LIFESTYLE

The Ministry of Science and Technology on Friday held a ceremony to present the 2018 Ta Quang Buu Award to three local scientists on the occasion of Vietnam Science and Technology Day, May 18th.

A railway section which runs across a densely-populated area in Hanoi has become a popular destination for foreign visitors.

President Tran Dai Quang met in Hanoi on May 11 with Vietnamese and foreign scientists attending the seminar themed “Science for development” that took place in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on May 9-10.

Hanoi Flag Tower which is one of the symbols of the city has been covered in graffiti for years.

Tran Hai Quang, a 28-year-old former student of the Foreign Trade University, has earned initial success after two years since the launch of his startup project, Clingme, a free app to facilitate shopping for consumers.

Two precious swords of the Nguyen Dynasty’s King Khai Dinh are being displayed at the Vietnam Museum of History.

The Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism (MIST) Startup Accelerator has announced that 19 startups have qualified to join its 2018 program.

Thousands of on-lookers have gone out to the streets with many models and beauty pageants to celebrate the colourful Dong Hoi Carnaval 2018.

Chuong Village, well-known for its quality conical hats in Thanh Oai District, Hanoi, is being threatened with extinction as young people do not want to learn the craft because of poor salaries.

The Giang brothers circus acrobats are considering withdrawing from the Britain's Got Talent TV show to prepare instead for a live show in Vietnam.

The annual Vietnamese Talent Awards 2018 has just been launched with a focus on digital technology.

Brothers Giang Quoc Nghiep and Giang Quoc Co from Vietnam left the Britain's Got Talent judges speechless with their performance.

A Vietnamese student team from Wellspring School in Hanoi has won the Innovative Poster Award of the First Lego League Jr. World Festival Expo, part of the three-day 2018 First Lego League event held in Houston, the US.

The Dao ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang are busy harvesting their first Shan Tuyet tea crop of the year.

Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thu Thuy has won the silver trophy of the A’Design Awards in Italy in the category of Public Arts Design for Society and Environment for her Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mirror House Project.

Ta Dung Nature Reserve in the Central Highlands province of Dak Nong is nicknamed the Central Highland’s Ha Long Bay as it is home to dozens of islands.

Vietnam is building documents to seek UNESCO's recognition to honour Chu Van An, the Confucian teacher famous for his intelligence and ethics.

Young people, especially university students and youths working in businesses, should be supported to promote start-up and scientific research, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said.

A new daily tour from Hanoi to the northern province of Phu Tho, the land of the mythical Hung Kings, was recently launched.