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When coconut shells tell a patriotic story
20/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The two-day exhibition of the longest coconut-shell mosaic of Anh Hung Dien Bien (Dien Bien Heroes) created by artist Vo Quy Quoc, director of Dong Nai province-based Hac Thien Viet Co. Ltd., wrapped up at the HCMC Exhibition Center on Sunday....
Hoang Yen ranks second in Miss Universe’s online poll
20/07/2009 05:00
The Vietnamese contestant in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant currently ranks second in the online poll on the pageant’s official website, after Miss Indonesia. The Miss University organising board posts photos and personal information of all...
US filmmakers shoot My Lai massacre movie
20/07/2009 05:00
American documentary studio ARK Media on July 20 finished its filming of a documentary about the My Lai massacre, which happened 41 years ago in the central province of Quang Ngai. Mike Bohm is an American veteran who was stationed in Cu Chi so he didn’t...
TV special to raise profile of AO victims
20/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A special TV programme dedicated to Agent Orange (AO) victims in Viet Nam is expected to broadcast next month on VTV4 – the international channel of Viet Nam Television. Seeking justice: Japanese director Sakata Masako’s movie, Agent...
Carving his niche
20/07/2009 05:00
A Hanoi-born painter has dedicated himself to the dying art of lacquer carving. The lacquer carving, âOne Hundred Elephants,â by Vu Ha Nam. Lacquer carving allows the artist to go into far greater detail than lacquer painting. From...
Chinese superstar says “Hello” to HCM City
20/07/2009 05:00
Chinese actor and pop singer Raymond Lam arrived in HCM City on July 20, and will stay at the Caravelle Hotel for three days until his concert on July 22. Raymond arrives at the hotel without stopping to sign autographs. Chinese actor and pop singer...
The man who went to the moon and came back an artist
19/07/2009 05:00
This Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum handout photo shows astronaut-turned-painter Alan Bean in his art studio in Houston, Texas Forty years after Alan Bean became the fourth man to walk on the moon, the now...