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Vietnam museum, artists trade barbs over prices, respect

January 29, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Vietnam museum, artists trade barbs over prices, respect

Paintings by Vietnamese artist Le Quang Ha The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum has said it will seek to rent paintings as it cannot afford to offer Vietnamese painters the sums given by museums overseas. Artists, on the other hand, say money was not the bottom line, but that the museum has not treated them well.While critics... Read more

“Endeavour to be independent voice”

January 29, 2010  . Filed under In depth, Profiles

“Endeavour to be independent voice”

LookAtVietnam - In the latest in our “Discover our Vietnamese Congressmen” series, VietNamNet talked with congress deputy Duong Trung Quoc, who is also a historian. Insider view of National Assembly Duong Trung Quoc was born on June 2 1947 in Ben Tre province. He graduated from the History Faculty of the Hanoi University in 1968. He worked... Read more

Shelved scientific research is a waste of money for Vietnam

January 28, 2010  . Filed under Education, News

Shelved scientific research is a waste of money for Vietnam

LookAtVietnam – Economics scientific research is being left unused meaning Vietnam is wasting billions of dong and the ideas of its finest minds. Dr Dao Duy Huan from the Finance-Marketing University said that in general, economics and business administration schools have to spend billions every year on scientific research. While a lot of economics... Read more

Classical music star Sarah Change answers your questions in Hanoi

January 21, 2010  . Filed under In depth, Interviews

Classical music star Sarah Change answers your questions in Hanoi

Violinist Sarah Chang will perform for the first time in Vietnam at the Hennessy concert on January 22. To mark the occasion, she agreed to an online talk with VietNamNet’s readers January 21.   How have you prepared for the first concert in Vietnam? This is my first time in Vietnam so I feel very enthusiastic about the concert. I recorded... Read more

Building materials market lags behind

January 17, 2010  . Filed under Business, News

Building materials market lags behind

LookAtVietnam - The construction materials market is growing strongly in Viet Nam alongside rapid urbanisation, but it is still to catch up with an important global trend. More than 90 per cent of the construction materials used in the country, including bricks and tiles, are fired in kilns, while 70 to 80 per cent of the world’s market is made up of non-fired... Read more

Writers say good translations key to international markets

January 9, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Writers say good translations key to international markets

Only 570 Vietnamese works that have been translated and introduced in foreign countries Vietnam needs to support foreign translators of local works if the country wants its literature to be appreciated overseas, intellectuals from Vietnam and around the world agreed at a six-day conference in Hanoi. About 13,700... Read more

2nd international conference on Vietnamese literature

January 6, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

2nd international conference on Vietnamese literature

LookAtVietnam - The second international conference on Vietnamese literature to the world opened at the My Dinh National Convention Centre in Hanoi on January 5.The event attracted the participation of 150 representatives from 30 countries and more than 200 domestic and foreign writers, translators and journalists.Addressing the conference, Deputy Prime Minister... Read more

Getting short shrift

January 3, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Getting short shrift

‘The Fourth’ filmcrew posed with Robin Saban (L, 2nd), the chairman of the 7th International Student Film Festival HollywoodLookAtVietnam - Short films, which are highly popular elsewhere, struggle to impress moviegoers and producers in Vietnam.  A short horror film titled “The 4th” made by five media-design students from Ho Chi Minh... Read more

Getting short shrift

January 3, 2010  . Filed under Lifestyle, News

Getting short shrift

The audience contemplates ‘Beats from above’ which premiered at Cot Dien Cafe in Binh Thanh District Short films, which are highly popular elsewhere, struggle to impress moviegoers and producers in Vietnam. A short horror film titled “The 4th” made by five media-design students from Ho Chi Minh... Read more

Visiting village of stones in Danang

December 30, 2009  . Filed under News, Travel

Visiting village of stones in Danang

LookAtVietnam – “Be careful! Stay away from that direction, or else you will probably be hurt by pieces of thrown-out stones,”  . . .  A marble statue.“I am going to carve a lady who is sitting with her hair down,” Tien stopped beating the chisel for a while, explaining his work to visitors and pointing to the table-like... Read more

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