Lifestyle

Seeking Vietnamese “superstar” kicked off
25/08/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The Vietnam Super Star Contest for Vietnamese girls was kicked off with a press conference in HCM City on August 25. According to the organisers, this contest is open to Vietnamese girls between the ages of 16-25. The...
‘Cai luong’ charms audiences
25/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – It was a cai luong (reformed opera) drama like every other that had been staged at Hung Dao Theatre over the years. Love story: Minh Vuong (right) and Le Thuy in the cai luong drama Dem Lanh Chua Hoang , which was first staged nearly 40...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 25/8
24/08/2009 05:00
Long Bien Bridge in the eyes of US photographer; 300 antiques on display in Ho Chi Minh City; Chinese art troupe to perform in Vietnam; UNESCO helps Vietnam to preserve wooden architectural heritage Long Bien Bridge in the eyes of US photographer...
HCM City: Suoi Tien Park to welcome Buddha relics
24/08/2009 05:00
Thirty pieces of Buddha relics and a jade Buddha statute will be honored at the Suoi Tien cultural park from August 31-September 3. Vietnamese Buddhist followers welcome the giant jade Buddha statue. Buddhist SÃ rÃ¬rikadhÃ tu to be sent from...
General Vo Nguyen Giap’s daily photos
24/08/2009 05:00
Though nearly 100 years old, top-ranking General Vo Nguyen Giap still reads books and newspapers and visits the old battlefield. When General Vo Nguyen Giap still worked at his office, he often left the office very late. This photo was taken when he was 83....
Book covers: sexier than ever
23/08/2009 05:00
No matter what the contents are, the covers of contemporary fiction are sexy. Regrettably, some prestigious publishers have also been pursuing this trend. The second Vietnamese edition of Alessandro Barrico’s best-selling novel “Silk”,...
National museum displays 30-year collection in HCMC
23/08/2009 05:00
A stone yoni, considered to be the largest in Vietnam, at the exhibition The National Museum of Vietnamese Historyâ“Ho Chi Minh City launched an exhibition Sunday of some 300 of nearly 30,000 items collected since its...