Lifestyle

Contemporary art and the difference
13/04/2009 05:00
“Happy Family” by Ha Manh Thang. Two new galleries have opened in Hanoi, Bui Gallery and 25 Studio. They are both contemporary art galleries but they are very different from each other. Bui Gallery, inaugurated on April 7 at 23 Ngo Van So street,...
Vietnam’s Jewelry Beauty Queen pageant 2009
13/04/2009 05:00
The three winners of the Jewelry Beauty Queen pageant 2007. VietNamNet Bridge - Vietnam’s Jewelry Beauty Queen pageant 2009 opened in Can Tho City on April 14. The contest is organised every two years with the aim of honouring the beauty of...
Khmer performers pull out all the stops
13/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Anh Binh Minh Traditional Art Troupe of the southern province Tra Vinh has lined up a range of shows to celebrate the Khmer New Year, Chol Chnam Thmay, from April 13 to 15. Traditional beauty: Performers from Anh Binh Minh Art Troupe...
Comic characters feature in show
13/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Eleven paintings featuring Viet Nam’s first licensed comic book character Canh Sat Truong Ti Hon (Little Sheriff) are on display HCM City’s Fine Arts Association. Little heroes: A digital painting by Nguyen Thanh Lan entitled Who is the...
Foreign book titles in demand by the young
12/04/2009 05:00
Nha Nam Publishing House in HCM City recently bought the rights to translate and publish Indian author Vikas Swarup’s Q&A, which will soon be released in bookstores under the title Slumdog Millionaire. Nha Nam Publishing House in HCM City recently...
Cartoon to teach history, rouse national fervor
12/04/2009 05:00
A scene from the 3D cartoon, Tho Va Rua . A group of more than 50 artists and software designers in Ha Noi are completing a three-dimensional cartoon as part of the city’s activities to celebrate the 1,000th anniversary of the foundation of Thang Long-Ha...
Japanese cherry blossom festival
12/04/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The 2009 Japanese cherry blossom festival in Hanoi has not lived up to visitors’ expectations as they claimed that the trees did not blossom as beautifully as they did last year. The trees did not blossom as beautifully as they did last...