Lifestyle

Highlands tourism, culture week wraps up
20/12/2009 05:00
The weeklong “Legend of the Central Highlands Elephant” tourism and culture festival ended December 20 in Buon Ma Thuot City Square in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak. The closing ceremony of the festival featured songs praising the vital...
Ministry of Defence honours Don’t Burn
20/12/2009 05:00
Director Dang Nhat Minh’s Don’t Burn was awarded the highest cinematic prize by the Ministry of Defence from thousands of pieces of literature, art and journalism featuring the armed forces and revolutionary wars. Director Dang Nhat Minh. Director...
All ages go “mad” for “Avatar”
20/12/2009 05:00
Tickets for the first 3D movie “Avatar” are sold out for several weeks. To watch the most expensive movie in history, audiences have to book tickets now for December 28. A scene from Avatar Launched in Vietnam on December 18, tickets for the 3D...
Vinh Thuy in top 15 Mr. International 2009
20/12/2009 05:00
The pageant closed on December 19 in Taiwan with Vietnam’s model, Vinh Thuy, in the top 15 and also winning the Photogenic Prize. Vinh Thuy received the Photogenic Prize. The winner received $5000 cash and many contracts worth $45,000. He will travel...
Metal workers cling to age-old tradition
19/12/2009 05:00
For centuries blacksmiths from Da Sy Village have been hammering out quality metal products that are famous country-wide. Da Sy blacksmith Hoang Van Hau sharpens a pair of scissors, which is the final step in the forging process. VietNamNet Bridge...
Charming Vietnam to go heavy on nostalgia
18/12/2009 05:00
Thanh Nien newspaperâs Duyen dang Viet Nam (Charming Vietnam), which is set to make a comeback later this month following a yearâs absence, will tab heavily into nostalgia. Not only will it be inspired by its late director Huynh Phuc Dien, it...
Embodied art
18/12/2009 05:00
Body painting made its first appearance in Vietnam several years ago but it is struggling to find acceptance in what is still a conservative society. Body painting is one of humanity â s oldest forms of visual expression. From the beginning of...