LIFESTYLE

A 116-member Vietnamese delegation joined tens of thousands of delegates from around the world to attend the grand opening ceremony of the 19th World Festival of Youth and Students (WFYS) in Sochi, Russia, on October 15.

The image of a beautiful Danang City has been featured in a trailer which promotes the 2017 APEC Summit which is scheduled to take place in the city next month.

An underground parking lot in HCM City has been turned into a busy market which attracts lots of visitors.

Authorities of Hanoi held a meeting on October 8 to honour the 10 outstanding citizens of the capital city in 2017 and 790 role models in all aspects of life.

Vietnam is aiming for medals at the 44th World Skills Competition (WSC 2017) from October 8-20 in the United Arab Emirates, an official has said.

Hanoi’s Tay Ho District authorities have approved a project to build a lotus tea promotional centre.

The northern province of Quang Ninh expects to earn a record VND1 trillion (USD45.5 million) from entrance fees to Ha Long Bay this year.

Vietnamese fashion designer Võ Việt Chung will be one of the judges for Miss World Beauty, according to Vadim Khusainov, director of the beauty pageant.

The cable car system which connects Bac Giang Province to Yen Tu Mountain in Quang Ninh Province will operate next year despite concerns over the negative impact on cultural sites and the environment.

A group of Overseas Vietnamese students in Manchester city, the UK, have developed a mobile application named Tubudd in a hope to create a network that will connect foreign visitors with local tour guides in Vietnam, thus providing the

The pedestrianised street in Hue City was opened on the evening of September 29, attracting a large number of visitors.

The German Ministry of Foreign Affairs has provided VND3.6 billion (EUR143,300) to restore a palace in the central city of Hue.

The Alexandre Yersin Prize 2017 is set to encourage medical researchers in Vietnam to make significant contributions to medical literature and will recognize outstanding research achievements.

Streets in Hanoi’s Old Quarter are full of colours as the Mid-autumn Festival nears.

Several companies in HCM City have proposed to municipal authorities to name a street after Vietnam’s famous spy Pham Xuan An who is featured in the book X6 Perfect Spy.

The authorities in Hue City have started to restore an old wooden house for tourism.

The recent Storm Doksuri damaged part of Ho Dynasty Citadel in Thanh Hoa Province which was recognised by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site.

Le Mat villagers are skilled in catching snakes and earned good money from catching snakes in other provinces. Now they specialise in catching, trading and raising snakes. Snakes are also available to be eaten.

A fashion show of Vietnamese traditional long dresses or Ao Dai created by veteran Vietnamese designer Minh Hanh was held at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland.