Lifestyle

King of Pop’s death moves local musician
06/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Minh Kien, Viet Nam’s leading “beat-boxer”, is an ardent fan of the King of pop, Michael Jackson, who died recently. He’s bad: Minh Kien strikes a characteristic Michael Jackson pose. Kien never met Jackson but he said there was...
Antique ceramic exhibition opens
06/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – An exhibition displaying a collection of central Viet Nam’s antique ceramics has opened in Tuy Hoa town in the central province of Phu Yen. The Sa Huynh Culture flourished in central and southern Viet Nam 2,500 years ago . (Photo: Internet)...
The King of Pop to be honoured in Hanoi
06/07/2009 05:00
Michael Jackson fans will have a chance to enjoy classic songs of their idol in a show to memorialise the King of Pop at the Sofitel Metropole Hotel, Hanoi, on July 16. While world-wide fans of Jackson are heading to the Staples Center, Los Angeles,...
Artifacts further evidence of East Sea sovereignty: expert
05/07/2009 05:00
The two artifacts that were discovered on June 22 by fishermen in the seas off Ha Tinh Province The two Dong Son artifacts discovered in Ha Tinh Province late last month reaffirm Vietnamâs sovereignty over the East...
People’s artist Phung Ha dies
05/07/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A legend of cai luong (reformed theatre), People’s Artist Phung Ha died yesterday in HCM City at the age of 99. Past tense: Legend of cai luong (reformed theatre), People’s Artist Phung Ha died yesterday in HCM City at the age of 99....
Getting dynamic
05/07/2009 05:00
Tran Thi Huong Giang, second runner-up of this yearâs Miss Vietnam Global Pageant A charismatic young model casts off her reservations because vibrancy, not coyness, wins beauty contests. Tran...
Godmother of southern opera dies aged 99
05/07/2009 05:00
Late artist Phung Ha in her most famous cai luong role â“ a male Chinese warlord. Peopleâs Artist Phung Ha, considered the last matriarch of cai luong (traditional southern folk opera), died on Saturday night of...