Viet Nam''s Pham Trinh Phuong Thanh took first prize for best cartoon in a contest entitled Talk ! Talk ! Korea launched by the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA).
Located in a small al-ley in District 10 in HCM
City, the garden in the small house owned by sculptors Nguyen Sang and
Lai Thi Kim Thanh is like an outdoor museum, featuring 500 statues of
famous figures, both Vietnamese and foreigners.
Prominent literary translator Trinh Lu, whose translations include Life of Pi, Norwegian Wood, The Centaur in the Garden, has revealed a new talent, painting, at an ongoing exhibit in Ha Noi.
The ancient town of Hoi An will organise a fireworks
performance to begin the Lunar New Year festival at the An Hoi
Sculpture Garden on the Hoai River on February 18.
Artist Phan Hai Bang, who d a very special type of paper called truc chi, is now working with his team to bring back what he calls "old values" in a really big way.
Three bilingual poetry collections by Vietnamese poet Mai Van Phan were
among the 10 bestselling poetry collections from Asia on Amazon.com in the middle of last month.
The Hilton Hanoi Opera and its sister Hilton Garden
Inn Hanoi last week received the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence
based on positive reviews from travellers.
