Lifestyle

Hue hosts annual handicrafts fair during traditional festival
14/04/2009 05:00
Porcelain, jewelry, scupltures and embroidery are displayed at the Craft Village Fair. VietNamNet Bridge - The Viet Nam Craft Village Fair 2009 and the Viet Nam Handicraft Contest will be held at Thuong Bac Park, the former imperial city of Hue city ,...
Ambassador of Vietnamese cuisine
13/04/2009 05:00
Ho Hoang Anh, a prominent chef specialising in Hue city royal cuisine, has brought the cooking of her ancestors to tour the world. She speaks about her passion. Why did you, a nuclear physics graduate, chose to be identified with gastronomy?...
Nude painting exhibition not licenced
13/04/2009 05:00
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the central city of Hue city refused to licence painter Nguyen Kim Dinh’s nude painting exhibition, reasoning low artistic quality and inappropriateness to Vietnamese habits and customs. A painting by Nguyen...
Vietnam has “Cultural Day for Ethnic Groups”
13/04/2009 05:00
Folk games will be held at the festival. VietNamNet Bridge – The government decided to take April 19 as the Cultural Day for Vietnamese Ethnic Groups. This year, the event will take place on April 18-19 at the culture and tourism village for...
Over 200,000 kids enter art contest in HCMC
13/04/2009 05:00
More than 200,000 children in Ho Chi Minh City took part in an art competition held by the cityâs education and cultural departments on Sunday. Concurring at 10 locations, the competition...
Award-winning pianist to play Ho Chi Minh City
13/04/2009 05:00
Pianist and lecturer Boris Kraljevic will perform in Ho Chi Minh City on Saturday Pianist Boris Kraljevic, lecturer at Singaporeâs Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, will play the Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music on...
Home coming chef
13/04/2009 05:00
Celebrity Australian chef Luke Nguyen grills pork chops on Ton That Hiep Street in Ho Chi Minh Cityâs District 11 Vietnamese cooking is the best, says an Australian son of Vietnamese expats, and he wants the whole...