Life in Vietnam
InterContinental Hanoi has much to offer for Festive Season
November 18, 2008 . Filed under Best Buys-Services, Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – The five-star InterContinental Hanoi Westlake is offering a number of enjoyable events for the upcoming festive season. On Christmas Eve, the cozy Diplomat Lounge will offer a seasonal afternoon tea including sugar-dusted stollen and warming mulled wine from 2.30 p.m. – 5 p.m., accompanied by live Christmas piano music. Price is... Read more
What’s On November 17 - 23
November 17, 2008 . Filed under Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction. - James Bond: Quantum of Solace (US, OV)- Wild Child (US, OV)- Connected (Hong Kong, OV)- Max Payne (US, OV)- Tropic Thunder (US, OV)- Painted Skin (China, OV)- Disaster Movie (US,... Read more
What’s On November 10 - 16
November 10, 2008 . Filed under Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction. - Wild Child (US, OV)- Flash Point (Hong Kong, OV)- Tropic Thunder (US, OV)- Painted Skin (China, OV)- Disaster Movie (US, OV)- Eagle Eye (US, OV), till Nov 13. National Cinema... Read more
Happy couples brave floods to say I do
November 5, 2008 . Filed under Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Heavy rains have made the streets of Ha Noi running rivers, an inconvenience for some, but for others life goes on as usual. Through good times and bad: Relatives and friends cheer on a couple of newly-weds on their important day.Look past the flooded street and you may see a bride and groom, dressed up and carrying flowers on the way... Read more
What’s On November 3 - 9
November 3, 2008 . Filed under Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction. Photo: www.skinbase.org- Max Payne (US, OV)- Tropic Thunder (US, OV)- Painted Skin (China, OV)- Disaster Movie (US, OV)- The women (US, OV)- Meet Dave (US, OV)- Eagle Eye (US,... Read more
Mu Cang Chai in late rice harvest season
October 31, 2008 . Filed under Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Though farmers in Mu Cang Chai are harvesting paddy on the last parts of their terraced fields, the remote mountainous district of Yen Bai Province still boasts its charms that are hidden in the scenic rice fields and thin blankets of fog Two ethnic minority farmers harvest rice in their terraced rice field.The popular attraction of... Read more
A cake of ardent love between husband and wife
October 29, 2008 . Filed under Fare Fest, Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – Visitors to Dinh Bang Village in Bac Ninh Province should not miss tasting a specialty of this region: the phu the (husband and wife) cake, a traditional cake made from local materials representing marital fidelity, originating from the time of the Ly dynasty Phu the cake, a traditional specialty of Dinh Bang Village in Bac Ninh Province... Read more
1,700 students join tourism and hotel management course
October 29, 2008 . Filed under Best Buys-Services, Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – School of Hotel & Tourism HCMC, under the Saigontourist Holding Company, has launched a two-year training course for 1,700 students, of which 600 will major as tour guides, 600 in restaurant management and 500 in accommodation management. Students in a cooking class at Saigon Travel-Tourism Training School - Photo: Courtesy... Read more
Classic Vietnamese drama takes a bow
October 28, 2008 . Filed under Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge – People in Da Nang will have a fresh opportunity to learn more about the art of tuong (traditional Vietnamese classical drama) at the Nguyen Hien Dinh Theatre this December. Night at the opera: Artists from Nguyen Hien Dinh Theatre perform an excerpt from My Chau.A photo and sculpture workshop titled “Exploring the Art of Tuong”... Read more
What’s On Oct 27 - Nov 2
October 27, 2008 . Filed under Life in Vietnam
VietNamNet Bridge - Weekly exhibition, performance, cinema and dining out information at your fingertips. Plus a list of local festival of the month: time, locations and attraction. A Hanoi food at Square One Restaurant.A fresh Northern wind flow to Saigon with the Hanoi Food Promotion starting from 24 October 2008 until 8 November 2008.The menu includes Steamed... Read more

