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After two years of work and six months of implementation, Dung launched a mini collection named "Vague" inspired by the five elements of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. Hang stands out with bold makeup and an outfit that combines yellow and blue, with a cutout on the chest. The removable chest piece helps accentuate the wearer's figure and glowing tan skin. This ruffled dress with a bra-cup design combines screen printing, harmonious colors, patterns and crystals. Originally an accessory designer, Dung skillfully adorns his creations with jewelry. Hang dons a blue dress with a cut-out waist and feathers. The highlight of the outfit is its heart-shaped handbag. A fishtail element roots this design in nature. Photos by Nguyen Cong Danh … [Read more...] about Designer blows Oriental breath into new collection

The bridge to be built on the Red River could become another icon of the capital city. The Hanoi's authority has sorted out the final design of the Tran Hung Dao Bridge spanning the Red River in Hanoi. The final design of Tran Hung Dao Bridge is a combination of ancient and modern Hanoi. Photos: the organizer Accordingly, Tran Hung Dao Bridge will be a six-span arched truss bridge. Its curved lines resemble running waves. With a total length of about 5.5km, the bridge will connect the districts of Hoan Kiem and Hai Ba Trung with Long Bien District on the north bank of the Red River. The bridge’s design won the first prize in a design contest held by the city’s Transport Construction Investment Project Management Board and the Vietnam Association of Architects last October. The bridge designer said that Tran Hung Dao Bridge will represent a combination of ancient and modern capital city on the two sides of the Red River, featuring curving waves of the … [Read more...] about Hanoi selects final design of Tran Hung Dao Bridge

ART EXPLAINED: Talks about Vietnamese puppetry are offered after every show by actors from Phương Nam Theatre. Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — Phương Nam Theatre is offering a series of new circus and puppet shows aimed at children at Gia Định Park in HCM City this summer. These shows highlight southern history, culture and lifestyle. They have the themes of love, friendship, bravery, self-respect and honesty. The shows highlight the natural world and environmental protection, with messages to encourage children to work together to keep the world clean and green. The performers meet and talk about their art to young audiences after every show. According to Phương Nam Theatre's director Lê Diễn, his theatre spends around VNĐ250 million (US$22,000) on each production. “We wanted to provide young audiences with quality performances with 3D light and sound effects,” he said. “Our puppeteers and circus artists have worked several hours a day to show … [Read more...] about Puppet, circus shows for children open at Gia Định Park

Your browser does not support the audio element. A Vietnamese eleventh grader has completed creating an electric vehicle that has basic parts of an ordinary car and can carry two people at the maximum speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The 400-kilogram automobile, which harks back to the vintage Volkswagen Beetle design, was made by Ngo Viet Cuong, a student at Tong Van Tran High School in Nam Dinh Province, near Hanoi. Cuong has been interested in playing with engines and mechanical equipment since he was a little kid. His father, Ngo Van Ngoc, said the son had fun with new toys only for a few days before taking them apart and putting them back together. The child also tried fitting machine parts into tools he found in his father’s automobile repair shop. When Cuong grew older, he learned the basic workings of automobile engines while helping his father with sundry jobs in the garage. In grade ten, the student told his parents that he wanted to make a car of his own but … [Read more...] about Vietnamese eleventh grader builds VW Beetle-style electric car

WHODUNIT: A scene from 'Trại Hoa Đỏ' (Red Flowers Farm), a TV series by Vietnamese-American Victor Vũ. It is produced and will be released on K+, a leading satellite digital television channel in Việt Nam, this year. Photo courtesy of the producer Popular Vietnamese-American director Victor Vũ is filming in the Central Highlands his latest work, Trại Hoa Đỏ (Red Flowers Farm), a TV thriller series produced by K+, a leading satellite digital television channel in Việt Nam. Vũ and his 100 crew members have spent two months filming in Lâm Đồng Province, including its capital and largest city, Đà Lạt. They will move to famous tourist sites, such as Lạc Dương Lâm Hà and Bảo Lâm districts, next week. Trại Hoa Đỏ is based on the novel of the same name by best-selling female writer Di Li (real name Nguyễn Diệu Linh), a pioneer in the Vietnamese detective literature genre in recent years. The eight-episode show begins with the deaths of seven young women. The murders … [Read more...] about Award-winning film director shooting TV show in Đà Lạt