LIFESTYLE

Drinking lotus tea is a unique Hanoi tradition that, over time, has been somewhat overlooked, but is now being rediscovered by young people.

The travel website Thrillist recently published an article listing the ten most spectacular cable car rides in the world, which included Ba Na.

Hanoians are making preparations to celebrate the 60th Liberation day on October 10.

Hanoi will make six more pedestrians only streets during weekends beginning October 3, local authorities have said.

An 83-year-old man from Binh Duong Province has just conquered the Fansipan for the fourth time.

Six promising young Vietnamese DJs will participate in a 12-week competition called BUDJs launched on Thursday in HCM City.

The photographer behind the popular online photo collection, Humans of New York, has turned his lens toward Vietnam.

Many small food stalls scattered around Hanoi's streets and alleys are making large profits thanks to their special dishes.

A man in the Central Highlands opened a cafe and restaurant as a way of presenting the highland's stone artistry and his rare fossil collection.

A group of young people from Dak Lak Province has made a video clip featuring what they see as the most beautiful spots of their home town.

A man in Hanoi is trying to maintain the traditional craft of making tea from lotuses specifically grown in West Lake amid increasingly scarce supply.

These days, the old centre of Hoi An has been covered in colour for the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

The rivers that have crossed the country for centuries have made it necessary to build bridges, and some of them have earned a place in peoples' hearts.

In the lead-up to the mid-Autumn festival, an old couple in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has made themselves busy creating traditional paper masks.

A tourism real estate project featuring old quarters in Hanoi and Hoi An cities will take shape in Ha Long City next year.

Vu Tuan San, a veteran researcher on Hanoi and Han – Nom study, won the Grand Prize of the 2014 ‘Bui Xuan Phai – For Love of Hanoi’ awards.

Young people in HCM City have been flocking to the Saigon Tax Centre, not only to buy products but also see the place before it is torn down.

Bui Thanh Mai, a Vietnamese six-year-old, has won the gold prize, in the 7 and under aged category, at the eighth Toyota Dream Car Art Contest for her artwork piece entitled "Super Crab Car".

While many have noted a marked increase in the price of food in the capital, there are still several stalls that are locally famous for selling quality Hanoian breakfast for reasonable prices.