Lifestyle

Huong Giang honored as third âSexiest Woman Aliveâ
15/01/2010 05:00
Huong Giang is surprised that she came in third place of âThe Sexiest Woman Aliveâ Vietnamâs representative at last yearâs Miss World competition, Tran Thi Huong Giang, has been selected the second...
Artist ‘paints’ with rice
11/01/2010 05:00
Artisan Ho Nghia began producing a unique form of art in 2008, using grains of rice to create elaborate images. A rice painting created by local artisan Ho Nghia. (Photo: SGGP) The rice paintings are meticulously crafted. Each individual grain must be...
Student Festival 2010 opens in Hanoi
09/01/2010 05:00
Student Festival 2010 opened at the Vietnam Exhibition and Fair Centre on January 8, drawing around 40,000 students from 60 colleges and universities in Hanoi. At the opening ceremony, the Hanoi Youth Union introduced the establishment of the Hanoi...
Foreigners lap up poetry translation
09/01/2010 05:00
An English translation of a collection of Vietnamese poetry, Memory of Black Eyes, has proved to be a big hit with foreigners, with the book flying off the shelves at bookshops. Nguyen Trong Tao An English translation of a collection of Vietnamese...
Vietnam’s telefilms lack quality: seminar
09/01/2010 05:00
On the occasion of the 29th National Telefilm Festival, a seminar on improving the quality of made-for-TV movies was held in Hanoi on January 7. A scene from “Gio Lang Kinh” (Wind at the Kinh Village), a critically acclaimed political commentary telefilm....
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 11/1
09/01/2010 05:00
Fourth Singer’s Day to be held in Quy Nhon; Promoting cooperation in translating Vietnamese literature; Hung Kings feted in Phu Tho; More foreign artists to attend Festival Hue city 2010 Fourth Singer’s Day to be held in Quy Nhon More than 200...
Horticultural haven
09/01/2010 05:00
When Thomas Hooft, general director of Dalat Hasfarm, first set foot in Da Lat in 1994, there was not a single greenhouse in the mountain town. But now 6,000-7,000 farmers cultivate flowers in 1,400 hectares of greenhouse space. Flower growers like...