Lifestyle

Foreigners snap nation’s old and new
01/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A photography exhibition celebrating an outside-in view of Viet Nam has opened at the Sofitel Plaza Hotel in Ha Noi. What’s this daddy? An exhibition by foreign photographers depicts Vietnamese life and scenery. It is attracting large...
VFF official saddles up original collection
01/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge - Best known as the vice chairman of the Viet Nam Football Federation, Vu Quang Vinh shares his quirky collection of lighters and horses from around the globe. VietNamNet Bridge - Best known as the vice chairman of the Viet Nam...
Young writer receives ASEAN award
01/10/2008 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – A Vietnamese young writer was presented with the Southeast Asian Writers Award (SEAWrite award) at a ceremony in Bangkok on Sept. 30. Her short-story collection “Canh dong bat tan”, the best seller in Vietnam in 2005, won the...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 2/10
01/10/2008 05:00
Japanese community celebrates Bon Odori festival in town; “International Joyce” Exhibition opens in Da Nang; Japanese film festival hits Hanoi, Hai Phong Young Japanese and Vietnamese people join the Bon odori dance at Japanese school in District 7 last...
Famed Austrian boy choir to sing in HCMC
01/10/2008 05:00
Boy members of the Vienna Boys’ Choir, one of the oldest European children choirs, is set to perform in Vietnam this week. A renowned children choir from Austria will make their first performance in Ho Chi Minh City this...
ASEAN singing contest to be held in Vietnam
01/10/2008 05:00
Local pop sensation Dam Vinh Hung will represent Vietnam in the ASEAN Golden Voice Festival. A singing contest for South East Asian professional singers will be held in Vietnam for the first time this month....
Vietnamese drama disqualified from Oscars’ consideration
01/10/2008 05:00
Vuong Duc (C) directs a scene in Rung den. The film has been officially dismissed from entering the next Academy Awards. The only potential Vietnamese candidate to compete in the 81st Academy Awards next February has lost...