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Fatherland or famous foreign symphony
05/02/2009 05:00
Violinist Bui Cong Duy. Lookatvietnam - Despite getting a dream job in the Viourse Moscow international symphony orchestra, and enjoying many other good working opportunities there, Bui Cong Duy, one of Asia’s top young violinists, decided to return to Vietnam...
Vietnamese dancer win Best Dancer in UK
05/02/2009 05:00
Graduating from the Vietnam Dance School and working for the Vietnam Music – Dance – Drama Theatre, dancer Ngoc Anh, who is living in the UK, has won the Best Male Dancer Award of the UK. Dancer Nguyen Ngoc Anh (photo: blog Ngoc Anh) This is a national...
Festivals, a look from Hanoi to HCM City
05/02/2009 05:00
Vietnam welcomed the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday in a jubilant atmosphere. A considerable number of Tet activities were organised in the two largest cities, Hanoi and HCM City. Hanoi’s Street Flower Festival 2008. Hanoi had Flower Street, the Thang...
Golden Bride to be broadcast in Vietnam
05/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - The TV series ‘Golden Bride,’ produced by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) in 2007, will be aired at 8p.m. on HTV3 from February 9. Actress Lee Young Ah (left) and ’People artiste’ Nhu Quynh. Lookatvietnam - The TV series ‘Golden Bride,’...
Porky procession draws devotees
05/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – At 6pm, when the sun begins to set, the sounds of drums and clarinets ring through the small village of La Phu, driving away the the last of the winter cold. Honourable guest: A sacrificial pig is the star of the show at a festival in La Phu...
Old wheels now hot wheels
04/02/2009 05:00
Collectors discuss â67â motorbikes in the Mekong Deltaâs An Giang Province. The bikes, once considered âlow-class,â are now hot collectibles. Originally designed as economic bikes for low-budget buyers, â67â...
Yen Tu Buddhist spring festival attracts thousands
04/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Thousands of people flocked to the opening ceremony of this year’s Spring Yen Tu Pagoda Festival in the northern coastal province of Quang Ninh on Feb. 4, the tenth day of the first lunar month. Thousands of people flocked to the opening...