LIFESTYLE

Trần Viết Bảo, a Vietnamese student studying at the Franz Liszt Academy of Music in Budapest, has won third prize in the under 25-year category at the Roma International Piano Competition.

A new boat service to provide tours around the Huong River in Hue has been launched.

Fourteen-year-old Tran Le Quang Tien from the Vietnam Academy of Music won first prize in the junior group of the 6th International Violin Competition held in Astana, Kazakhstan.

Colourful bamboo dragonflies perched on thin, pointed bamboo sticks are not just cute souvenir toys, they reflect the agricultural traditions and craftmanship of Vietnamese farmers.

The rail lines from Hanoi and Long Bien stations to other northern provinces built by the French during the early 20th century have now blended into many residential areas.

Tran Tuan An, a 24-year-old Vietnamese guitarist, won second prize at the International Guitar Competition & Festival Berlin, held in the German capital from October 15-16.

Every Sunday night, local residents and tourists in Việt Trì City, in the northern province of Phú Thọ, lose themselves in melodious folk song at Văn Lang Park.

Some of the best ao dai designs have been introduced at the Ao Dai Festival on Friday night in Hanoi.

The Hue Imperial Citadel will open to welcome visitors at night from summer next year, said Phan Thanh Hai, Director of Hue Monuments Conservation Centre.

The 134-year-old Saigon Tax Trade Centre, one of HCM City’s iconic landmarks, is being torn down to make room for new development.

The Institute of Material Science under the Việt Nam Academy of Science and Technology has announced its successful application of nano technology in researching and creating Nano FGC complex.

Many of the concepts submitted to the Vietnamese Talent Awards over the years have been widely used in daily life and provided substantial profits.

Director Dang Nhat Minh, former chairman of the Vietnam Cinema Association, Doctor Nguyen Quang Tuan, director of the Hanoi Heart Hospital, Ta Thi Ngoc Thanh, vice chairwoman of the Dich Vong Hau Ward's Association for Encouraging Study in Cau

Local residents have spared no effort to convert Hanoi into a prosperous, jubilant, and peaceful capital.

The popular tourist destination of the Cham Islands in the central province of Quang Nam has been connected to national power grid since September.

A family in the southern Binh Duong Province are proud to have probably the country's most giant-legged chicken.

The Hanoi Municipal Emulation and Reward Council has just released the list of nine residents to receive the title of outstanding citizens this year.

Whether it is rainy or sunny, hundreds of volunteers supporting Thang Long - Hanoi tourism man tourist sites with a smile on their lips. They act as tourism ambassadors, promoting Hanoi to foreign tourists.

Hanoi has entered the autumn. The hot weather of the summer has given way to gentle sunshine.