Lifestyle

Da Lat moves up urban ranking
25/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Prime Minister has upgraded the resort city of Da Lat to Grade 1 among the nation’s cities, recognising its role as a political and socio-economic centre of Central Highlands Lam Dong Province. Da Lat produces around 540 million flower...
HCM City welcomes ancestral tablet of Hung Kings
25/03/2009 05:00
HCM City organized a solemn ceremony to welcome the ancestral tablet of the Hung Kings at the Park for National Cultural History on March 25....
A love for Muong culture
25/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Muong Cultural Space Museum in the northern province of Hoa Binh’s Cao Phong District was inspired by a Kinh artist named Vu Duc Hieu who has a profound compassion for Muong customs and culture, according to the Vietnam News Agency. Vu...
Fireworks on Day for Culture of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups
25/03/2009 05:00
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Thien Nhan has permitted the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to shoot fireworks off on the Day for Culture of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups, April 19. The fireworks show will run from 9.15 to 9.30pm at the Culture...
Empathy and grit
25/03/2009 05:00
Tran Thi Truong at home in Hanoi A writer who started out with stars in her eyes settled down to tell timeless tales of the inner woman. Tran Thi Truong is a name that comes up in any discussion of...
Folk musicâs rich tapestry
24/03/2009 05:00
A young visitor to the house of Thai folk artist Sam Thi Tuyen (R) learns traditional folk songs while Tuyen works at her loom Her voice resounds from an old wooden stilt house in Xang Village, with an ancient folk song of...
Greek painter exhibits his work in Hanoi
24/03/2009 05:00
A painting by Pavlos Samios. VietNamNet Bridge - Pavlos Samios, a famous artist who paints in a style akin to contemporay Greek painting, opened an exhibition in Hanoi on March 25 as part of a number of activities celebrating Greek National Day as well as...