Lifestyle

Village festivals keep traditions alive
20/04/2009 05:00
Festivals take place in villages across Vietnam, the dates, duration, size and reason for the festivals being an entirely local matter. Usually these are yearly affairs and in any given village the festival lasts from one to several days. Because...
Vietnam Symphony Orchestra having difficulty keeping musicians
20/04/2009 05:00
In June 2009, the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra will turn 50. But the orchestra’s director, Meritorious Artist Ngo Hoang Quan, complained that he may lose all instrumentalists. The Vietnam Symphony Orchestra. Half a century of pride The...
House dedicated to President Ho built on Truong Sa
20/04/2009 05:00
The Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex will be inaugurated on Truong Sa Lon (Big Spratly) Island on May 19, 2010 or the 120th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh. The ground-breaking ceremony of the Ho Chi Minh Memorial Complex. The Memorable Complex...
Exhibition on ASEAN opens in Hanoi
20/04/2009 05:00
An exhibition of books and document about ASEAN is now being held at the National Library of Vietnam. An exhibition of books and document about ASEAN is now being held at the National Library of Vietnam. Nearly 500 books of the National...
Coconut shell-made painting to break record
19/04/2009 05:00
A huge coconut shell-made painting entitled “Dien Bien Heroes”, which is expected to be completed on May 20 by painter Vo Quoc Quy, will break two records and become the largest coconut shell-made painting in Vietnam. Artist Vo Quoc Quy. After one...
World’s largest jade Buddha statue to head north
19/04/2009 05:00
The statue will visit Phat Tich Pagoda in Phat Tich commune, Tien Du district, Bac Ninh province from May 16-25. The central city of Da Nang and the southern city of Vung Tau were the first places to welcome the Buddha statue. The statue is now in HCM...
Festival honours ethnic cultures
19/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Thousands of people from different ethnic groups nationwide gathered to join the Day of Viet Nam’s Ethnic Cultures, which was organised for the first time at the Viet Nam Ethnic Culture and Tourism Village in Ha Noi’s Son Tay City on Saturday....