LIFESTYLE

A club for overseas Vietnamese scientists, the third of its kind in Australia, has been established in Victoria state’s Melbourne city by the representative office of Vietnam’s Ministry of Science and Technology, which is located in the capital city

Fashion designer Minh Hanh has been invited to join a talk show about the Ao Dai traditional outfit in Japan.

Nguyễn Tiến Hùng, 34, is considered the best amateur runner in the country. He beat more than 200 rivals from across the world to win the men’s 100km event at the Vietnam Mountain Marathon 2018, the country’s biggest ever

The Stieng live mainly in Binh Phuoc province together with other ethnic groups. They have retained many of their traditional customs including the wedding custom of “repaying duty”.

Travel agencies have warned tourists about the low quality of discounted tours for Tet Holiday.

Preservation of agricultural products is a major technological challenge for large-scale producers, especially in a country like Vietnam with half of the population engaged in farming activities.

A disabled man in Can Tho Province has been honoured at the annual Kova Prize for his efforts in mending local roads.

Streets in Hanoi Old Quarter are often busy at weekends, attracting many visitors.

A new tour to explore Vom and Gieng Vooc caves in the central province of Quang Binh’s Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park has been launched.

An exhibition of Vietnam’s folk paintings and their application in life has been opened at the Temple of Literature in Hanoi.

HCM City authorities have allowed the operation of tourist river bus and night food street services at Bach Dang Wharf on the Saigon River.

A pedestrian road along Huong River decked with a rare and valuable wood has attracted many young people although its construction has not yet been completed.

Vietnamese startup travel company Ecohost has beaten 110 competitors to take second prize in the 2018 Mekong Innovative Startups in Tourism challenge.

The nearly 90-year-old Binh Tay Market in HCM City will be reopened in November after being repaired and upgraded for two years.

Ho Chi Minh Fine Arts Museum new lighting system has just been completed with support from French experts.

A student in the central province of Quang Ngai has successfully created a good value robotic arm suitable for use by the disabled.

Late historian and People’s Teacher Phan Huy Le has been posthumously awarded the Certificate of Merit from the Japanese Foreign Minister Kono Taro, in recognition of his great contributions to the promotion Vietnam-Japan academic exchange.

The National Administration of Tourism have claimed that 40% of foreign visitors returned to Vietnam for a second time according to a new survey.

Forty Vietnamese information technology students will head to Japan this month to work for two or three years and will be the fifth group of excellent students selected and trained by Japanese technology corporation Framgia in association with Vietnamese universities.