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  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...

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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 After being withdrawn from local bookstores last month for its alleged racy content and possibly offensive language, a comedic picture book depicting local youth slang is having its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...

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  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...

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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...

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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...

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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,”...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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