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Awards buzz follows Vietnam Film Festival
11/12/2009 05:00
Speculation about future award nominees is swirling ahead of the closing ceremony of the 16th Vietnam Film Festival on December 12. Actress Kathy Uyen (R) could be in contention to win a Best Leading Actress award this year for her role in the movie Chuyen...
Vietnamese ao dai to be showcased in Europe
10/12/2009 05:00
Thirty designs by David Minh Duc will be introduced at capitals of fashion – Milan in Italy and Madrid of Spain next week. A design by David Minh Duc David Minh Duc, supermodel Thuy Hanh and models of the EVE Group will leave Vietnam for Europe today,...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 10/12
10/12/2009 05:00
Da Lat to be feted as wellspring of Vietnamese artistic talent; Union of Literature and Arts awards prizes to 52 works; Festival day helps 15,000 students learn life skills Siren: Singer Bonner Trinh to express her gratitude to Da Lat. Artist natives of Da...
Movie screens to light up with President Ho biopic next year
10/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – A feature film on the life of President Ho Chi Minh is set for release on May 19 next year to coincide with the leader’s 120th birthday. President Ho Chi Minh. The 90-minute biopic, titled Nhin Ra Bien Ca (Reaching to the Sea), is being...
New record set for biggest sticky-rice ball
10/12/2009 05:00
LookAtVietnam – Binh Quoi Tourism Village has won first prize for making the biggest fried sticky-rice ball at the Taste of the World Festival in HCM City. Size matters: Members of the jury measure the dimension of a fried, sticky-rice ball at the Taste of...
Korean woman brings chalk drawing to Vietnam
10/12/2009 05:00
A chalk drawing exhibition by Korean Woo Hyeong Hwa and three students protÃ©gÃ©s has proved to be a big hit in Hanoi with All 90 artworks sold for charity after the exhibition. Woo Hyeong Hwa and her chalk paintings. Woo Hyeong Hwa, said that...
Vietnamese film fair: who sells, who buys?
10/12/2009 05:00
For the first time the Vietnam Film Festival has included a film fair but the event has failed to attract visitors. The quiet film festival. Film fairs are the place for industry movers and shakers to be introduced to and purchase films but the film...