Lifestyle

LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 1/12
01/12/2009 05:00
National arts and crafts exhibition opens in Ha Noi; US consulate announces climate change video contest; Germans help restore gate of King Tu Duc’s tomb Craftsman Quach Van Hieu from Ha Noi will receive a gold medal at the opening ceremony of the Second...
Famous photographer from Ireland shows his works in Vietnam
01/12/2009 05:00
John Minihan, known for his photos of the Nobel laureate winning writer Samuel Beckett (1906-1989), is in HCM City to attend a Beckett exhibition. Writer Beckett in Minihan’s photo. Minihan said a friendship with the famous writer was struck up when...
HCM City to welcome world food festival
01/12/2009 05:00
An event, entitled “Taste of the World Festival”, will begin with a parade through Do Quang Dau, Pham Ngu Lao, and Le Lai streets, HCM City at 6.30pm, December 3. Other activities will be held at the September 23rd Park from December 3 to 6, with...
Hanoi launches music, philately contests to celebrate its great anniversary
01/12/2009 05:00
To welcome the Thang Long – Hanoi’s 1,000th birthday on October 10th, 2010, the Vietnam Post Company has held a stamp design contest. The contest, entitled “Hanoi: Construction and Development” is launched to highlight the city’s role as...
LIFESTYLE IN BRIEF 2/12
01/12/2009 05:00
Year-end book fair set to whet readers’ appetites; French photographer captures the unexpected in Hue city ; Mekong province celebrates Ha Noi’s 1000th anniversary Author Nguyen Ngoc Tu. (Photo: moingay1cuonsach) A book fair featuring more than...
Hanoi students paint longest environmental picture
30/11/2009 05:00
More than 400 students in Hanoi Sunday completed a 112-meter-long picture which was recognized as Vietnamâs longest environmental picture on the same day. The picture, which is 1.5 meters...
Hanoi’s culinary art in HCM City
30/11/2009 05:00
Traditional cuisines of Thang Long – Hanoi capital will be introduced at the Van Thanh tourist site in HCM City from December 3-13. Northern girls wearing traditional ao tu than (four-panel dress) and khan mo qua (kerchief) will sell traditional...