Lifestyle

Art is sexyIs sexy art?
09/08/2009 05:00
A scene features Quach An An in Chuong reo la ban (Shooting as the bell rings) Nudity and eroticism can ennoble or degrade, but the distinction is blurred in the urge to sell. When âThe...
Hoang Yen looks outstanding in Bahamas
09/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – With fresh and merry face and in colorful costumes, Vietnamese entrant at Miss Universe 2009 Vo Hoang Yen made her own impression in Bahamas. Hoang Yen was escorted by a naval officer to the welcome banquet at Balmoral Club, Bahamas....
Paintings for the dead
09/08/2009 05:00
Woodblock paintings for those who have passed away has been a craft preserved in Sinh village for several centuries. Yet, this traditional industry is dying because of modern printing technology. Artisan Tran Thi Gai and her son working on Sinh village...
VN pop singer to be guest at Korea Music Festival
09/08/2009 05:00
Singer Dang Khoi will be the sole foreign guest at the annual Korea Music Festival in Sokcho, which runs from August 11 to 15. A Vietnamese singer, Dang Khoi, will be the sole foreign guest at the annual Korea Music Festival in the port city of Sokcho,...
Wedding daze
08/08/2009 05:00
The Dzao Tien hill tribe from the northwest mountains of Vietnam knows how to throw a wedding party. In the early hours of the morning, every one from Muong village in Moc Chau district, Son La province, is already up and bustling around. Down every path...
Seriously ill writer finds solace in helping others
08/08/2009 05:00
Nguyen Hong Cong. Every morning before she leaves her bed, Nguyen Hong Cong reaches down to make sure that she’s not lying in a coffin. “When I realise that I’m alive, I smile,” she writes in her 400-page autobiography, released in 2007 to...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 9/8
08/08/2009 05:00
Cultural Centre in France prepares for Vietnam’s big anniversaries; Saigon Beer welcomed at Int’l Beer Festival in Berlin; French organisation to help preserve Ha Long heritage sites Cultural Centre in France prepares for Vietnam’s big anniversaries...