LIFESTYLE

The national Robotic Contest 2016, or Robocon 2016, final got underway at the Ninh Binh Gymnasium in the Red River Delta province of Ninh Binh.

Monkey Junior, a children’s English teaching software which ranked among the top 18 at the Vietnamese Talents Awards, has been selected to the final round of the GIST Tech - 2016 competition.

The final round of the 2016 Vietnam Robocon Competition will take place in the northern province of Ninh Binh from May 9-14, gathering 32 teams from around the country.

Asian Scientist Magazine has announced its first ever The Asian Scientist 100 (AS100), including two female scientists from Vietnam, Tran Ha Lien Phuong from the National University, HCM City, and Dang Thi Oanh of Thai Nguyen University.

Many old villas in HCM City have been demolished or have been left to deteriorate while the city authorities lacks comprehensive management regulations or support policies for the owners.

Seventy-three outstanding information and technology products and services were announced and presented with the 2016 Sao Khue Awards at a ceremony held by the Vietnam Software and IT Services Association in Hanoi.

A corner of the Thanh Nien Street by Hanoi’s West Lake in Hanoi is busy every weekend as old bicycle lovers gather to share experiences or trade their bikes.

More than 300 outstanding female entrepreneurs met in Hanoi as part of activities celebrating the 126th birthday of late President Ho Chi Minh.

Local authorities in Vung Tau City have decided to ban tourists from holding parties on the local beaches in an effort to keep them clean.

Many people have complained about the Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations who been accused of harassing people into spending nearly USD1,000 for tickets to an awards ceremony.

Barbers from Kim Lien Ward in Hanoi are offering free haircuts for visitors at a two-day festival to honour the ancestors of barbers.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong this morning, April 16, led a delegation of various ministries and state agencies to offered incense to the Hung Kings in Phu Tho Province.

Kieu Ky in Hanoi's Gia Lam District is the Vietnam's only village which specialises in laminating gold by hand.

Many islands around the globe derive their name from geographical formations, birds, sea creatures, holidays or other animals. Following are eight of the more popular animal named islands located in Vietnam.

Nguyen Thi Thuy Van shared about her recent trip to the Antarctica as part of the Leadership on the Edge Programme to see on the world’s most isolated natural environments.

The Vietnam's Institute of Archaeology has announced their findings of valuable artefacts in Gia Lai Province that they say belong to ancient humans dating back 800,000 years ago.

In early April, some 300 singers from Russia and neighbouring countries like Moldova and Armenia descended upon Ekaterinburg, Russia for a prestigious international vocal competition.

An exhibition featuring photos taken by French journalist Michel Blanchard in Hanoi during the 1980s are being displayed in the capital.

Vietnam’s Ninh Đức Hoàng Long won first prize at the 9th International Jozsef Simandy Singing Competition recently held in Hungary.