Lifestyle

Vietnam’s documentaries funded by Amsterdam film festival
06/07/2013 06:56
According to YxineFF, it will receive EUR10,000. “This is the first time Yxine has been supported by a prestigious organization like IDFA Bertha Fund. The support is precious to us since we’re launching a project focusing on documentaries,” Vu Quynh Ha, representative of...
New book reviews fashion through the ages
05/07/2013 06:09
Many experts have been quick to describe the book as the most comprehensive research ever undertaken o�n the subject. Through texts and images, the book titled Ngan Nam Ao Mu (A Study of Costumes in 1,000 Years) provides a very detailed description of how Vietnamese people from the Ly...
Learning to live in Hanoi
26/06/2013 08:09
I am amazed at how many times the cab driver honks the horn and at how the motorcycle riders driving past us do not seem the least bit bothered by the blaring sound of it. I try to count the number of karaokes I see, but I soon abandon, for there must be one appearing every other minute....
Pristine beauty of ethnic girls
21/06/2013 08:15
Han Thi Diep is charming in the costume of the Tay ethnic, with brilliant motifs. At the pageant, the 19-year-old Tay girl from Thai Nguyen Province performed a Then song of Tay people by her sweet and clear voice. Luu Thi Hoa, a Co Lao girl in the traditional costume of the Co Lao...
Gentle Vietnamese girls in ao dai
19/06/2013 05:03
Hoang Manh Cuong and Nguyen Xuan Chinh work at the same press agency and they have the common interest in taking photos of young girls in Vietnamese ao dai on the streets of Hanoi. The two photographers were born and raised in the capital city so every street corner, each row of trees in...
First Korean language weekly newspaper makes debut
19/06/2013 04:21
It is the collaboration of Vietnam Pictorial, a Vietnam News Agency (VNA) publication, and a newspaper for overseas citizens of the Republic of Korea (RoK).� The paper aims to strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries by serving as a bridge for mutual understanding...
The live music scene in Hanoi
10/06/2013 08:29
Music plays an important role for many young people. It reflects and affects our moods and feelings, it creates nostalgia and in short, provides the soundtrack to our lives. We all need a bit of music everyday and sometimes laptop speakers just won’t cut it. On those days, you need the...