Lifestyle

2nd international conference on Vietnamese literature
05/01/2010 05:00
The second international conference on Vietnamese literature to the world opened at the My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on January 5. The event attracted the participation of 150 representatives from 30 countries and more than 200 domestic and...
Residents decline funding to save ancient homes
05/01/2010 05:00
Despite an offer by the People’s Committee of Thua Thien- Hue city Province to provide financial assistance to owners of ancient homes for refurbishment efforts, most have declined the help. Despite an offer by the People’s Committee of Thua...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 6/1
05/01/2010 05:00
Vietnamese children’s paintings exhibited in Paris; Hungarian Book Week opens in Hanoi; 2,000 ancient artefacts found in Khanh Hoa Vietnamese children’s paintings exhibited in Paris An exhibition of 140 outstanding paintings by Vietnamese children...
Goddess of Mercy jade statue to visit Vietnam
04/01/2010 05:00
The giant statue of the Goddess of Mercy, which is made from the largest jade block in the world, will be brought to Vietnam in mid-January 2010. The 1.1m high, 285kg statue is sculpted from the largest jade block in the world in Canada. In 2008, part...
UNESCO recognizes Nguyen Dynasty wood blocks
04/01/2010 05:00
UNESCO presented the UNESCO Memory of the World certificate on January 3 to Vietnam’s Nguyen Dynasty wood blocks. The wood blocks, submitted for recognition last January 2009, are part of a collection of nearly 35,000 dating from 1697 to 1945 used to...
Hanoi Flower Festival closes with traditional ceremony
04/01/2010 05:00
The event closed on January after an impressive closing ceremony with quan ho and hat xam singing, tea-making rituals and calligraphic art performances. Quan ho Bac Ninh performance. Hat xam by singer Thuy Duong. A quan ho...
Da Lat Flower Festival 2010 opens
02/01/2010 05:00
The Da Lat Flower Festival 2010 kicked off in the city’s flower garden in the central province of Lam Dong on January 1, attracting the participation of about 20,000 domestic and foreign visitors. The event drew 85 businesses and flower and plant...