Lifestyle

Idol adventure
08/12/2008 05:00
Funny backstage antics from some of this year’s Vietnam Idol contestants. From the sublime to the ridiculous, Vietnam Idol is one of the nation’s most popular television shows. Turning amateurs...
Touring dance piece explores themes of gender, sexuality
08/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – There is a woman in every man and a man in every woman, says dancer and choreographer Nhu Lai, explaining the theme and universal appeal of his show Stereo Man, as performers from the Ha Noi-based Youth Theatre prepare to take the show on the road....
Ha Noi shows a little skin
08/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Viet Nam’s only male belly dancer, Kevin Q, is among the headliners for the second annual Belly Dance Festival in Ha Noi on Thursday. Choreographed seduction: Dancers of the Bastet Douat troupe perform at the first belly dance festival...
Vietnamese dish a worldly pho-nomenon
08/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Pho (noodle soup) is one of Ha Noi’s most iconic dishes. Few people in the capital haven’t sat down to a bowl of the steaming soup, with beef, chicken or tripe chunks floating in it – perfect to ward away the winter chills....
Dam Vinh Hung wins Lan Song Xanh Music Award
08/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The 11th Lan Song Xanh (Green Wave) Music Awards honoring singers and musicians who have made outstanding contributions to Vietnamese music took place at the Lan Anh music venue in Ho Chi Minh City on December 8. Singer Dam Vinh...
Vietnamese sculptors strive to keep their art at the cutting edge
07/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A group of committed sculptors have managed to maintain their artistic flare against the odds. Sculputres made from marble, aluminum and steel on show in HCM City. VietNamNet Bridge - A group of committed sculptors have managed to...
A mime revolution hits Vietnam
07/12/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - The room was full of immobile statues that suddenly came alive. Mime group Friends, made up as bronze statues, perform a short play in Buon Ma Thuot Province. VietNamNet Bridge - The room was full of immobile statues that...