LIFESTYLE

Forbes Vietnam, the Vietnamese edition of renowned American business magazine Forbes, has listed Nguyen Ha Dong, the Flappy Bird game creator, among its top "30 Under 30."

Dang Thi Minh Thu will represent Vietnam at the Innovation Camp on February 22 organised by the British Council and Yamaguchi City Foundation for Cultural Promotion.

The plateaux of Lao Cai Province are cloaked in a mantle of white plum blossoms, making it a major draw for tourists and visitors wanting to revel in its picturesque beauty.

Hanoi's streets are aflutter with red flags and bedecked with decorations in the run-up to the 85th anniversary of the foundation of the Communist Party of Vietnam.

HCM City is has made The Economist's list of 50 safest cities in the world, though at 48 it is a long way down from the safest, Tokyo.

A small village in central Quang Tri Province has finished work on preserving some 50 houses featuring meticulously sculpted beams and pillars, despite many of them being damaged during the American War.

A short video of two Russian brothers on a 45-day road trip around Vietnam has been widely embraced by users of the Internet.

An amateur coin collector has amassed a huge hoard of ancient Vietnamese money dating back nearly a thousand years in his life-long quest to preserve part of the country's history.

Vietnam has issued a set of stamps showcasing the best of the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex to celebrate it recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site.

Young people are flocking to see and take photos among the early peach blossoms in Hanoi's Nhat Tan Ward in the run-up to Tet.

Three Vietnamese scientists are attending the third Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) on “Advancing Science, Creating Technologies for a Better World” in Singapore from January 19-23.

A farmer in Hanoi is growing miniature kumquat trees in jars, creating many unusual shapes and effects and winning customers ahead of the Tet holiday.

Tran Viet Van has become the first Vietnamese photographer who was shortlisted for the second annual London International Creative Competition (LICC) in professional photography category.

Vietnam has a new crop of professors, among them a 38-year-old lecturer from the HCM City University of Technology and an 81-year-old from the National University of Art Education.

The Bkav Corporation recently displayed its international-standard SmartHome solution and smartphone at the Consumer Electronics Show "CES 2015" in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States.

Sapa Town has received its first snowfalls of the winter, attracting tourists to revel in the natural wonder after a blanketing of 10cm that began on January 9 evening.

A facelift for HCM City's 130-year-old post office has stirred critics for being too garish.

Vo Nguyen Giap Highway, which was opened to traffic on January 4, provides a shorter route from Hanoi centre to Noi Bai International Airport.

Goat-related items are being sought after in Vietnam as the Lunar Year of Goat is getting near.