Lifestyle

Pity body art
04/08/2009 05:00
Art critic Nguyen Hung. For the first time body art was used at a traditional festival in Vietnam, the Lanh Giang temple festival in the northern province of Ha Nam. This event created controversy as some have called the use of body art disrespectful to...
Cartoons to help preserve culture
03/08/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Five comics, inspired by short stories by contemporary writer Nguyen Nhat Anh, will be presented to the public in libraries nationwide for the first time next month. Comic book culture: A girl from the Art/Sign Comic and Animation company...
Vinh Thuy nominated for Mister International 2009
03/08/2009 05:00
The Silver Award winner of the Vietnam Supermodel 2009 will represent Vietnam at the Mister International 2009. Vinh Thuy, 1.85m, 103-77-99, is playing the lead role in the movie Snow White’s Diary. He said he will try to arrange his work to prepare...
First time for everything
03/08/2009 05:00
Vu Hoang Diep says a friendly attitude and confidence help win beauty pageants Vietnam takes home its first top prize for a female model at an international beauty contest. Hoang Diep was crowned...
Thanh Hoa to cast 100 bronze drums for Hanoi
03/08/2009 05:00
Craftsmen in Thanh Hoa province are making necessary preparations to cast 100 bronze drums for the celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1,000 anniversary. The drums will be made in Dong Tien commune, Dong Son district and Thanh Hoa City. 32 craftsmen will...
Hoang Yen in Bahamas
03/08/2009 05:00
The Vietnamese contestant in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant Vo Hoang Yen arrived in the Bahamas on August 3, after a 25-hour flight from HCM City. Hoang Yen at Tan Son Nhat Airport, HCM City. Hoang Yen immediately called home when she arrived at...
Cao Duy Son nominated for ASEAN Literature Awards
03/08/2009 05:00
The cover of “The Old House by Stream” by Cao Duy Son. The Vietnamese Writers’ Association has nominated writer Cao Duy Son’s “Ngoi Nha Xua Ben Suoi” short-story collection for the ASEAN Literature Awards 2009. This is the 13 th...