Behind every model and pageant queen's success is the huge contributions made by the promoters and fierce competition to the top. Most of the promoters are male but they have real talents in furthering their clients. In business, the girls and promoters sometimes agreed on specific 50-50 profit share or 70-30. But sometimes they don't have a rate but instead an agreement to let promoters become their manager once the girl succeeds. If the girl doesn't have a good education, the promoter will sign her up immediately into some foreign named school in Vietnam. The promoter takes care of everything from asking for favours for their charge to hiring necessary personnel, and interview skills. The promoter even goes out and buys underwear and does the needlework if need. Therefore, competition between promoters is also harsh. Some promoters will write anonymous denunciations letters or spread unfounded rumours. That's a reasons why the organisation board of Miss Vietnam had to verify Luu … [Read more...] about Top showbiz girls backed by benefactors DTiNews
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Intel backs ultra-light laptops with new age controls
US chip giant Intel on Monday heralded a coming wave of affordable high-powered, thin laptops that could double as tablet computers and be controlled by gestures or spoken commands. Intel vice president Mooly Eden showed off coming "ultrabooks" by Lenovo, Acer, Asus, Samsung, Toshiba, LG and Hewlett Packard as well as a curiously innovative prototype Nikiski laptop powered by yet-to-be-released Windows 8 software. The Nikiski had a transparent touch pad panel below a standard keyboard. When closed the panel provided a window to the laptop screen and allowed it to be controlled with touches or swipes in a tablet style. "We started six months ago to deliver ultrabooks and are ramping as we speak," Eden told reporters packed into a ballroom for a press conference on the eve of the official opening of the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on Tuesday. "We would like average people to be able to enjoy the ultrabook experience, because you know the first ones were $999 or … [Read more...] about Intel backs ultra-light laptops with new age controls
HITS packs a lot of fun into a Little Shop
HITS packs a lot of fun into a Little Shop (04-12-2006) by Julie Ginsberg Suddenly Seymour: Flower shop employee Seymour (Daniel Levitt) enjoys the fame brought to him by the "unusual" plant Audrey II, as his boss Mr Mishnik (Mark Infield, left) snaps a photo of Seymour posing with naughty schoolgirls, in the Ha Noi International Theatre Society production of Little Shop of Horrors. — VNS Photo Viet Thanh Appreciating classic American musicals requires embracing their cheesiness. The Ha Noi International Theatre Society (HITS) took their appreciation a step further last weekend, revelling in the over-the-top cheesefest that is Little Shop of Horrors. The HITS cast appeared to be having such a good time battling man-eating plants and looking for love that Saturday night’s audience couldn’t help but enjoy the farcical world of the urban slum Skid Row. "The audience was rocking!" director David Cameron said. "When the audience is so on fire, it really makes a … [Read more...] about HITS packs a lot of fun into a Little Shop
Ghost stories revolve around life, love
Inner Sanctum Ghost stories revolve around life, love Ghosts, the netherworld and eternal love are some of writer Thuong Hong’s favourite subjects. Minh Thu finds out more. Journalist cum writer Thuong Hong, whose real name is Huynh Phuong Hung, has collected and written ghost stories for nearly 45 years. Even now, at 70-years-old, he continues to work tirelessly and has published nearly 300 stories throughout his career. Here he steps away from the campfire and ponders life and love. Inner Sanctum: You possess the greatest collection of ghost stories in the entire country. How did you come to choose this genre? I was born in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta, where all children grow up with ghost stories. These stories have stayed with me. I have seen trouble and happiness in my life, and I’ve realised there is so much more meaning contained in these stories. I also find endless inspiration in this genre. The more I write, the more I want to write. Inner Sanctum: … [Read more...] about Ghost stories revolve around life, love
Yoga brings health and tranquility
Yoga brings health and tranquility (17-02-2009) Devotees are getting themselves fit while cultivating peace of mind. by Ha Nguyen Stretching out the kinks: People practice yoga in a class in Ha Noi. — VNA/VNS Photo Truong Vi Viet Nam’s modern transformation from a poor, hard-working country to a nation of fun-lovers is evident in the rise in popularity of yoga classes. Young and old, particularly women, across the country are recognising that yoga does wonders for their health and wellbeing. My friend and I visited a yoga class at Ly Nam De Street in dowtown Ha Noi last week. When we entered the room our first feeling was that time seemed to standstill because of the quietness. We were surprised to see a middle-aged man focusing his mind on teaching his students, most of them female, to follow him. When one of them told us later her teacher, Truong Kim Toan, was 70 years old it was a surprise. We had estimated he would be little more than 55. "Yoga brings healthy … [Read more...] about Yoga brings health and tranquility