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Photographers capture beauty of daily life across Viet Nam
24/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Two women, one a Korean American and the other Vietnamese, will share their personal visions of daily life in Viet Nam through a photography book Viet Nam Moment, to be released on Saturday. Captured: Viet Nam Moment features photographs of...
Study traces dance’s journey from temple to court
23/02/2009 05:00
The most comprehensive study to date of Luc Cung Hoa Dang, a Buddhist worship dance turned into a royal dance under King Minh Mang’s reign (1820-40), has been completed. heatre perform the Luc Cung Hoa Dang dance. The most comprehensive study to...
Highest Bodhisattva Kwan Yin statue to come this year’s end
23/02/2009 05:00
After over nine months of construction, the statue of Bodhisattva Kwan Yin in the Linh Ung 3 Pagoda in Son Tra District, in the central city of Da Nang, is nearly finished. The highest Bodhisattva Kwan Yin statue will come out this year’s end....
Pianist Dang Thai Son to play solo in Hanoi
23/02/2009 05:00
People’s Artist Dang Thai Son will have a solo concert at the Hanoi Opera House on February 27. The famous pianist will play pieces of music of F. Chopin, Gabriel Faure, and Maurice Ravel, and meet with the audience after the show. The...
Oscar gold for âSlumdogâ
23/02/2009 05:00
Neighbors of Azharuddin Ismail, who acted in âSlumdog Millionaire,â react as they watch the 81 st Academy Awards presentation on television outside their homes in Mumbai Rags-to-riches romance “Slumdog...
A new tradition
23/02/2009 05:00
Ikebana artisan Nguyen Thanh stands beside one of her works at an exhibition in Hanoi A Vietnamese American Ikebana artist hopes the flower art can find a new home in Vietnam. The traditional...
Restoration starts on ancient capital’s gate
23/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Chanh Dong Gate (main gate to the East) in the former royal capital of Hue city will be restored to its original form. Back to original: Chanh Dong Gate, one of the 10 main gates of the historic capital of Hue, will be repaired and...