LIFESTYLE

Streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are full of colours as the Mid-autumn Festival nears.

Several companies in HCM City have proposed to municipal authorities to name a street after Vietnam’s famous spy Pham Xuan An who is featured in the book X6 Perfect Spy.

The authorities in Hue City have started to restore an old wooden house for tourism.

The recent Storm Doksuri damaged part of Ho Dynasty Citadel in Thanh Hoa Province which was recognised by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site.

Le Mat villagers are skilled in catching snakes and earned good money from catching snakes in other provinces. Now they specialise in catching, trading and raising snakes. Snakes are also available to be eaten.

A fashion show of Vietnamese traditional long dresses or Ao Dai created by veteran Vietnamese designer Minh Hanh was held at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland.

Photographer Truong Thanh Nha won gold medal at Photo Club Arizona (PCA) Salon 2017 in Serbia for his black & white photo.

The Phu Binh Lantern Village in HCM City's District 11 have been busy again as the Mid-Autumn Festival nears.

Incense is common in most Vietnamese and Asian households. For many, it is significant at national events, such as Tết, and the many other days of worship.

Hanoi will begin a USD4.54 million project to re-open railway arches running up to Long Bien Bridge from early next year.

Three startup models were awarded cash prizes totalling 28,000 USD at the final pitch of the Swiss Innovation Challenge (SIC) Vietnam 2017 competition in Ho Chi Minh City on September 13.

Hat boi classical Vietnamese opera was performed on the newly pedestrianised Bui Vien street on the evening of September 10.

Authorities in Quang Ninh will clear 225 beach houses popular with tourists on the Co To Islands, saying they were illegally built by local people.

An exhibition about Vietnam’s beauty is being held in HCM City, displaying around 100 photos taken by flycam.

Many visitors and tourism firms have complained about the VND400,000 (USD17.60) package to enter the Hanoi Opera House.

Giang Dinh Co Do cruise ship has been launched on the Lam River to take visitors to popular tourist sites in the central provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh.

The H'mong King’s Palace is considered a gem of the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, and is a popular tourist destination besides the Dong Van Stone Plateau.

A group of 17 students from HCM City’s universities have drawn murals on local streets to convey messages about green energy and climate changes.

HCM City Tourism Department announced that Bui Vien Pedestrian Street will be opened from August 20 during the weekends.