Lifestyle

Almost like real
11/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – What is an artisan? Hanoi’s artificial flower maker, Mai Hanh, would say it is those who c-r-e-a-t-e. Mai Hanh, one of the country’s most well-known artificial flower artisans, is hard at work inside her shop at No.5 Cha Ca street....
Late writer honoured by publisher
11/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – HCM City-based Tre (Youth) Publishing House will republish 10 works by well-known writer Son Nam to celebrate his first death anniversary. A scene in ’Mua Len Trau’. Writer Son Nam’s short story Mua Len Trau was adapted into a film by...
Playing for posterity
11/08/2009 05:00
Chau Dinh Khoa plays the dan ty ba at his 100th birthday party A centenarian musician longs to teach the next generation the secrets of the Vietnamese pipa. After 100 years, Chau Dinh Khoa is no...
Interesting Hoang Yen photos from the Bahamas
11/08/2009 05:00
Vietnamese supermodel Vo Hoang Yen has already experienced special days at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant in the Bahamas....
Website celebrating Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary goes online
11/08/2009 05:00
The National Steering Board for the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi Anniversary has launched a website, “Thousand-year culture of Thang Long, Hanoi.” The National Steering Board for the 1000th Thang Long – Hanoi Anniversary, in cooperation with the...
Stunt people set up professional association
11/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Professional stuntmen in the city are forming their own professional organisation as a branch of the HCM City Cinema Association. Insurance plan: Stuntmen act in a dangerous movie scene. A stuntmen’s organisation is being formed to help...
VN’s historical exam results court UNESCO status
10/08/2009 05:00
The 82 doctor laureate steles at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature (Photo: SGGP) 50 local scholars and scientists on Saturday reaffirmed that 82 historical doctor laureate steles at Hanoi’s Temple of Literature be recognized by UNESCO. The scholars...