Lifestyle

Cao Lan ethnic group celebrates Cau Mua festival
25/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - The Cao Lan ethnic minority people, who live in the northern province of Tuyen Quang, have an age-old culture which is vividly demonstrated in many festivals, including Cau Mua. People attending the festival pray for good weather, bumper...
Film crews remember Dien Bien Phu
25/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam – They shot footage of one of Viet Nam’s most famous victories, Dien Bien Phu. Now the film crew tell Thanh Trung and Ngoc Tuan the story from behind the scenes. Defining moment: A soldier waves the Vietnamese flag on the top of a captured De...
Vinyl collection: old painter’s lifelong passion
24/01/2009 05:00
In a small painting gallery on Hang Bong Street, an old man with a long salt-and-pepper beard puts down his paint brush to play a few songs on the piano. Painter Vu Dan Tan plays his old piano to relax from painting. Lookatvietnam - In a small...
Thien Ly embodies both the intelligence and the beauty of Vietnam
24/01/2009 05:00
With her sultry looks and innocent smile, Duong Truong Thien Ly, who won the “People’s Choice Award” at Miss World 2008, is now considered a symbol of dynamic and modern beauty for Vietnamese women. Thien Ly wishes to be an environmental ambassador...
Fire starter
23/01/2009 05:00
Lookatvietnam - Over the Lunar New Year the Red Dzao hill tribe of Ta Phin commune near Sapa in Lao Cai province will celebrate ‘Put-tong’ a mysterious fire dancing festival. On the morning of the first or second day of the Lunar New Year, the three...
Sharing is caring
23/01/2009 05:00
A generation ago groups of Vietnam families would pool their resources together to ensure there was plenty of cooking of the table during Tet Nguyen Dan (Lunar New Year). Just 25 years ago Vietnam was in midst of what is now know as the “subsidesed...
Nguyen Lan Ha: Two Golden Kite Awards in eight years
23/01/2009 05:00
A Golden Kite Award was presented to Nguyen Lan Ha for the best supporting role when she was only 12, and another presented for the main actress role when she was 20. Lookatvietnam - A Golden Kite Award was presented to Nguyen Lan Ha for the best...