Lifestyle

Vegetarian festival to open in town
19/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Vietnam Buddhist Institute’s Thien Nguyen Group in HCMC in collaboration with advertising company Senba and Binh An Trade & Service Co-Operative A couple take vegetarian cooking at Viet Chay Restaurant in Vinh Nghiem Pagoda in District 3,...
Vietnam to join Beethoven music festival
19/08/2009 05:00
The Beethoven International Music Festival annually invites a promising young symphony orchestra, and this year, this honour has gone to the Vietnam National Institute of Music’s orchestra. The young orchestra of the Vietnam National Institute of Music...
Strict rules keep Vietnamese films out of Academy Awards nominations
19/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – There will not be many choices for the sole Vietnamese entry to the Academy Awards Best Foreign Language Film 2010 due to strict entry regulations Up in smoke: A scene from Dung Dot (Don’t Burn It), which is considered one of the most...
TV program looks for young talented singers
18/08/2009 05:00
An annual music contest hosted by Ho Chi Minh City TV will return from August 26 to October 17. Singer Do Tung Lam gained a lot of fame after been crowned “TV Music Star 2008”. An annual music contest hosted by Ho Chi Minh City TV will return from...
New bookstore chain to cater to tourist market
18/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The HCM City-based Vietbooks Corporation and its partners have launched a series of chain stores nationwide offering the latest Vietnamese guide-books, The stores opened in dozens of popular destinations, including Ha Noi, Ninh Binh...
Artisan preserves Thai ethnic culture
18/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Lo Van Bien has quietly and without reward spent much of his spare time endeavouring to preserve the Thai ethnic culture. Traditional player: Lo Van Bien has spent much of his spare time endeavouring to preserve the Thai ethnic culture....
An unlikely cabaret star
17/08/2009 05:00
Disabled singer Duc Minh, a household name in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs cabarets and nightclubs, poses with his wife and son in their house in HCMC A man rises from his disability to light up nightclubs across Ho Chi Minh...