LIFESTYLE

The scenery and raw beauty of the mountainous areas in Vietnam's northwest is vividly depicted in photos.

Hanoi's Old Quarter antique shops have thrown their doors open for Tet, offering discounts on rare and unique items to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Hanoi's tree purge continues, with more old perennials facing the axe, or more correctly the chain saw, because of a new rail line linking Nhon with Hanoi Railway Station.

Air conditioners have been used at Hanoi's Nhat Tan Village in an attempt to ensure that the peach flower blossoms will bloom just before Tet.

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union in Hanoi has announced a list of ten ‘Outstanding Young Citizens’ in 2015 in recognition of their excellent achievements in six areas over the past year.

Photographer Le Bich evokes the Tet atmosphere with Traditional villages in Tet exhibition, one of the opening events for Lunar New Year programme at the Hanoi's Old Quarter.

HCM City will ban vehicles from entering Nguyen Hue Street from February 5-12 (December 27, 2015-January 5, 2016 Lunar Calendar) for the annual flower festival.

Tet is in full bloom on the streets of Hanoi, nowhere more so than amid the peach blossoms and ornamental trees on display at the Quang An Market.

Famous app developer Nguyen Ha Dong, creator of the globally popular mobile game Flappy Bird, has become the only Vietnamese to get in the Guiness Book of World Records 2016, according to Lao Dong newspaper.

Vietravel Company has been granted a one-year monopoly on handling air routes connecting Can Tho City to Da Lat and Nha Trang City.

The most outstanding contributors to the development of Vietnamese architecture were honoured at an awards ceremony held by the Vietnam Urban Planning and Development Association in Hanoi.

A documentary by US director Courtney Marsh on a Vietnamese victim of Agent Orange victim was nominated for an Academy Award for best short documentary.

Photographs of life and nature won international prizes and were published by foreign media in 2015.

The 13th annual KOVA Awards honoured 29 individuals and groups of people, who are outstanding scientists, students and community contributors, in Ho Chi Minh City on January 9.

The Vietnam Discovery photo contest exhibition highlighted the country’s best landscapes and cuisine to viewers.

National Assembly Chairman Nguyen Sinh Hung has hailed young doctors for their significant contribution to the national medical development, emphasising their leading role in voluntary activities for public health care.

A programme recreating life as it was in the past is being held at Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi.

Streets and buildings in HCM City have been decorated with colourful lights to welcome the new year.

Vietnam has ample promotional opportunities through inviting international film crews to Vietnam, said an official from the National Administration of Tourism.