Lifestyle

Festival brings villages together
28/03/2010 05:00
The traditional festival is celebrated by villagers from Moc Quan Nhan, Moc Cu Chinh, Moc Giap Nhat, Moc Phung Khoang and Moc Chinh Kinh every five years. Offerings: A procession during the Five Moc Villages Festival. The festival of five Moc villages is...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 28/3
27/03/2010 05:00
Int’l fireworks contest 2010 opens in Da Nang; Tien Giang to host first Viet Nam Fruit Festival; Canadian bilingual singer entertains at City hotel; Megastar unveils ‘How to train your dragon’ contest Int’l fireworks contest 2010 opens in Da Nang...
Hue History Museum gets new home
27/03/2010 05:00
The main building of the Co Mat Vien, or the imperial Department of Confidential Affairs, where top courtiers discussed important issues during the Nguyen Dynasty’s rule. Thua Thien Hue city Province authorities have decided after much debate where...
Hat Xoan dossier to be submitted to UNESCO
26/03/2010 05:00
The dossier for Hat Xoan should be submited to UNESCO for recognition as intangible World Cultural Heritage in need of urgent protection, says Deputy PM Nguyen Thien Nhan. The dossier for Hat Xoan should be completed and submiited to UNESCO for recognition...
Danish composer wants in on Hanoi’s 1,000th
26/03/2010 05:00
Danish composer Michael MÃ¸ller said he wants to write music for the 1,000th anniversary of the founding of Hanoi in October. “I want to be here to make something, as a Danish presence in Hanoi , for the big celebration,” he told Thanh Nien Weekly...
“Five Elements” to vie with “Rock’n Roll” at Danang firework fest
25/03/2010 05:00
Four crack international teams will contend with Vietnam’s DaNang One at the Da Nang Fireworks Festival on March 27-28. Captain Takanori Suda (first from the left) of the Tamaya Kitahara fireworks team instructs workers. Four teams have...
Vietnamese model to be sent to Miss Bikini 2010
25/03/2010 05:00
Nineteen year-old Nguyen Do Bac Linh will represent Vietnam at the Miss Bikini 2010 pageant in China. Last year model Huynh Thanh Tuyen missed this pageant due to the spread of A/H1N1 flu. This year, Bac Linh, a young model of PL Modeling Company will...