Pistils at dawn

Ganh hang hoa (The flower vendor) novel tells of a young woman, Lien, who earns what little money she can to help her husband carry on with his studies.

Old man of the mountains

VietNamNet Bridge - Georges Condominas, a French ethnologist, spent nearly two years living with M’Nong Gar ethnic group in Sar Luk village in the Central Highlands in the 1950s and the results of his research are now on display at the Museum of Ethnology.

“Pavement” Cafés

VietNamNet Bridge - Find a shady place which gives you a wide range of things to observe, this is a new style of drinking coffee among young people in Saigon.

Solving riddles through photography

VietNamNet Bridge - In 19 years, Nicolas Cornet (photo), a French photographer captures the Vietnamese life and people year by year.

Servant Stories

VietNamNet Bridge - A country girl with a pony tail dropped by a noodle shop. She asked the lady owner, “Do you need somebody to wash dishes?”

Pho - the calling card for Vietnamese

VietNamNet - Unlike "banh day" and "banh chung", dating back to the legend of thousand years ago, pho came into being ealry in the 20th century and has become a new Vietnamese specialty. 

Vietnamese fashion (4): Charming tiny artworks

VietNamNet – Design accessories for mobiles, motorbikes, belts, fingernails and even teeth, are now big business in Vietnam’s cities.

Present from ground (2): Ideas from scientists

VietNamNet - At the seminar “The Habit of Eating Earth in Vietnam - Facts and Scientific Explanations”, social anthropologists, ethnologists, archaeologists, sinologists, culturists and humanists recently shared information on the ancient phenomenon.

Special present from the ground

VietNamNet – After recent rumours regarding earth eating Vietnamese minorities, a seminar “The Habit of Eating Earth in Vietnam - Facts and Scientific Explanations” was officially opened, presenting ideas from scientists.

Vietnamese fashion (3): what to wear?

VietNamNet – Young Vietnamese are in a sudden tempest of international culture, art and technology. They way they adapt, especially in fashion, is causing a confrontation with their elders.

Vietnamese fashion (2): Time for young talents

VietNamNet – Along with recent growth in the modelling industry, fashion design is considered amongst one of the top jobs among Vietnamese young people. VietNamNet takes a look at the top designers.

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