LIFESTYLE

Hanoi's normally bustling and noisy streets fell quiet January 1 on the first day of the four-day calendar New Year holiday.

A number of famous Vietnamese architects won Ashui Awards 2014 for their outstanding works, announced by E-portal website Ashui.com on December 31.

Streets of Hanoi and other major cities in Vietnam have been decorated with colourful lights and flowers in preparation for the calendar New Year on January 1.

A Vietnamese farmer has grown what he hopes will be an award-winning giant chicken and has refused offers of more than VND 30 million to sell it.

Winter beauty has come to Sapa as temperatures drop to 2C, shrouding the town in a mantle of mist.

The Richest, world’s most entertaining site, has named Vietnamese Flappy Bird Creator Nguyen Ha Dong as a top 10 Internet millionaire who made his fortunes out of thin air, and now walks the Earth like a king.

A Hanoi artist has found a lucrative market for his unusual artwork, which is made from discarded used bottles.

Sixty prominent young people from Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia gathered in Hanoi on December 8 to begin a four-day conference that aims to seek stronger affiliation and greater role for youths in consolidating solidarity among the three countries.

Around 100 of the best photos from the Vietnam Heritage Photo Awards are on display at an exhibition in Hanoi.

Tet is a sweet-smelling, smoky time for all, but in one village in Hung Yen Province it is the culmination of months of work as households sweat over machines to make the incense sticks.

A cafe in HCM City has recently been turned into a popular place for antique collectors.

A gold-plated "castle" in HCM City, which attempts to simulate the classical western architectural style, has attracted the attention of many.

A young photographer and graphic designer named Phan Thanh Tung has been using his skills to express his love for Hanoi along with his wish to change the city for the better.

An old wooden house in Quang Nam Province has become known for its great value after the owner got many offers, some as much as a million dollars, and he refused to sell.

This year, the 10th Vietnamese Talents Awards has honoured some of the most outstanding ideas and achievements in IT, science and health.

The two cities that make up the heart of Little Saigon will now be led by Vietnamese Americans for the first time – after a razor-close municipal election in Garden Grove, California.

The Vietnamese Talents Awards ceremony will be held at 8:30pm this evening, November 20, at the Vietnam-Soviet Union Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi.

The People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue Province has approved an allocation of VND105 billion to restore the tomb of King Tu Duc.

Pham Anh Khoa and Tran Thi Thuy Trang will represent Vietnamese young businesspeople to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit Youth (GES Youth 2014) in Marrakech City, Morocco from November 19-21.