Life in Vietnam

Handicraft expo to showcase capital’s rich artistic traditions

The animated atmosphere of former craft villages and craft streets will be depicted in Ha Noi with 200 booths and thousands of craftspeople. LookAtVietnam - As part of the 1,000th anniversary activities of Ha Noi, the animated atmosphere of former craft villages and craft streets will be depicted in Ha Noi with 200 booths and the participation...

Handicraft expo to showcase capital’s rich artistic traditions

The animated atmosphere of former craft villages and craft streets will be depicted in Ha Noi with 200 booths and thousands of craftspeople. LookAtVietnam - As part of the 1,000th anniversary activities of Ha Noi, the animated atmosphere of former craft villages and craft streets will be depicted in Ha Noi with 200 booths and the participation...

Vietnam geography

Overview of Vietnam geography Sapa, a famous tourist site in the northern province of Lao Cai. Geographical location : (main land) Longitude: from 102o09’ to 109o30’ East Latitude: from 8o10’ to 23o24’ North Mainland area: 331,690 km2 Distance (air way) between the Northernmost point and the Southernmost point: 1,650 km Distance East-West...

Vietnam culture

Vietnam has an age-old and special culture that is closely attached to the history of the formation and development of the nation. VN has an age-old and special culture that is closely attached to the history of the formation and development of the nation. Hat cheo Historians have shared a common view that Vietnam has a fairly large cultural community...

Over 1000 people to tell stories about Hanoi during the war

LookAtVietnam - More than 1000 artists, veterans, and ordinary people will perform in a two-hour show at Hanoi’s Hang Day Stadium on October 3. Writer Nguyen Khac Phuc, the script-writer of “Thang Long – Hanoi in the Age of Ho Chi Minh” program. The show, named “Thang Long – Hanoi in the Age of Ho Chi Minh”, will be one of the biggest...

Two artists and Sudden Inspiration exhibition

A painting exhibition titled “Sudden Inspiration”, by Le Ngoc Linh and Nguyen Duc Tuan opened at Applied Arts Gallery, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, Binh Thanh District, HCM City last weekend. VietNamNet Bridge - A painting exhibition titled “Sudden Inspiration”, by Le Ngoc Linh and Nguyen Duc Tuan has opened at Applied Arts Gallery, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, HCM...

“The Firebird” returns to Hanoi

LookAtVietnam - This ballet will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House on August 20-21 by artists of the Vietnam Opera Ballet Theatre and the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra.   Film starring Vietnamese dancer on screen in France   Dancer Cao Chi Thanh.   Outstanding dancers like Cao Chi Thanh and Cao Duc Toan will take part in the show...

Hanoi to host largest-ever lantern parade

LookAtVietnam - Thang Long Lantern Parade, the largest event of its kind so far, will take place on Mid-Aautumn Festival Eve on September 22 around Hoan Kiem Lake. Sponored by Tivi Phale Co.,Ltd., the parade will have the participation of a unicorn-lion-dragon dance troupe, including a dragon of 1000 meter. Up to 1000 lanterns will be used in the parade,...

Hanoi in HCM City age through photos

LookAtVietnam - “Thang Long-Hanoi in the HCM City age – Years to define the country” exhibition will open at the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi on August 17 to introduce the public to magnificent periods in Hanoi’s history. A tramcar station near the Hoan Kiem Lake in 1936. The exhibition is among various events celebrating Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary,...

Exhibition featuring the beauty of rural Vietnam

VietNamNet Bridge – Dang Van Ty and Nguyen Van Cuong’s 34 paintings are now on display at “Meeting” exhibition in the resort city of Da Lat. Artist Dang Van Ty The exhibition is organized at the Hoa Binh Centre from August 6-12. Dang Van Ty was born in 1954 in the southern province of Tay Ninh. At the age of 13, he suffered from an accident...