LIFESTYLE

A 38-kilo woman has won the first Thalassemia Beauty Contest in Vietnam held by the National Institute Of Haematology & Blood Transfusion and the Vietnam Thalassemia Association.

Fifteen researchers from Vietnam’s National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology and Japan’s Nagasaki University have successfully produced antigens to develop quick test kits for SARS-CoV-2.

The northern province of Quang Ninh has offered free tickets for visitors to Ha Long Bay and Yen Tu tourist site.

The Centre of Science and Technology Development for Youth in Ho Chi Minh City on May 2 launched a contest designing automatic antiseptic hand washing machines which will be installed at schools, agencies, and public locations.

A high school student in the central province of Nghe An has just won scholarships worth USD1.8 million offered by 15 universities in the US.

Hanoi streets have been colourfully decorated for the coming Reunification Day.

A French tourist has introduced his paintings about the beauty of Vietnamese people and nature on his Facebook account.

A charity group in Hanoi has made face mask buckles which will help reduce the pressure on the ears for the medical staff.

The Covid-19 pandemic keeps people at home and the crowds off the streets, HCM City has reverted an extremely quiet atmosphere.

Buildings in many big cities of Vietnam have been lit with messages to call on people to help in Covid-19 preventative measures.

Vietnamese photographers have won 17 prizes in 10 out of 12 categories at the International Exhibition of Art Photography - Contrast 2020 in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Vietnam Artistic Photographers' Association announced on April 2.

Many manhole covers on some Hanoi’s streets have been turned into colourful paintings as part of a project to help raise awareness about environmental protection and urban beauty.

A Vietnamese architect recently won the Turgut Cansever International Award, part of the 2020 International Contextual Architecture Awards held to celebrate the famous Turkish architect.

People can vote for Vietnamese photographers Nguyễn Tấn Tuấn and Nguyễn Thiên for the 17th annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest's Readers' Choice Winner.

Phu Yen hasn't had any confirmed cases of the Covid-19 outbreak and has become a popular destination, especially among domestic tourists.

An early warning system for COVID-19 has been launched by the Institute of Prevention Medicine and Public Health (IPMPH) at the Hanoi University of Medicine.

People in the central province of Quang Ngai's Ly Son Island are currently busy harvesting garlic.

Sky House by architect Nguyen Hoang Manh has won a Realised Award at the 33rd World Architecture Community Awards in London.

Hanoi streets have been brightened up as sua flowers or Dalbergia tonkinensis started blooming in late February.