LIFESTYLE

A Vietnamese man has been awarded a UNESCO prize for his efforts to bring books to rural areas across Vietnam over the past nine years.

While holding parties in Halong Bay is an ever more popular trend, it has faced opposition from locals who fear that tourism will ruin the caves.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius presented awards for start-up projects in Hanoi on August 31.

Twenty most outstanding youths in following late President Ho Chi Minh’s teachings were honoured at a ceremony in Hanoi on August 29.

Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai Province is also known as a tourist paradise, thanks to its beautiful seascape.

In the past, Xam singing was considered to be the art of the poor only. Xam artists, who were mainly blind, not only sang; they poured their hearts out when they performed as the songs featured their

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has said the government always values ideas and suggestions contributed by overseas Vietnamese experts as the country is in the process of restructuring the economy and seeking deeper international integration.

A group of seven young Vietnamese pianists (ages 9-18) have won 25 awards at two piano contests in California, the US.

Vietnamese nurse Nguyễn Thị Minh Hồng has been honoured by the International Neonatal Nursing Excellence Awards for her efforts to save newborns in a poor work environment over the past 30 years.

Nguyễn Tiến Thành a student from the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School was named as winner of the second annual student Writing Prize, a competition organised by American The Atlantic magazine and the College Board, a non-profit education organisation.

Ky Co Island off Quy Nhon City has recently been suggested by experienced tour guides as a must-visit destination for travelers who want to indulge themselves in serenity.

Thousands of people have flocked to Phuc Khanh Pagoda in Hanoi and prayed outside despite the rain to mark Vu Lan and the Amnesty of Unquiet Spirits Festival.

Quang Nam Province's authorities held an international conference with 120 experts to discuss the preservation of the town’s iconic Japanese Bridge.

Travel agents have welcomed the decision to finally extend nightlife opening hours and suggestions on how to manage the capital.

Hanoi will open more streets around the Hoan Kiem Lake for pedestrians at weekends from October.

A collection of Vietnam’s natural landscapes and people by Turkish photographers during a recent trip to Vietnam has been published on a leading art, design and photography community website in Europe.

A cave with stunning beauty comparable to Quang Binh Province's Son Doong Cave, has been discovered in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan.

Director Nguyen Hoang Diep has just been given the medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French Minister of Culture Audrey Azoulay.

The second festival for Vietnamese youths and students in Europe will be held in Choisy-le-Roi, an outskirt city of Paris, on August 27-28, according to the Association of Vietnamese Students in France.