LIFESTYLE

Tran Van Khoi, a member of Regional Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Centre No.II based in Da Nang under the Vietnam Maritime Administration, has been honoured with the 2021 International Maritime Organisation Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has appointed ten prominent athletes and sports officials as Ambassadors of ASEAN Women in Sports. This initiative is part of the Japan-funded ASEAN WeScore Campaign.

Renowned Vietnamese architecture Vo Trong Nghia and his team VTN Architects have been honoured at the LOOP Design Awards 2021 for their project "Viettel Offsite Studio", with the site being located in Hanoi.

Do Thi Ha, Miss Vietnam 2020, has made it into the top 27 most talented contestants of the global beauty pageant Miss World 2021.

It is easy to see hundreds of peach and plum branches sold at Quang Ba Market in Hanoi although the traditional Tet Lunar New Year Festival is still two months away.

The fourth forum of young Vietnamese intellectuals across the globe was held virtually, attracting the participation of 177 representatives from Vietnam and 16 countries and territories.

Notre-Dame Cathedral will welcome visitors again from November 27 following a six-month halt due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh had a meeting with Vietnamese intellectuals and scientists in Japan on November 23 night as part of his official visit to the East Asian nation.

Winners of the “Young Francophone Reporters” competition 2021, the sixth of its kind, have been announced.

Nguyen Duc Phat from the Vietnam Maritime University has won a silver medal at the 2021 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC).

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Hanoi held a ceremony in the Temple of Literature on November 17 to honour 90 valedictorians from universities this year in the capital city.

Lying some 90 kilometres south of Hanoi, Van Long is the largest wetland nature reserve in northern Vietnam.

Ha Anh Phuong, a high school English teacher from northern Phu Tho province, has been granted Thailand’s 2021 Princess Maha Chakri Award.

Projects by Nguyen Trung Nghia, Dang Thao Nguyen and Nguyen Le Hoang Phuc have won prizes from the non-profit film production course ON THE REEL Film Lab.

The US Mission to Vietnam, in partnership with Arizona State University, hosted the 2021 YSEALI Summit: Power of STEAM Education & Workforce Innovation on October 16-17 and October 23-24, 2021.

A total of five local scientists have been named among the top 10,000 leading scientists worldwide, according to a study conducted by science journal PLoS Biology of the United States.

Nestling among high rocky mountains and stretching along white sandy beaches, An Hai fishing village in the central coastal province of Phu Yen is known for its peaceful and pristine beauty which attracts lots of visitors.

Film project “If Wood Could Cry, It Would Cry Blood” directed by Nguyen Phan Linh Dan has won the ArteKino International Award at the Asian Project Market (APM) as part of the ongoing 26th Busan International Film Festival 2021.

Winners of Viet Solutions 2021, a contest seeking digital transformation solutions for Vietnam, were announced at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Information and Communications in Hanoi.