Lifestyle

When runners-up outrun beauty queens
10/05/2009 05:00
While some runners-up in beauty contests have not fulfilled their missions to society and the community, some others have been very enthusiastic in social activities, even more outstanding than the winners of the contests. From the left: The second runner-up of...
New collection of war poet’s work
10/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The biggest collection of writing by late poet Pham Tien Duat has been released. Fire bird: The late poet Pham Tien Duat. Duat was renowned for his poems on the hard life and resolve of Vietnamese soldiers travelling the Truong Son...
Low book prices not the answer to piracy problem, says official
10/05/2009 05:00
Some of the thousands of illegally re-printed books found in a house in Ho Chi Minh City The head of Vietnam Publishing Association strongly disagrees with the suggestion that lowering book prices will help deal with the...
A girl no longer
10/05/2009 05:00
Singer Thuy Tien, who will star in the upcoming Ngoi nha hanh phuc (Full house), will portray a snobbish, successful girl with a chic wardrobe Singer Thuy Tien, set to release a new album and star in a TV series, breaks...
Vietnam celebrates Europe Days
10/05/2009 05:00
A still from the classic silent film Bronenosets Potyomkin (Battleship Potemkin), being screened in Vietnam as part of Europe Day celebrations The European Union Committee and the Goethe Institutes in Hanoi and Ho Chi...
Ancient earring found in Ha Tinh
10/05/2009 05:00
A man in Ha Tinh Province accidentally found an ancient earring on May 9 when he was digging sand. The ancient earring was found on May 9 in Ha Tinh Province. (Photo: SGGP) A man in Ha Tinh Province accidentally found an ancient earring on May 9...
From ballet to business
09/05/2009 05:00
Once a famous ballet dancer, Thanh Mai has broadened her career into acting, emceeing, and managing the make-up training school BB Thien Nga in Ho Chi Minh City. Once a famous ballet dancer, Thanh Mai has broadened her career into acting, emceeing, and...