Giordano: "Second book saved my life"

03/03/2013 • 15:05
03/03/13 - The young Italian writer Paolo Giordano was one of the guests at the international Antwerp book fair and literature festival "Mind the Book". After his first novel, the best seller "The Solitude of Prime Numbers", it was a real challenge to write a second one, "The Human Body", Giordano told the VRT.

High flames highlight Museum Night fever

03/03/2013 • 11:50
03/03/13 - A temporary work of art was unveiled on the roof of the Army Museum in Brussels: the Powerflame. The flames send distress signals up to 10 metres high from the triumphal arch. It's the work of the Flemish artist Mike Poppe for the occasion of the Museum Night Fever.

Borgen star Sidse Babett Knudsen at the VRT

01/03/2013 • 12:03
01/03/13 - The VRT's late evening TV show "Reyers Laat" received a special guest on Thursday: actress Sidse Babett Knudsen who plays the part of Denmark's Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg in the popular TV series Borgen. She explains to host Lieven Van Gils why she thinks the series has become such a big success. Here's a fragment.
Four Belgian beers win British medal

Four Belgian beers win British medal

22/02/2013 • 11:11
This year's Brewing Industry International Awards included 1 gold medal and 3 silver medals for Belgian brewers. The event only takes place every two years and involves almost 1,000 beers from 45 different countries.

Deceit, intrigue and poison, all at the opera

22/02/2013 • 16:20
22/2/13 - Donizetti's opera Lucrezia Borgia premièred in the Koninklijk Circus in Brussels this week. It will run until 8 March.
Second Top Gear Live show in Antwerp

Second Top Gear Live show in Antwerp

21/02/2013 • 15:01
Such has been the demand for tickets for the Top Gear Live show at Antwerp’s Sportpaleis that Jeremy Clarkson and the boys have decided to put on a second show.
Belgians discover grave of ancient Egyptian Minister

Belgians discover grave of ancient Egyptian Minister

21/02/2013 • 14:31
Belgian archaeologists working in Egypt have discovered the grave of Minister Khay. Khay served for 15 years in the government of Pharaoh Ramesses II, also known as Ramesses the Great.
New York Times visits Westvleteren

New York Times visits Westvleteren

21/02/2013 • 13:54
The American newspaper The New York Times has dedicated a lengthy article to the West Flemish village of Westvleteren.

Belgian wins International Woolmark Prize

17/02/2013 • 17:16
The Flemish fashion designer Christian Wijnants has won the International Woolmark Prize at this year’s London Fashion week. The prize is worth almost 80,000 euros. The jury that awarded the prize was made up of some big names in the fashion world, including Victoria Beckham and Donatella Versace. (Pictures from Reuters)