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Vast spaces from a tiny brush
18/01/2009 05:00
Life in Sa Pa is on display on do (poonah) paper and oil paintings at veteran painter Dang Tin Tuong’s exhibition of new artworks at the Exhibtion House in Ha Noi. Mua Xuan Sa Pa (Sa Pa in Spring), one of dozens of paintings of the Sa Pa landscape by Dang Tin...
City theatres stage new children’s plays for Tet
18/01/2009 05:00
Both comedies and children’s plays will be showcased in HCM City theatres during this week’s Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday. The IDECAF theatre performs the play Sat Thu Hai Manh (A Killer in Bikini). The theatre will present three new comedies for the Lunar...
Author pens her way into history books
18/01/2009 05:00
After spending her life as a soldier, a reporter and a novelist, Le Minh Khue tells what it’s like being the first foreign writer to receive a prestigious South Korean literary award. Writer Le Minh Khue. Lookatvietnam - After spending her life as a...
Obama continues inaugural tour after Wilmington whistle-stop
17/01/2009 05:00
U.S. President-elect Barack Obama (1st L Front), his wife Michelle (1st R Front), Vice President-elect Joe Biden (2nd R Front) and his wife Jill greet supporters at the Wilmington Amtrak station, Delaware, on Jan. 17, 2008. U.S. President-elect Barack Obama...
The strong beast
17/01/2009 05:00
Anxiety before the fight Traditional buffalo fights are set to run in the Year of the Buffalo. Most of the time, Vietnamese water buffalos are peaceful creatures, inevitably photographed by passing...
Set for Tet
17/01/2009 05:00
Ho Ngoc Ha performs on stage In the run up to the Lunar New Year, sizzling supermodel-turned-singer Ho Ngoc Ha speaks with Thanh Nien Daily about her past and present Tet celebrations. Thanh Nien...
Tet films run the gamut
17/01/2009 05:00
Kicking off last week, this holiday seasonâs Tet films celebrate love, lament loss, and are filled with both tears and laughs. With a range of genres represented â“ comedy, romance, action and drama â“ there are pros and cons to this yearâs Tet...