Lifestyle

Publishers struggle to keep up
21/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – State-owned publishing houses have been urged to switch to new business structure model for five years since Viet Nam ratified the Berne Convention, but this process has been tardy and beset with challenges. Readers browse a book exhibition at...
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20/06/2009 05:00
Vietnam Idol 2007’s first runner-up Ngoc Anh in his Nhen (Spider) cafÃ©. Owning a restaurant or cafÃ© is a lot more tangible than just having talent for a few local entertainers. Some Ho Chi Minh City celebrities aren’t letting the global...
French woman falls in love with Vietnamese aromas
19/06/2009 05:00
Dame Clemence perfume has appeared at some small cosmetic stores in Hanoi and also at sauna centres of five-star hotels in Hanoi. The fragrances of citronella, ginger, perrila and pomelo have surprised foreign visitors. Coming from the world’s...
Vietnam underwear mannequins told to seek cover
19/06/2009 05:00
Shop mannequins displaying underwear will have to take cover under a regulation passed by authorities in Vietnam’s commercial capital. The models must no longer be visible from shop fronts under...
Pebble paintings
19/06/2009 05:00
Veteran Pham Quang Phap poses with a picture of the Temple of Literature made from colored stone from his commune The âKing of stones,â has been making pictures with stones for two decades....
Abandoning an ancient vow
19/06/2009 05:00
The people of Liep Tuyet commune in Quoc Oai District in the former province of Ha Tay (now part of Hanoi) have abandoned an ancient vow in the hope of preserving their traditional folk songs (Hat Do), which have almost fallen into oblivion. In memory of the...
Vietnam wins 11 prizes at Macau interntional photo contest
18/06/2009 05:00
Spring figure, bronze trophy by Vuong Quoc Kim. Vietnam has won 11 out of 40 prizes at the 15th International Photo Contest in Macau, China. Four of the 11 prizes won by Vietnam belonged to Photographer Vuong Quoc Kim from Dak Lak. He won the FIAP...