Lifestyle

Bookworm stocks shelves of rural libraries
01/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Thousands of people in extended rural families, or clans, in eight provinces have benefited from a library project named “Tu Sach Dong Ho” (Clan Bookshelf). Started in March 2007, it is the brainchild of Nguyen Quang Thach, 34, Clan man:...
American heart shakes
01/05/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Arriving in Vietnam and sympathizing with the lingering sufferings of Vietnamese Agent Orange victims, Janet Gardner, an American film director and producer, completed her latest film – The Last Ghost of War Janet Gardner and the...
Thanh Tuyenâs two-piece tussle
01/05/2009 05:00
Vietnamâs first entrant in Miss Bikini International knows she can please the judges. Huynh Thanh Tuyen is ready to take on the world at the 36th Miss Bikini International competition in...
CULTURE IN BRIEF 2/5
01/05/2009 05:00
Fishermen honor ‘Big Whale’; Dien Bien Phu remembered; South Central province introduces hi-tech art The south central coastal province of Binh Dinh officially opened a photo exhibition, “Dien Bien Phu – Ban hung ca” (Dien Bien Phu – Epic), at...
Miss Worlds to visit Vietnam
30/04/2009 05:00
Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin and Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova will return to Vietnam in May for the charity tour, “Dau chan tu thien” (Footprints of charity). Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin. Miss World 2007 Zhang Zilin and Miss World 2008...
Underfunded State film firms search for backers
30/04/2009 05:00
Scriptwriter Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat VietNamNet Bridge - Many public film companies are scrambling to raise funds, since they do not get enough from the Government to cover all their needs. Scriptwriter Nguyen Thi Hong Ngat, director of Hodafilm,...
Art and Buddhism meet at city exhibition
30/04/2009 05:00
A sculpture depicting the Maitreya Buddha to be displayed at an exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City for the Buddhaâs birthday Buddhist and other art works will be on show in Ho Chi Minh City from Sunday until next Friday...