Lifestyle

Nghe An: Antiques unearthed at foot of banian tree
03/06/2009 05:00
Some antiques discovered at the base of an ancient banian tree in Nghe An. While uprooting an ancient banian tree to sell to an ornamental plant collector in Hanoi, an old man named Bui Van Hai in Tuong Duong district, Nghe An province, discovered dozens of...
Miss Vietnam and Miss World travel to Hoi An in ancient vehicles
03/06/2009 05:00
In three convertible cars, Miss Vietnam 2006 Mai Phuong Thuy, Miss World 2008, Miss World 2004 and Miss World 2006 travelled along major streets of Hoi An ancient town, leading a parade of 300 old vehicles. Miss World 2004 Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia (left)...
Thien Ly to be manager for Vietnamese participant in Miss World
03/06/2009 05:00
The Vietnamese representative at Miss World 2008 pageant Duong Truong Thien Ly has been invited to be the “national director” in charge of managing and consulting with Vo Hoang Yen at Miss Universe 2009. Duong Truong Thien Ly. “In this position,...
First ASEAN-wide photo contest on biodiversity launched
03/06/2009 05:00
The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is now accepting entries from professional, amateur and student photographers to the first ASEAN-wide photo contest “Zooming in on Biodiversity”. The ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) is now accepting...
Traditional Vietnamese costumes meet world fashion
02/06/2009 05:00
Vietnamese fashion designer Vo Viet Chung will showcase his latest designs from his ao dai collection at the Korea World Travel Fair over June 3-8. Designer Vo Viet Chung (right). Accompanying Chung are eight Vietnamese models from the Elite model...
Vietnam comes third in Singapore shopping challenge
02/06/2009 05:00
Vietnam, for the first time in four attempts, appeared in the Top Three at the 2009 Great Singapore Shopping Challenge, the organizers announced June 1. Binh Minh (L) posing with the award (Photo: Courtesy of Galaxy Media) Vietnam, for the first...
Honoured photographers take snapshot of urbanisation
02/06/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Nguyen Anh Tuan’s photograph of an urbanised Ha Noi, in which high-rise apartment buildings stand aside cows grazing in green fields, took the main prize at the Ha Noi-Mot Khong Gian Song (Ha Noi-a Living Space) contest’s awards ceremony on Friday....