LIFESTYLE

The stone carving work that has made Non Nuoc Village, in Danang City, famous has also gained it recent recognition as an intangible national heritage.

A team of Lac Hong University won first place in Robocon, an international robotics competition held in India on August 24.

A memorial service for revolutionary heroine Vo Thi Thang was solemnly held in Ho Chi Minh City on August 23, with Party and State leaders paying floral tributes to her dedication during the anti-US war.

Twenty days ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival, craft shops in Hue City are busy manufacturing unicorn heads, costumes and drums.

Miss Teen Friendly 2011 Nguyen Thi Anh Tho has been selected one of the seven young delegates worldwide to attend the Peace Conference of Youth (PCY) 2014 slated for Osaka from August 25-30.

There are a number of reasons visitors flock to Hoian, including its lovely beaches, colourful old streets and its unique nighttime charm, but one lesser-known reasons is its peaceful and bountiful rivers.

Na Hang is a mountainous district in Tuyen Quang Province and is the home of beautiful Na Hang Lake. With its primitive and mysterious beauty, Na Hang Lake has become a wonderful destination for tourists.

Toys related to the sea and islands have proven popular to Vietnamese consumers in the run up to the Mid-Autumn Festival, which will fall next month.

Vietnamese photographers won three gold medals at the international photo competition Prilep Salon in Macedonia.

Many have likened the experience of exploring Thien Ha cave in Ninh Binh Province to stepping into another world.

American professor and historian, Larry Berman, has launched a bilingual Vietnamese and English website heralding the double life of legendary Vietnamese intelligence agent Pham Xuan An.

An Phu District is home to five Cham villages, of which Cham Da Phuoc Village in Da Phuoc Commune is famous as a tourist site.

A young teacher from Ha Nam Province has spent the last decade amassing a collection of more nearly 1,000 wartime objects.

For the tenth year, the Vietnamese Talents Awards has honoured many outstanding individuals in various fields and helped them to realise their dreams.

Bicycles were the most popular means of transportation in Vietnam in the 70's and 80's, but gave way to the motorised streets we see in the cities today.

A photo exhibition featuring life and landscapes of Danang during the 19th century recently opened in the central coast city.

Pham Tuan Huy has just won a gold medal for the second time at the International Mathematical Olympiad 2014.

Members of the Co Tu ethnic minority in Quang Nam Province are trying to preserve the Guol house, used traditionally as a place for meetings and conducting business.

Nearly 170 Overseas Vietnamese students are attending a youth summer camp themed – My Homeland’s Sea and Islands – which got underway in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh province on July 11.