While researching an article on performance art in Vietnam, I came across an interesting art exhibit currently traveling around the United States. “Changing Identity: Recent Work by Women Artists from Vietnam” is comprised of 52 works by ten female Vietnamese artists “who challenge the stereotypes and traditional roles of women in Vietnamese society.” The exhibit’s [...]
Entries from August 2008
August 24, 2008
Update Saigon: Back into the Swing
I never thought it would happen, but it has. I’ve become an absentee blogger.
My hiatus from 9000 Hours has, however, been due to a rather fortuitous development. Having accepted a position as Deputy Editor of AsiaLIFE HCMC Magazine, I’ve been busy splitting my time between frenzied rounds of editing in the lead up to a [...]
August 7, 2008
Jetstar to Launch Saigon – Darwin Route
Out with the old, in with the new. Jetstar is scrapping its thrice-weekly service between Ho Chi Minh City and Sydney, and replacing it with a new Ho Chi Minh City – Darwin route, which will operate five flights a week. The changes will take effect on September.
The schedule change is part of Jetstar’s bigger [...]
