Last updated: Monday, 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...
Last updated: Sunday, November 13, 2011
The illustrated book of Vietnamese slangs depicted on the Amazon website.
After being withdrawn from local bookstores last month for its alleged racy content and possibly offensive language, a comedic picture book depicting local youth slang is having its e-version released internationally.
Under a publishing transfer between...
Last updated: Sunday, August 14, 2011
Thu’s book, My Quest for Yummy Banh Mi in Vietnam, documents her discovery of different regional delicacies in Vietnam
“My belly and my heart are full of happiness and love now.”
Vietnamese-Canadian Thu Nguyen did not believe she could actually write...
Last updated: Friday, May 27, 2011
Photo courtesy of www.vnphoto.net. The website just released a photo book called Sai Gon dep lam, and the above picture is part of the compilation.
Members of VnPhoto, the local biggest online photography community, have introduced a photo book named Sai Gon dep lam (How beautiful Saigon is) and exhibited some selected works...
Last updated: Sunday, May 22, 2011
Jenny-Mai Nuyen, now 23, is the writer of six best-seller fantasy novels which have been translated into German, English, and Vietnamese.
Jenny-Mai Nuyen started writing when she was five years old.
At the age of 13, she penned her first fantasy novel.
At 18, the Vietnamese-German published, Nijura – Das Erbe der Elfenkrone...
Last updated: Saturday, May 7, 2011
This undated file photo provided by New Mark Communications shows Greg Mortenson of Roseville, Minn., who founded the Central Asia Institute, a Montana-based organization which builds schools for girls in remote tribal areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Greg Mortenson, author of the bestseller “Three Cups of Tea,”...
Last updated: Friday, February 25, 2011
Cover of the photo-book called “Power of the smile”
By joining a public walk, held on March 20 and buying a photo-book called “Power of the smile,” you can restore smiles to the faces of many unfortunate children.
With VND250,000 for the book and a fee of VND100,000 to join the walk, organizers are...
Last updated: Sunday, September 5, 2010
Second International Puppetry Festival opens in Hanoi; First ceramic and porcelain festival kicks off; Japan – Vietnam Day in Ho Chi Minh City; Famous Finnish writer’s book introduced in Vietnam
Second International Puppetry Festival opens in Hanoi The second International Puppetry Festival was held at the...
Last updated: Sunday, September 5, 2010
Second International Puppetry Festival opens in Hanoi; First ceramic and porcelain festival kicks off; Japan – Vietnam Day in Ho Chi Minh City; Famous Finnish writer’s book introduced in Vietnam
Second International Puppetry Festival opens in Hanoi The second International Puppetry Festival was held at the...
Last updated: Sunday, August 15, 2010
Book on children with heart disease set for Japan release; Ladies exhibit photos of Hanoi; Hanoi hosts exhibition of Brazilian graphics; Photos of Ha Long Bay on display in New York
Book on children with heart disease set for Japan release
Brainwork Asia Publishing of Japan has bought the copyright to translate Hieu Ve Trai Tim (Understanding...
