January 2, 2012
Hotels in Vietnam trade on the past to further their 21st century ambitions Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi hotel, which hosted well-known novelists such as Graham Greene and Somerset Maugham, is famous with classic French architecture After the sun sinks among the limestone karsts of Ha Long Bay, the stars come out, to pepper the [...]
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October 14, 2011
The redesigned bamboo bar at Hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Hanoi’s landmark hotel Sofitel Legend Metropole is adding a rooftop garden lounge and has redesigned its bamboo bar for its 110th anniversary. The 300-square-meter open-air garden, Le Balcon, is expected to create a more peaceful atmosphere for Metropole’s morning Pilates and yoga classes. It will [...]
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July 12, 2011
A sixty-year-old man has spent half his life and all his money chasing the legend of Emperor Ham Nghi’s buried treasure Nguyen Hong Cong (pictured lower left) now lives in a remote cottage in the Hoa Son Forest where he has hunted an elusive treasure trove for the past 30 years. In the summer [...]
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April 9, 2011
Experts pooh-pooh claims of another animal spotted in Hoan Kiem Lake Members of a rescue team stand around a giant freshwater turtle after successfully capturing it in Hanoi’s Hoan Kiem Lake last Sunday (April 3). The state established a team of animal experts, veterinarians and conservation workers to capture the rare turtle and administer [...]
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November 14, 2010
 The legend “Dragon and Fairy” will be conveyed to audiences by a combination of dance, acrobatics and kung fu demons. When Laura Burke arrived in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000, she was shocked by the city’s lack of places for tourists to engage with the country’s cultural heritage. “It was so crazy because [...]
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January 31, 2010
Thereâs no better place to let the time roll away than on the waterfront Hoan Kiem Lake, which is the heart and soul of Hanoi, means “Lake of the Returned Sword”, in reference to the legend surrounding fifteenth century Vietnamese hero General Le LoiHanoiâs 20 lakes are renowned for bringing the city a sense of [...]
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January 23, 2010
With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village ramp up efforts to protect their sacred art. Xoan singing is performed at holy venus in the communal house which begins with offering incense for gods.LookAtVietnam – With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An [...]
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December 27, 2009
This year Vietnam’s movie industry has won new admirers for its innovation but the same cannot be said of television. Director Dang Nhat Minh (second from the left) received the Gold Lotus Award 2009 for “Don’t Burn”. 2009 was a year of high achieving movies with filmmakers achieving both critical and commercial success. Art house movies [...]
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December 26, 2009
Dustin Nguyen was awarded a Golden Lotus for best actor at the 16th Vietnam Film Festival for his part in The Legend Is Alive. It came as no surprise to everyone. LookAtVietnam – Dustin Nguyen was awarded a Golden Lotus for best actor at the 16th Viet Nam Film Festival for his part in Huyen [...]
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August 18, 2009
LookAtVietnam – A half-Japanese half-Vietnamese orchestra will play Ho Chi Minh City’s Legend Hotel as part of Vietnam’s National Day celebrations. Australian conductor Darren Anthony Postema leads an orchestra at Legend Saigon Hotel on September 1LookAtVietnam – A half-Japanese half-Vietnamese orchestra will play Ho Chi Minh City’s Legend Hotel as part of Vietnam’s National Day [...]
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