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Central museum opens room devoted to Sa Huynh culture
22/07/2009 05:00
The burial urns of Sa Huynh Culture, which dates from 1,000 BC. The provincial museum of central Quang Ngai Province Wednesday inaugurated a permanent display chamber for the Sa Huynh Culture, which flourished mainly in...
Paintings still await a market
22/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Ask any art galleries about the most likely customers for their artworks, particularly paintings, and the answer for the most parts will be international buyers. A young painter draws a painting at a gallery in HCM City. A local...
Court music strikes renewed chord
22/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A five-year national project to restore nha nhac (court music) ended on Tuesday when the Hue city Relics Conservation Centre surveyed more than 30 musicians’ costumes which had been restored under the project. Frock of ages: An elaborate...
Leaky imperial roof threatens VN’s oldest and biggest fresco
22/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A sophisticated fresco featuring five dragons looming in a cloud burst, which is recognised by the Viet Nam Guinness Book as the “oldest and biggest fresco in Viet Nam”, is being threatened by mould and dampness. Mouldy oldy: The oldest...
Historic HCM City temple falling apart
21/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – At three centuries and three decades old, the Thong Tay Hoi Temple is among HCM City’s oldest historical sites, but not enough is being done to protect it from the ravages of time and human predations. Disrepair: The 330-year-old Thong Tay...
Three Vietnamese sculptors join int’l camp
20/07/2009 05:00
Young sculptor Pham Minh Chien has gone to Alberta, Canada to participate in an international sculpture camp named “Wood, Fire and Stone”. From the left: Nguyen Hoai Huyen Vu, Pham Minh Chien and Tran Mai Quoc Khanh. Meanwhile, two...
Cancer victim reveals his take on life
20/07/2009 05:00
Nguyen Van Toan (left) at the book launch for his autobiography Nhung Ngon Den Truoc Gio . In his recent debut novel, a young leukemia patient reveals his most intimate feelings on life and death. Hope amid suffering is the gist of Nguyen Van...