Lifestyle

Culture and sport festival for northeastern region to be held
01/11/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The sixth cultural and sport festival for ethnic minority people in the northeastern region will be held from November 7 to 10. The event will see various activities such as traditional art festival, traditional costume show, folk...
National photo exhibition opens in HCM City
31/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - A national photo exhibition entitled “Beauty of the Vietnamese people and landscapes” opened its doors in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 31. HCM City The expo, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture – Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam...
Argentine musicians to celebrate friendship with Hanoi
31/10/2008 05:00
Argentine violinist Pablo Saravi will perform at a free concert in Hanoi tonight A free concert in Hanoi tonight will celebrate the 35th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Argentina....
A long tradition
31/10/2008 05:00
Hoang Ngoc Tuyen (L) and a worker with unfinished long frames. Tuyen is the last remaining long maker in Hue city . After years of just scraping by, a Hue resident’s gamble on a nearly-forgotten art has paid off....
Catching yourself a bride-to-be
30/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – For any man having problems getting his girlfriend’s parents to accept him, the Mong ethnic people have found an easy solution – just kidnap her until they agree. A Mong girl is caught by her boyfriend and his friend as part of the...
A sheepish art form
30/10/2008 05:00
Tran Ngoc Tuan makes a flower picture from colorful wool An artist from Da Lat in the Central Highlands has perfected the art of using wool scraps to create paintings. Tran Ngoc Tuan has never...
It’s Halloween again
30/10/2008 05:00
Halloween is getting more and more popular every year. Though the Western festival of Halloween is different to the traditional Vietnamese Le cung co hon (Ceremony to Worship Wandering...