LIFESTYLE

Late historian and People’s Teacher Phan Huy Le has been posthumously awarded the Certificate of Merit from the Japanese Foreign Minister Kono Taro, in recognition of his great contributions to the promotion Vietnam-Japan academic exchange.

The National Administration of Tourism have claimed that 40% of foreign visitors returned to Vietnam for a second time according to a new survey.

Forty Vietnamese information technology students will head to Japan this month to work for two or three years and will be the fifth group of excellent students selected and trained by Japanese technology corporation Framgia in association with Vietnamese universities.

The USD2.3 trillion (around USD100 million) Hanoi Museum continues to fail to attract visitors during the eight years of operation.

President and CEO of Vietjet, Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, has been honored as one of the two winners of the ASEAN Entrepreneurs Award 2018 for her significant contributions in bolstering economic and trade exchanges between the Republic of Korea

Phan Dinh Phung Street in Hanoi has been revived with beautiful mural paintings featuring the beauty of the capital city.

Duong Lam Village in Son Tay Town in Hanoi’s outskirts, the first-recognised old village in Vietnam, is home to many houses dating back up to 400 years.

The US Mission to Vietnam is seeking candidates for the 2019 Southeast Asia Youth Leadership Program (SEAYLP).

H'mong ethnic people in Son La Province still make their special shan tuyet green tea following traditional methods.

The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has successfully created an affordably priced robotic arm.

The Vietnam Tourism Association (VTA) will launch a programme to rank Vietnamese tour guides, with financial assistance from the European Union (EU), the association announced on October 4.

The Central Propaganda Department announced that the ceremony to honour 88 outstanding valedictorians in Hanoi will be held on October 8 at the Temple of Literature.

Devoting his whole life to the revolutionary cause, former Politburo member and former General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Do Muoi was a prime example of a steadfast communist.

Nguyen Thi Thanh Nhan – Chairman of the Advanced International Joint Stock Company has just won the World's Best Smart Nation Concept and Model at the Global Smart Cities Contest in London.

A ceremony was held in Hanoi on September 29 to reward winners of the third international painting competition entitled “I draw Vietnam – I draw Russia”.

50-year-old Yuichi Kobayashi, has lived in Hanoi for 14 years and holds special feelings for the capital.

Two designs by Ho Chi Minh City-based company Tropical Space won awards at the Architects Regional Council Asia (Arcasia) Awards for Architecture 2018 in Tokyo last week.

Eighteen Overseas Vietnamese (OV) in Russia were presented with certificates of merit from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ State Committee for Overseas Vietnamese Affairs on September 14 in recognition of their contributions to the OV community in Russia in

The 12 swans which were brought to Thien Quang Lake in Hanoi have adapted to the local environment.