November 7, 2011
Retired stage artists are happy to be among their own in the autumn of their lives Then and now: Doan Thien Kim with a photograph taken during her heydays as a cai luong artist in HCMC several decades ago Former cai luong (reformed theater) artist Doan Thien Kim, 77, looks sad whenever she receives [...]
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October 22, 2011
 Vietnam U23 footballers Long Giang (L) and Trong Hoang (R) practice in Hanoi on October 13. The draw for the 26th South East Asian Games went well enough for Vietnam’s Under-23 footballers but critics say precaution is necessary. The Wednesday draw placed Vietnam in Group B with U23 teams from Myanmar, Laos, Brunei, East [...]
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August 30, 2011
 A scene in ‘Story of the shoes,’ a series of vignettes that told the real-life stories of the dancers involved Linh Nga and Thuy Chi, possibly the two best Vietnamese dancers of their generation, each spent over ten years training in China before becoming the renowned artists and choreographers they are today. Both [...]
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July 24, 2011
 Children infected with Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) being treated in a hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. According to the HCMC Preventive Health Center, the city has reported nearly 5,000 HFMD cases and 21 related deaths. The Ministry of Health issued new guidelines, on July 19, for the diagnosis and treatment of [...]
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April 21, 2011
Elderly women hark back to a time when black teeth were in fashion An elderly woman in the northern province of Bac Ninh, revealing her blackened teeth dyed when she was teenager It would raise more than an eyebrow and cause jaws to drop now, but there was a time, not too long ago, [...]
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April 11, 2011
Young director finds meaning in confronting social prejudices, says no need to delay getting rid of them  A scene in a play of Dung doi den ngay mai (Don’t wait until tomorrow) project. HIV-infected actor Bui Tran Hoang (R) was not only chosen for his acting skills but also for his knowledge of [...]
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March 9, 2011
A trio of modern dancers are struggling to transform a small, old theater in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 into a hive of creative energy. This January, more than a hundred people (both foreign and local) attended a series of workshops at Le Thanh theater where professional artists taught courses on installation art, [...]
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December 7, 2010
Despite international honors and state investment, Vietnam’s traditional performance arts are losing audiences A performance of tuong, a disappearing form of Vietnamese theater, at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Tuong Theater Every day, five times a day, audiences pack the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater at 57B Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District. In 2009, [...]
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January 23, 2010
The deputy director of the Hanoi Taxation Department Thai Dung Tien said that in 2010 about 3,000 companies in Hanoi will practice online tax declaration. The deputy director of the Hanoi Taxation Department Thai Dung TienThe Hanoi Taxation Department is one of the four organizations that have been selected to promote online tax declaration. What [...]
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January 6, 2010
In preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, Ho Chi Minh City theater troupes are preparing for a host of captivating productions. Renowned overseas Vietnamese actress Kieu Oanh (L) will perform for HCMC audiences during the upcoming Tet holidays in February (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam - In preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New [...]
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