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Nude photo collection dumped from awards list
18/12/2009 05:00
A nude photo collection was deleted from the list for Vietnam Book Awards 2009 Thursday although it was previously mentioned as a gold prize winner. Thai Phien, author of the Xuan thi...
Places to be in HCMC on Xmas and New Year’s Eve
18/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Hotels and restaurants are working hard to offer memorable evenings to mark year-end holidays. A foreigner walks past the Seventeen Saloon Bar in downtown HCM City. It ’ s that time of the year again. And as usual, many hotels and...
Pop singers propelled by hits, not depth
18/12/2009 05:00
While many pop singers have received no formal training and hire songwriters, they still strike a chord with teens. While many pop singers have received no formal training and hire songwriters, they still strike a chord with teens. Young...
Vietnam Book Awards 2009 announced
17/12/2009 05:00
VietNamNet Bridge – Give Me a Ticket to Childhood and Pathology of Cardiovascular Diseases have won the gold prize at the Vietnam Book Awards 2009. Give Me a Ticket to Childhood by Nguyen Nhat Anh, published by the Youth Publishing House....
Documentary examines life of ex-spymaster
17/12/2009 05:00
HCM City Television began broadcasting yesterday a documentary on the life of retired colonel Tu Cang, a well-known intelligence officer of the Viet Nam Army. Pham Xuan An. (Photo: TT) The seven-part Di Giua Ke Thu (Walking Amid the Enemy) will be the...
Vinh Thuy to wear loin-cloth at Mister International
16/12/2009 05:00
The Vietnamese supermodel will show off his sturdy beauty at the Mister International pageant’s traditional costume competition by wearing a traditional Vietnamese loin-cloth. Vinh Thuy said that he was very impressed with Tien Doan ’ s...
Vietnam takes Miss World pageant’s flag
16/12/2009 05:00
On December 12 the Miss World Organisation handed the flag to Hoang Kieu, who is chairman of the US-based RAAS group, which will organise the Miss World competition in Vietnam next year. Hoang Kieu received the flag from Julia Morley, Chairwoman of the Miss...