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Newspapers show off Tet editions at Hanoi festival
15/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The annual Ha Noi Spring Edition Festival opened in the capital January 15 with 30 newspapers and magazines exhibiting their Tet issues. Mr. Pham Quang Nghi at the festival. VietNamNet Bridge - The annual Ha Noi Spring...
Hanoi: more festivals planned for Tet
15/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Last year Hanoi had several festivals, but this year, after being merged with Ha Tay province, the capital city will have many more festivals, starting in the first lunar month of 2009. Playing King Quang Trung and his wife, Princess...
City hosts festival to welcome Lunar New Year
15/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A festival celebrating the lunar New Year is being held at the Ho Chi Minh City Youth’s Culture House from now until January 30. VietNamNet Bridge - A festival celebrating the lunar New Year is being held at the Ho Chi...
Ochna rental eases Tet stress
15/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Renting mai (ochna) plants has become a flourishing business in HCM City as many city residents choose to forsake the task of caring for the plants until they bloom during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival. Signs of spring: Yellow mai...
Young directors hope for Tet blockbusters
15/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Two young directors in HCM City are hoping their new movies will set new box office records during the Lunar New Year, despite stiff competition from lucrative Hollywood products. New direction: Teen singers Minh Hang (left) and Chi...
City music student wins Viet Nam Idol
15/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Twenty one-year-old Quoc Thien from the southern province of Dong Nai beat more than 15,000 contestants nationwide to win Viet Nam Idol 2008 on Wednesday night. Bookies favourite: Quoc Thien is this year’s Viet Nam Idol winner....
Vietnamese Song 2008 to name winners this weekend
14/01/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The final night of the Vietnamese Song 2008, a reputed song writing contest held by the national Vietnam Television (VTV), will take place on January 17. Singer Mai Khoi at Vietnamese Song 2006 contest. The awards ceremony will...