Lifestyle

By accident or design
11/05/2009 05:00
Le Van Dinh believes that happiness is everything Religion twice played a brief but crucial role in the formative years of a leading stage designer. As a child, Le Van Dinh would play in the...
Indian Taro: Vietnam’s best lacquer painting
11/05/2009 05:00
“Doc Mung” (Indian Taro) by late well-known artist Nguyen Gia Tri, which is considered the most beautiful lacquer painting in Vietnam, is housed at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Museum of Art. Sculptor Nguyen Thien. “Doc Mung” (Indian Taro) by late...
Kids to test their artistic talents at global contest
11/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The ten best drawings by Vietnamese pupils will be sent to the headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels for an international drawing competition. Express yourself: A painting by Nguyen Ngoc Yen Nhu won first prize last year. â...
Artist honours culture of ethnic minority group
11/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The sculptures of Ker Tik, which are on display in a house in his native village in the central province of Quang Nam, show his love for the traditional art of the Co Tu ethnic minority. Kindred spirit: Artisan Ker Tik. “Ker Tik has...
A day to play with color
11/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The final round of the 2009 Green Painting Contest took place at Minh Sang Plaza in Binh Duong Province on Sunday attracting almost 300 young contestants. Nguyen Van Hoang (L) age 6, a deaf pupil, with his friends in District 6’s Hope...
Cultural development strategy adopted
10/05/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The Prime Minister has approved a cultural development strategy until 2020 which aims to develop human resources in terms of political awareness, brainpower, morality, health and creativity, bring into full play the cultural values of all...
Stiff fines sought to curb book piracy
10/05/2009 05:00
The only way to stop illegally photocopied books in the market would be to increase fines, said Pham Sy Sau, head of Information and Copyright Office under HCM City’s Tre (Youth) Publishing House. The only way to stop illegally photocopied books in...