Lifestyle

Old drums still sound
30/04/2009 05:00
A practice session of the Co Bo drumming team in Bac Ninh Provinceâs Thi Cau Ward Co Bo drumming, once used to serve the kings of the Nguyen Dynasty, is being preserved in a northern village....
Musician releases 40 CDs of story telling
30/04/2009 05:00
HCM City musician Huu Thanh, who has several CDs of traditional folk music and poetry already on the market, has just completed a series of 40 CDs of story telling. VietNamNet Bridge - HCM City musician Huu Thanh, who has several CDs of...
Celebrating Reunification Day in Hoi An shimmering town
29/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Authorities in Hoi An Ancient City in the central province of Quang Nam have decided to organize a legendary night on April 30 to welcome tourists on the Reunification Day and International Labor Day. Authorities in Hoi An Ancient City in...
Family affairs
29/04/2009 05:00
Some Vietnamese families traditionally kept meticulous annals that recorded ancestor’s achievements and maps of ancestral tombs. Some Vietnamese families traditionally kept meticulous annals that recorded ancestor’s achievements and maps of...
True to their calling
29/04/2009 05:00
Dinh Linh performs in front of a foreign audience at Truc Mai Concert A small theater owned by a married musical pair has a big role to play in cultural preservation. If the traditional music of...
Art house flicks in focus at Finnish film fest
29/04/2009 05:00
Stills from Rukajarven tie (Ambush), one of the Finnish films that are showing in Hanoi The Finnish film industry is introducing some of its best works at a film festival being held by Finlandâs embassy until...
World beauties return to Vietnam for charity tour
28/04/2009 05:00
Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova at a press briefing in Ho Chi Minh City last year. The Russian is in Vietnam on a charity tour, her first as the beauty queen. Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova, her predecessor Zhang Zi Lin...