Lifestyle

French Books Exhibition opens in Hanoi
07/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Over 7,000 book titles published by hundreds of French and Vietnamese publishing houses are being featured at the French Books Exhibition, which opened in Hanoi on Oct. 7. French novelist Marc Levy. The exhibition is part of the...
French-financed project to preserve Hue heritages
07/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – The central Thua Thien- Hue city Province said it is carrying out a project to promote local community’s involvement in the preservation of heritages in the former city of Hue with funding from the French region of Nord Pas de Calais....
A Jazzy lady
07/10/2008 05:00
59-year-old Tuyet Loan, shown here performing at Montana Jazz Club, is still a fiery jazz singer. Singer Tuyet Loan is comfortable knowing that her jazz tunes are not Vietnam’s favorites. Tuyet...
Nominations open for artists of the people
07/10/2008 05:00
Nam Dong Ke (Five Musical Lines) won Favorite Musical Group at last year’s Mai Vang Awards. The Mai Vang (Golden Apricots) Awards, designed to honor Vietnam’s best artists, began accepting nominations Monday....
Beer to flow like wine at Oktoberfest Ho Chi Minh City
07/10/2008 05:00
Beer lovers cheer during last year’s Oktoberfest at Windsor Plaza Hotel. Oktoberfest, the traditional Bavarian beer-soaked celebration, will hit Ho Chi Minh City like a ton of ale today. The...
French, VN artists to play concert
07/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – French veteran violinist Sylvie Gazeau and her younger colleague, cellist Francois Girard, will perform with Vietnamese artists in a chamber concert in the City tonight in HCM City. French violinist Sylvie Gazeau. They will play...
Cuban band Warapo sets pulses racing in HCM City
07/10/2008 05:00