Lifestyle

City brings Tet events to gracious end
03/02/2009 05:00
Delegates hailed the success of the Nguyen Hue city Street flower festival and other activities held in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet at a meeting on February 3 organized by Saigontourist. Nguyen Hue Flower street Lookatvietnam - Delegates hailed...
Spring in Muong Long
02/02/2009 05:00
H’Mong girls and boys in Muong Long, Ky Son District, in the central province of Nghe An, wore their best brocade costumes to welcome the New Year in cold spell. VietNamNet got the Tet atmosphere there. H’Mong girls in traditional costumes....
New Year customs harming relics
02/02/2009 05:00
Believers not only burn incense, strike the bell but also touch stone-made turtles and steles at Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) on early New Year days, which is banned because this act dulls scripts on steles and wears out turtles’ heads. Waiting in line to...
Ancient Hanoian dances receive new lease of life
02/02/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – A festival of ancient Hanoian dances was held on February 1 to mark the Lunar New Year holiday known as Tet and included a performance of a dance feared lost for more than half a century. A festival of ancient Hanoian dances attracted more than...
Vietnamese movies 2009: what will come?
02/02/2009 05:00
Some film projects for 2009 have been declared. Johnny Tri Nguyen and Ngo Thanh Van. Model, singer and actress Ngo Thanh Van and Vietnamese-American actor Johnny Tri Nguyen will kick off their own movie, invested in by Chanh Phuong Film, this March or...
Thang Long – Hanoi traditional dance festival
02/02/2009 05:00
Folk and traditional dances which have been existing for thousands of years were performed by artisans from Hanoi at the Thang Long – the Hanoi traditional dance festival at the Ly Thai To flower garden last night. “Drum festival” dance by artisans from Phu...
French, Vietnamese crime thrillers hit HCMC
02/02/2009 05:00
The Institute of Cultural Exchange with France in Ho Chi Minh City has opened a French and Vietnamese crime film series. IDECAF will screen Vietnamese director Bui Tuan Dungâs Vu dieu tu than...