Lifestyle

Da Nang: Marble Mountains to become spiritual cultural park
03/03/2009 05:00
Da Nang’s Ngu Hanh Son (Marble Mountains – Five elements mountains) will host the only fine-art stone museum in Vietnam, the Ngu Hanh legend park, a fine-art stone village and a pilgrimage village. A stone-made artwork shop in Non Nuoc village....
Champa Sculpture Museum opens new showrooms
03/03/2009 05:00
The Da Nang-based Museum of Cham Sculpture has inaugurated two new showrooms named My Son and Dong Duong, introducing priceless objects related to the My Son and Dong Duong historical relics in Quang Nam – Da Nang. Foreign visitors at the Museum of Cham...
Stars of the real and virtual worlds
03/03/2009 05:00
Singer turned actress Minh Hang from the Tet holiday blockbuster Giai cuu than chet (Hot kiss 2) endorses Cyberworldâs game Ran Online As the Vietnamese online game industry goes from strength to strength, companies...
Photo show for a heartfelt cause
03/03/2009 05:00
A photo from artist Phan Quangâs collection Sac Mau (The color), now exhibiting in Ho Chi Minh City A photo exhibition aiming to raise funds for children with heart disease opens today at Ho Chi Minh Cityâs...
Japanese artists continue Vietnam performances in HCMC
03/03/2009 05:00
Japanese artist Nagasu Tomoka with her Shakuhachi end-blown flute Japanese artists Nakai Tomoya and Nagasu Tomoka will play traditional music from their homeland in Ho Chi Minh City tomorrow after finishing their two-night...
Waxing start in Hollywoodâs bright firmament
02/03/2009 05:00
A studio publicity still of Kathy Uyen Nguyen with Binh Minh on the set of Chuyen Tinh Xa Xu (Passport to Love). Ambition and determination drive Vietnamese-American actress Kathy Uyen Nguyen, who won Best Supporting...
Festivals becoming less-than-festive occasions
02/03/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The organising of many festivals in recent times have turned hitherto important cultural events into monotonous affairs that leave the community as well as visitors dissatisfied, an expert has said. A successful festival requires organisers to...