Lifestyle

Historic pagoda on verge of collapse
03/11/2009 05:00
A 700-year-old pagoda on the outskirts of Hanoi is so dilapidated the whole place could tumble down at any moment. Bao Thap Pagoda stands beside the Nhue River in Ta Thanh Oai Commune, Thanh Tri District, and will only stay that way if the massive repair...
Kids unfurl 32m-long drawing
03/11/2009 05:00
More than 200 children from the southern province of Binh Duong completed a 32m-long drawing depicting the key events held at EcoLakes Show Village recently. Bud artists: Young artists from Binh Duong Province joined forces to complete a 32m-long drawing at...
Young student to sing with Akon
02/11/2009 05:00
Dinh Manh Ninh, the winner of the Pepsi Talent Show Vietnam 2009 will go to the US to record a song with famous singer Akon and other music talents. Dinh Manh Ninh. Ninh is the last-year student of the Vocal Music Faculty of the Hanoi Art...
Two Vietnamese on HP Space reality show
02/11/2009 05:00
The top 16 Asian contestants, including two Vietnamese, have been in Singapore in the final round of the “HP Space – Seeking Asian Creative Talents,” which began November 1. Tran Quoc Vinh (right) and Phan Huynh Trung. Sponsored by HP...
Mrs. World 2009 Chairman praises Vietnam
02/11/2009 05:00
To prepare for the Mrs. World 2009 pageant, Mrs. World Organisation Chairman David Z. Marmel has been in Vietnam since October 28. He recently spoke with the press about the pageant. Mrs. World Organisation Chairman David Z. Marmel and CIAT’s Chairwoman Doan...
Host boasts the most
02/11/2009 05:00
Miss World 2007 Zhang Zi Lin at a 2008 press conference announcing that Miss World 2010 would be held in Nha Trang A late bid to shift the Miss World 2010 finals from Nha Trang to the Mekong Delta province of Tien Giang...
The forgotten Da Lat
02/11/2009 05:00
A train station in Da Lat in 1953, as seen in ‘The Old Days of Langbiang’ photo book A new photo book shows a simple, unobstructed Da Lat, before the days of tour buses and kitschy souvenirs....