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Seeking new location for 2km painting
20/11/2009 05:00
The initial sketch of the giant painting. Painters who participate in the over 2km-long painting project named “Hanoi-Legends” have been surprised they are not allowed to display it on the outside wall of the Van Mieu Temple. Want to decorate...
Muong tribe banks on traditional craft
20/11/2009 05:00
In the late afternoon light, a few fluorescent lights have been switched on in the stilt houses in Luc Village, Hoa Binh Province. In the late afternoon light, the sun is gradually sinking, reflecting off the dark clouds and the surrounding mountains. A few...
Photographer sees with new eyes in Vietnam
20/11/2009 05:00
Fishermen work in Phuoc Hai fishing village in Ba Ria -Vung Tau Province in an image taken by Peter Pham. Vietnamese-American photographer Peter Pham says it was falling in love with Vietnam that pushed him into becoming...
Clash of cultures
20/11/2009 05:00
A gong troupe from the Philippines performs at the going festival in Gia Lai Province International gong festival disappoints with pop-style concert that neglects tradition. Traditional gong music...
Tongue twisters
20/11/2009 05:00
Doi cuoi (Laughing Life), a series of short comedies written by the Hanoi-based Tuoi Tre Theater. A Hanoi troupe brings local culture to foreign audiences by staging Vietnamese plays in English â“ a challenging task...
HCM City to have “Sunrise Spring” flower road this Tet
19/11/2009 05:00
The southern metropolis has unveiled its plans for the Nguyen Hue city flower road to celebrate the lunar New Year 2010 (Tet). The theme of the flower road will be “Sunrise Spring”. The city also revealed other activities to celebrate Tet,...
Inspiring music promised at European music fest next week
19/11/2009 05:00
Artists from seven European countries will join their Vietnamese counterparts in a twelve-day music festival starting on November 26 in Hanoi. Germanyâs Signum Quartet, the Duo Gazzana from...