Lifestyle

Costume designs lack professionalism
13/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Troupes invested considerable sums on designing costumes for actors which often didn’t meet the high quality expected by critics. Costume drama: The tuong (classical drama) artists play Tran Quoc Tuan in Ha Noi. Despite costing...
Ancient brick relic unearthed in Mekong Delta
12/07/2009 05:00
A unique, ancient brick structure has been discovered at the National Go Thap Relic Area in Thap Muoi District in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. The relic area management board said...
Family, not fame
12/07/2009 05:00
Award-winning singer Ngoc Anh says sheâs driven by family, not fame Though sheâs technically in her prime, a famous singer says her career takes a back seat to the more important things in life....
Contemporary art in folk festivals
12/07/2009 05:00
Restoring folk festivals through the use of contemporary art is an audacious project being implemented by the Institute for Culture and Art of Vietnam. Vu Nhat Tan Phuong Vu Manh Pham Van Truong Interactive,...
Online literary website launched
12/07/2009 05:00
A group of online writers have gathered to introduce an online literary website at vanhocmang.net. Writer Trang Ha (left) at the launching ceremony of vanhocmang.net. Writer Trang Ha, who came up with the idea, said that at the beginning, vanhocmang.net...
Lotus power
11/07/2009 05:00
A cup of lotus tea by West Lake is still a poetic experience for Vietnamese people despite the fact that the flower is now less commonly grown on the lake’s waters. At 4.30am the scent of blossomed lotuses wafts across the bank of West Lake in Hanoi. As...
Villagers revive old drum art
11/07/2009 05:00
Co Bo is an ancient art of playing drums, which developed to serve the kings of the Nguyen Dynasty. This special musical performance has been maintained by people in a northern village, about 750km from the old imperial city of Hue city in central Vietnam....