Lifestyle

No turning back
09/07/2009 05:00
Former beauty queen-turned-businesswoman Thu Huong with her husband and two children At the height of her success on TV, former beauty queen Thu Huong made a bold decision to quit and pursue the world of business....
Late director’s family gives tribute money to cancer patients
09/07/2009 05:00
The family of deceased director Huynh Phuc Dien will give 10 wheelchairs, bought with tribute money given at his funeral, to Cho Ray Hospital, where he spent his last days before dying last month at 39. Late director Huynh Phuc Dien at the 15th Duyen Dang...
City to hold Japan-Vietnam Day
09/07/2009 05:00
In celebrating Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2009, Japan’s consulate has chosen July 12 to be 2009’s Japan-Vietnam Day in Ho Chi Minh City. The cosplay show is the most-anticipated show by local audiences. In celebrating Mekong-Japan Exchange...
Six foreign publishing houses called out on copyright violations
09/07/2009 05:00
Six foreign publishers, through local book distribution company Fahasa, organised a press conference on July 9 to announce the 393 book titles of their’s being illegally printed in Vietnam. The conference displayed thousands of illegal book copies besides...
“Ai Co cong chua” to leave behind 4,000 film scripts in Hollywood
09/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Director Quan Lelan, who in 2007 became the first Vietnamese American to win first prize in Hollywood’s annual screenplay contest for the script of Loi nguyen cua Quy Phi- A curse of a Royal second-rank wife, Director Quan Lelan....
Late directorâs family gives tribute money to cancer patients
08/07/2009 05:00
Late director Huynh Phuc Dien at the 15th Duyen Dang Viet Nam (Charming Vietnam) gala in Australia in 2005 The family of deceased director Huynh Phuc Dien will give 10 wheelchairs, bought with tribute money given at his...
American veteran promotes debut novel
08/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – American author Hugh Scott was recently in HCM City to promote his debut novel, Saigon Gold. The book tells the story of Robert Anderson who returns to Viet Nam to seek atonement for the civilian casualties during the American War. Looking...