LIFESTYLE

Ten year old violinist Cao Hoang Linh from Hanoi has won first prize in the Junior B category at the International Music Competition held in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Dr Nguyễn Thị Hiệp, a 36-year-old lecturer at HCM City International University under Vietnam National University-HCM City, has conducted research for more than 10 years on the use of biomaterials in regenerative medicine and tissue cells.

An application which helps connect users of home appliances with repair services has just won second prize in IT category at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2017.

Outstanding inventions in IT, sciences and technologies, medicine and environment have been honoured at the Vietnamese Talent Awards 2017 which was held on the evening of November 16 in Hanoi.

Hoan Kiem District People's Committee Vice Chairman Dinh Hong Phong said the pedestrianisation of the area around Hoan Kiem Lake would continue, based on the positive evidence so far.

A disabled woman in Thanh Hoa Province has been presented with Kovalevskaia Award for her support to the local disabled community.

The top three winners of the Global Smart City Innovation Challenge for Vietnam competition, launched by the Mekong Business Initiative, have been announced at the Vietnam Demo Day.

When the water level lowers in Tich River, the residents in Hanoi's outlying district of Thach That will come out and submerge in the river with long rackets to catch the fish.

Miss Vietnam Universe 2015, Pham Huong, introduces Da Nang City for APEC delegations in a video clip that shows off famous destinations and services in Da Nang.

Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh hosted the inauguration ceremony of the APEC Park in Danang City on November 9.

The current rat hunting season has offered a good chance for many farmers in Hanoi’s outlying district of Thach That to earn money.

The first APEC Digital Prosperity Award was given to Airlala, a Vietnam-based e-commerce platform, on Tuesday as APEC senior officials began their policy deliberations.

Dr Nguyen Thi Hiep, a lecturer from the Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City, has been honoured at the university for winning the first prize at the 2017 ASEAN-US science competition.

Nguyen Thi Phuong Thao, CEO of Vietnamese budget airline VietJet Air, has for the second time been named among the world’s most powerful women by Forbes magazine.

The Hanoi-based Vinmec healthcare system has become the first medical facility in the world to successfully carry out bone marrow mononuclear cells transplantation to treat established bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BDP).

HCM City-based R2D Food Technology Science JSC has won the first prize of VND50 million (US$2,202) at the third Agricultural Start-up Competition with its smokeless charcoal.

Vietnamese photographer Nguyen Linh Vinh Quoc has won first prize at the 2017 International Photo Contest on Environment (EPOTY 2017).

A ceremony was held in Hanoi, on October 27, to honour 53 intellectuals in the fields of science and technology for their outstanding achievements and contributions in 2017.

The works of Japanese Katazome artist Toba Mika are on display at the Museum of Cham Sculpture in the central city of Danang, featuring Vietnamese landscapes.