Lifestyle

Art not for the weak-hearted
14/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Tran Anh Quan, who is known for a “bloody and dead corpses” exhibition at Van Mieu (Temple of Literature) ten years ago, now has an exhibition in the southern city of Vung Tau. Quan and Tien roped themselves at the exhibition in...
Vu Thanh Nghi and “Metal World”
14/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Vu Thanh Nghi graduated as first laureate of the Painting Faculty of Hanoi Art University in 1998 and all but disappeared from the art scene, but reports of his demise were exaggerated. Self-painted portrait. VietNamNet Bridge –...
Second Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival closes
14/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The second Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival closed on December 14 in the Central Highland province of Dak Lak. VietNamNet Bridge - The second Buon Ma Thuot coffee festival closed on December 14 in the Central Highland province of Dak...
Vietnamese Catholics on exhibit
14/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A new exhibition, Living in the Sacraments-Catholic Culture in Contemporary Viet Nam, has opened at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology (VME). Bless him: A statue of Saint Anthony on display at the exhibit. This is the first time...
Romanian piano trio to perform in Vietnam
13/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The Romanian piano trio will give a performance on December 15 at the Hanoi Opera House on the occasion of 90th National Day of Romania (1918-2008), co-organised by the Vietnamese Art Performance Organising Centre and the Romanian Embassy....
Quality goes missing on TV channels for teenagers
13/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Many new television channels and programs have been started with an eye on the teenage market but have quickly been shown up to be shoddy and uninteresting. VietNamNet Bridge - Many new television channels and programs...
Stage fright
13/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Tuong is one of Vietnam’s most refined and complex forms of dramatic theatre, but it holds less appeal for tourists than water puppetry. VietNamNet Bridge - Tuong is one of Vietnam’s most refined and complex forms of dramatic theatre,...