Lifestyle

New music stars: 2009
28/01/2009 05:00
2008 was year of rising stars in the entertainment industry. Most of them gained glory at a very young age. Hoa Mi (left) and Dai Nhan. Lookatvietnam - 2008 was year of rising stars in the entertainment industry. Most of them gained glory at a very...
Man collects old records
28/01/2009 05:00
“It’s really interesting to have a chance in a million to listen to popular Southern folk operas performed by once famous artistes while most of them passed away many years ago,” said Nguyen Le Hieu, collector of old records. Nguyen Le Hieu and his old...
Making a mark
28/01/2009 05:00
Creating traditional-style stamps is Vu Kim Lienâs great passion Vietnamâs top stamp artist Vu Kim Lien says she is a mere painter who was chosen by the art. Lienâs 12 zodiac stamps use a...
Collector may harbor million dollar stamp
27/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – The orange stamp with an image of Queen Victoria, printed in Mauritius, was believed to be the only one of its kind in the world; in 1993 it was sold at over US$1 million at auction. After talking to him, it turned out that Cong used to be...
Book-CafÃ© speaks volumes for bibliophiles
27/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Despite its lack of wi-fi access, music and fast cooking , a small coffee shop owned by Nguyen The Thanh nevertheless attracts a regular and sizeable clientele for one reason: a shared passion for books. Cafe Wifi My PDA, 20 Tran Quoc Toan...
Back to countryside to promote puppetry
27/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – It is surprising that well-known expert of puppetry Nguyen Huy Hong, who is chairman of the Vietnam UNIMA Society and a member of the International Puppetry Association, left a 500.sq.m house in Hanoi to live in the countryside because of puppetry....
Vietnamese silk painting - bai tet
27/01/2009 05:00
French painter Victor Tardieu (1870 – 1937) opened the Indochina Art College in Hanoi in 1925 after recognizing Vietnamese’s fine arts ability during his period of living in Vietnam. Tardieu was completely successful with his first class, which created a famous generation...