Lifestyle

I am happy with my choice: Dustin Nguyen
25/12/2009 05:00
Dustin Nguyen was awarded a Golden Lotus for best actor at the 16th Vietnam Film Festival for his part in The Legend Is Alive. It came as no surprise to everyone. Dustin Nguyen was awarded a Golden Lotus for best actor at the 16th Viet Nam Film...
Conquering Hollywoodland
25/12/2009 05:00
Vietnamese-American film director and screenwriter Quan Lelan is making a name for himself in Tinsel Town after scooping the prestigious award for best screenplay at the Moondance International Film Festival. Quan Lelan with the producer and actresses from the...
Up in the hills
25/12/2009 05:00
The H’mong ethnic minority – also known as Mong or Meo – is closely associated with Vietnam’s mountainous north along the Chinese and Laotian borders. In total there is a population of some 900,000 H’mong, scattered across the provinces of Ha...
Award winning young composer in tune with Composers’ Association
24/12/2009 05:00
Young composer Tran Manh Hung has won two major awards from the Vietnam Composers’ Association 2009 for best artistic song and best symphony. Composer Tran Manh Hung. The Vietnam Composers’ Association has announced its Music Awards 2009,...
“I love Vietnam,” says French photographer
24/12/2009 05:00
“Daily life in Vietnam” is the topic of a photo exhibition by a French amateur photographer Jean Pierre Tissier at the Vietnam Cultural Centre in Paris, France. French amateur photographer Jean Pierre Tissier. Tissier’s work depicts...
Italian firms seek to greater share of cosmetics market
24/12/2009 05:00
World renowned Italian firms like Bvlgari, Giorgio Armani and Versace will come to Vietnam early next month to promote their products in the country. Marco Saladini , Italian trade...
Giant flower Buddha stands above Da Lat flower festival
24/12/2009 05:00
Around 600 Buddhists and 30 artists are working at the Linh Phuoc pagoda in Da Lat to complete an 18m flower Buddha statue for the Da Lat Flower Festival in early January 2010. Linh Phuoc pagoda’s senior monk Thich Tam Vi said they will use...