Lifestyle

Blue Wave Music Awards 2009 announced
29/12/2009 05:00
HCM City Radio on December 27 presented its prestigious Blue Wave Award 2009 at the Lan Anh Theatre before 1000 audience members. Tuoi Tre and VNExpress shot the awards ceremony. Through text messages, posts and emails, the audience voted Duc Tri, Ho Hoai...
Curtain raised on folk art genre
29/12/2009 05:00
The professional cheo festival 2009 raised hopes for performers that public awareness about the need to preserve the folk art genre has been improved. Old gold: A scene in the gold medal winning cheo play Linh Khi Hoa Lu, performed at the national...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 29/12
29/12/2009 05:00
Laos receives diary translation; Hoi An holds carnival for New Year; Photo association elects new leader; Sony celebrates Ha Noi’s beauty; Environment channel hits air waves A scene from “Don’t Burn”. Yesterday, 1,000 copies of the diary were...
Hanoi Flower Festival one day before the opening
29/12/2009 05:00
The Hanoi Flower Festival will open in the evening of December 30 but Hanoians have flocked to Dinh Tien Hoang Road, where the festival will be held, to admire flowers. A rice field brought to Hanoi’s centre. The number 1000 made of flower...
A 10m ao dai with flower power
29/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A giant representation of the Vietnamese traditional ao dai has been created using 1,000 silk and dried flowers. The flower-made ao dai. The ao dai is 10m in length and weighs over 30kg and will be introduced during the Hanoi...
Wanted: A dance for Vietnam
29/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – The Hanoi Dancers’ Association has launched a dance choreography competition, which aims to seek a new dance for the people. In the launching ceremony, the organising board introduced some Vietnamese dances but the way dancers performed them...
HCM City welcomes the New Year with festivals
28/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – HCM City is welcoming the New Year beginning December 26 at the 23/9 Park with a festival called “Welcome 2010, Celebrating the 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi.” Traditional music performance at the 23/9 Park (photo: Lao Dong)....