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Vietnam reburies mummified corpse of ancient king
26/01/2010 05:00
Soldiers carry the coffin containing the mummified corpse of Vietnamese King Le Du Tong The mummified corpse of a Vietnamese king who died hundreds of years ago was reburied on Monday, half a century after farmers...
Remakes make it big on small screen
26/01/2010 05:00
Despite high ratings, Ngoi nha hanh phuc (Full House) has suffered heavy criticism due to sub-par acting Original screenplays yet to become safe bets for TV serial makers. First, they â“...
Huong Giang in top 25 faces of the year
26/01/2010 05:00
Vietnam’s contestant at the Miss World 2009 pageant Tran Thi Huong Giang entered the second round of the Face of the Year selection on the website Global Beauties. Before competing for the Face of the Year title, Huong Giang was voted as the...
A look back on Vietnam’s music scene of 2009
26/01/2010 05:00
For many music observers in Vietnam the scene looked gloomy. Here VietNamNet takes a look back at a troubled 12 months and the rare bright spots. Singer Bao Thy. So 2009 wasn’t a year to endear itself to the older music listener who may...
King Le Du Tong buried in Thanh Hoa
25/01/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The remains of King Le Du Tong (1680-1731) was buried at 10.50am, January 25 in Bai Trach Village, central province of Thanh Hoa, as plan. Burning incense for the King before carrying his remains from Hanoi to Thanh...
Vietnam begins work to conserve ancient citadel
24/01/2010 05:00
Visitors to the ancient citadel in Hanoi examine an ancient well uncovered by archeologists Vietnam Wednesday began work on a project to conserve the ancient citadel in Hanoi, which later this year celebrates its 1,000th...
Beauty in Nude Paintings and Statues
24/01/2010 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The book entitled Nude Paintings and Statues introduces 156 artworks by 52 artists and this is one of the first books about nude arts published in Vietnam. A nude painting by Pham Ngoc Thanh. The first nude painting book, Xuan...