Lifestyle

‘Fashion for Gay’ appears on local catwalk
22/02/2009 05:00
The HCM City-based CafÃ© FTV was full with curious audience members who came to watch the first fashion show of NewUrbanMale, the famous fashion brand for gays in Singapore....
Gia Dinh int’l photo contest exhibition
22/02/2009 05:00
Nearly 200 photos submitted to the International Photo Contest held by the Gia Dinh photo club are now on display at 92 Le Thanh Ton, District 1, HCM City. Listening to the sea’s song by Leonid Goldin, Israel Tone...
Long Bien bridge through little photographers’ prism
22/02/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A photo book, entitled ’Dragon of the River’, taken by children living around the Long Bien bridge area, was launched in Hanoi yesterday. This was part of the activities of the Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation in the campaign...
Vietnamese music professor – American national heritage
22/02/2009 05:00
After more than 20 years of work, Professor, Doctor Nguyen Thuyet Phong was recognised as a national heritage by the US government for his efforts to bring traditional Vietnamese music to the US. Professor Nguyen Thuyet Phong. Born into a farmer family...
Folk songs hit singer’s soul
22/02/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – After more than 40 years in music, People’s Artist Nguyen Thi Thu Hien has performed on 30 albums praising folk songs in different styles from the north, south and central regions of the country. Divine and bright: People’s Artist Nguyen...
The divine comedy
21/02/2009 05:00
One of Vietnam’s legendary romances between the God of the Mountains and a young princess is reenacted in a ceremony every year in Phu Tho province and laughter is the name of the game. One of Vietnam’s legendary romances between the God of the...
The Big Bang
21/02/2009 05:00
In northern Vietnam people make clay dishes that explode when hurled to the ground. But why? In northern Vietnam people make clay dishes that explode when hurled to the ground. But why? Big bang theory: No one is quite sure why phao dat-making...