Lifestyle

1000 year time capsule cancelled
31/03/2010 05:00
A Hanoi senior official stated on March 31 that Hanoi would not build the memorial zone to preserve 1000 objects for the next 1000 years because it is unfeasible. At a meeting between city officials and district representatives, Nghi called the idea...
Famous Indian belly dancer comes to Vietnam
31/03/2010 05:00
Hanoi’s ISIS dancing troupe on March 30 had an exchange with a famous belly dancer named Monika Nataraj. The meeting began by meditation in quiet atmosphere. Postcards with pictures of gods were arranged around a candle. After the...
Creativity from impromptu sounds
30/03/2010 05:00
There was no song titles, only the names of the performers. Many artists couldn’t communicate with each other, but a great show was put on by 60 artists and 300 musical instruments. The stage was very simple, with a blue panel bearing the name of...
Large embroidered painting celebrates Hanoi’s millennial anniversary
30/03/2010 05:00
Senior embroiderers in Ninh Binh have been working on a large embroidered work entitled “Hon Thieng Dai Viet” (Dai Viet’s Sacred Spirit). Senior embroiderers in Ninh Binh have been working on a large embroidered work entitled “Hon Thieng Dai...
Hanoians neglect electronic music festival
30/03/2010 05:00
While nearly 40,000 spectators flocked to My Dinh Stadium to cheer Korean boyband Super Junior, the three-day Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival attracted just several hundreds of people nightly. Disadvantaged children performed at the festival (photo: Tuoi Tre)....
Monastery hosts festival
30/03/2010 05:00
The annual Tay Thien Festival opened yesterday, the 15th of the second lunar month, at the Truc Lam Tay Thien Zen Monastery in the northern province of Vinh Phuc. Spirited performance: A medium communes with the spirits as part of the celebrations in honour of...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 31/3
30/03/2010 05:00
Tu Dam Pagoda restoration completed; Mine Awareness Day set for Sunday; Young southern poet wins competition; City to host Thang Long art competition Tu Dam Pagoda. (Photo: Vietnampathfinder) The Thua Thien- Hue city Buddhist Association yesterday, March...