer Vera Lynn returns to British album charts
30/08/2009 05:00
Dame Vera Lynn, pictured in 2005. Dame Vera Lynn, the “sweetheart” of the armed forces during World War II, became on Sunday the oldest living artist to reach the top 20 of Britain’s album charts, her record company said....
No prize means failure for Vietnamese beauty?
30/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese entrants at recent international beauty contests have been criticised for poor performance because they didn’t win any titles. But is it fair to blame them? Vo Hoang Yen at the Miss Universe 2009 in Bahamas. After...
New association aims to prevent piracy
30/08/2009 05:00
The Vietnam Reproduction Rights Association (Vietro) has been established to curtail illegal book printing and distribution via photocopying and the Internet. The Vietro establishment board. Recently, police discovered over 50 tons of...
Ancient woodblocks housed in luxury villa
29/08/2009 05:00
Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks are being preserved in a house that has seen its own share of history. Nguyen Dynasty woodblocks are being preserved in a house that has seen its own share of history. One of the country’s most likely candidates submitted...
The quiet life
29/08/2009 05:00
Lu ethnic minority communities live a quiet and traditional life in Vietnam’s northwest. Lu ethnic minority communities live a quiet and traditional life in Vietnam’s northwest. In Vietnam, the Lu ethnic minority is one of the lesser known hill...
The written word
29/08/2009 05:00
The art of calligraphy is an important cultural tradition for Vietnamese people. In his acclaimed short story A Prisoner’s Handwriting, the late writer Nguyen Tuan depicted “an unprecedented scene” taking place in a jail cell in 1854. In Tuan’s story the...
Music clubs spread peace, youth theme
28/08/2009 05:00
Singer Truong Phi Nga (left) participates in the Voices of Young People music contest, held in Ca Mau Province to celebrate the National Day. Peace, love and youth are the themes celebrated by amateur performers in a contest featuring folk and traditional...