Lifestyle

Nha Rong – heart, soul and history of Bana people
26/01/2009 05:00
Ancient books contend that Nha Rong – a community long-house built on stilts – is viewed as the soul of an ethnic village in the Central Highlands. Every night, children join their parents in the Nha Rong to gather around a cooking-fire and listen to...
Unique Vietnamese art form sends foreign audiences wild
26/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – The power of Vietnamese water puppetry performances to enthrall and delight home-grown audiences is well-documented. However, watching a water puppet show is also now considered one of the ‘must-dos’ for foreign visitors to Hanoi. After...
Hanoi’s hidden art treasures
26/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - People often travel thousands of kilometers to see artistic works in far-off places but fail to recognize equally beautiful things in their own backyard. Hanoi is home to some amazing but little-known works of art. A red lacquer table trimmed...
Long Tong Festival
26/01/2009 05:00
Many tourists say that Long Tong Festival in the northern province of Bac Can is most original and interesting. A Long Tong (Going to the Field) Festival in Ba Be District, Bac Can Province. Lookatvietnam - Tens of dug-out canoes are paddled fast by...
Training fighting buffalos
26/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – For other countries, bullfight is popular, but here in Vietnam it is the buffalo fight. Two localities in the north are famous for their buffalo fight: Do Son in Hai Phong port city and Hai Luu in Vinh Phuc Province. Finding a good buffalo is...
Aged star prefers to stay behind the scenes
26/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – Veteran sound artist Minh Tam is stepping out of the limelight to let younger people take the reins. Sound of silence: Artist Ta Minh Tam at age 80. I arrived at the living quarters for the Viet Nam Film Centre’s employees, in Ha Noi and...
New York Philharmonic to play Hanoi
26/01/2009 05:00
Alan Gilbertâs inaugural season as music director of the New York Philharmonic will include a concert in Hanoi. Gilbert will take the orchestra to Vietnam for the first time in October to perform a yet-to-be named commissioned work by Helsinki-born...