LIFESTYLE

An artisan in Thanh Hoa Province shares about his work on the world's biggest bronze drum, which was completed in late September.

Thirty outstanding farmers in Mu Cang Trai District, Yen Bai Province, joined a competition at a local terraced field for harvest time.

The laterite walls or the ruined gates covered by moss are the traces of original structures in ancient times.

More than 200 women selected from all the 63 provinces and cities nationwide will gather at a conference to honour outstanding businesswomen in Hanoi on October 2.

Students from Duy Tan University in Danang won third prize and a number of consolidation prizes at the 13th Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) competition in Taiwan.

World Records University Principal Thomas Bains has granted honorary doctorate degrees to six Vietnamese and five Indian record holders in a HCM City ceremony on September 21.

An American veteran has brought his play about obsessions of the American war in Vietnam to a Hanoi stage on his return to the country after 40 years.

A disabled girl, Nguyen Phuong Anh, who has inspired millions with her talent and courage, will participate in UN disability-related events later this month.

A clip about Ly Son Island in Quang Ngai province recently posted on Youtube has drawn great attention from viewers.

The Vietnamese Talents Awards 2013 will be expanded to include Environmental Protection, said the organising board.

Some streets in Hanoi get crowded with young people wearing masks and having fun when the Full Moon Festival is near.

The buffalo fighting in Do Son Town in Hai Phong City is a traditional festival attached to a Water God worshipping ceremony and the sacrifice custom.

Vietnamese photographer Le Duy Hoang won third prize at the Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) for his black-and-white photography.

A weekly fair in Hanoi has become a unique venue for lovers of antiques across the country.

Nearly 500 representatives of more than 16,000 Vietnamese students have gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to mark the establishment of a coordination committee for the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in the US.

The historic buildings in Duong Lam Village and the lost bomb shelter of the Hotel Metropole Hanoi were honoured in the 2013 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards.

Great work has been done to renovate and preserve the war-torn ancient Hue citadel to be a beauty spot nowadays.

The northern province of Lao Cai is among of the localities in Vietnam with unique terrain, including many lovely mountains.

Many places in Hanoi capital have been decorated with flowers and flags to celebrate Vietnam's National Day, September 2.