LIFESTYLE

Cu Da Village in Hanoi is known for its many old houses and pagodas built in the 17th century but many of the houses in the village are deteriorating.

Warmer destinations such as Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon are attracting a lot of visitors, especially when students in many areas who have been allowed to stay home until March, amid the coronavirus outbreak.

A Vietnamese student has just won scholarships to five high schools in the US.

A collection of photos named bikes of Hanoi is among finalists for the Sony World Photography Awards 2020 Professional competition’s Portraiture category.

Vu Ngoc Tam, a young Vietnamese professor working at the Department of Computer Science at the University of Colorado Boulder, USA, has been honoured as a 2020 Sloan Research Fellowship recipient.

Scientists from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology have developed a novel coronavirus test kit the laboratory environment, which provides results in 70 minutes instead of four hours like the current method.

Residents in Hanoi’s Nhat Tan Ward have replanted peach trees that were uprooted to celebrate Tet to prepare for a new crop.

The Hue Festival is slated to be held in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on April 1-6 and is set to promote Hue and Vietnam’s cultural values.

Several major attractions such as Ngoc Son Temple, Temple of Literature, and Imperial Citadel of Thang Long have been reopened after being sterilised for coronavirus prevention.

A lecturer in Hue City produces and provides hand wash for free for local people to prevent the spreading of Coronavirus.

Forbes Vietnam magazine on February 3 announced the “30 Under 30” list in 2020 which featured some of the most influential faces in the field of business and start-ups, social enterprises, arts and creative industries, entertainment, education and science.

Hanoi streets have been colourfully decorated to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3.

Around 1,000 pigeons are living around Notre-Dame Cathedral of Saigon in HCM City, making the place apparently more attractive to visitors.

Cau Bong Festival in Hoi An City’s Tra Que vegetable village has become an attractive event for visitors, including many foreigners.

A team of researchers and students at the HCM City University of Science - Vietnam National University - Ho Chi Minh City have succeeded at making a prototype lithium-ion rechargeable battery from rice husks, a common agricultural waste in

U Market in Dai Son Commune, Nghe An Province is the largest of its kind in the northern region with the buffalos and cows come from Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar.

Born to a farming family in the Mekong Delta’s Tiền Giang Province, a young scientist was determined to pursue his passion for aquaculture.

Various firework displays were organised in Hanoi and HCM City to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Many residents in Hanoi enjoyed a sleepless night to cook the traditional cake of Chung for Tet on local pavements.