LIFESTYLE

Authorities in Lao Cai Province’s Sapa tourist town will hold a ceremony to celebrate its 110th anniversary of tourism development in early November.

Houses made from soil, which are cool in summer and warm in winter, share this special architectural feature of Ha Nhi ethnic minority people in Lao Cai Province.

Violin students Tran My Dung and Nguyen Duc Hung from Vietnam National Academy of Music won first and second prize at the fifth ASEAN Intentional Concerto Competition in Jakarta recently.

As many as 329 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries and Japan will attend The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme due to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 14-17.

After years of research into the trade, a businessman has made his dream come true by spending most of his money setting up a silk-making village for tourists.

Howard Limbert, one of the British cavers who discovered Son Doong Cave, said the cave’s beauty cannot be verbally described.

Hanoi will set up food streets in the Old Quarter in an attempt to improve services for tourists and preserve traditional culture.

We reached upon the wharf on Phu Quy at around 7 p.m. when the island was enveloped in darkness and twinkled by glistening light from dozens of fishing boats onshore and offshore.

Tourists are very excited to try unique means of transport, like three-wheeler, horse-drawn carriage, elephant ride or dug-out canoe services at tourism sites in Vietnam.

Phan Tien Dung, a student from Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, won a third prize in the category of Word 2010 at the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Championship 2013.

Ben Tre is the land of the coconut. Matt Bender took an Epicurean holiday to the Mekong Delta to find out what all the fuss is about.

Vietnamese Hungarian Hoang Thanh Trang drew with Viktorija Cmilyte (Lithuania) in the last game on August 3, winning the 2013 European Individual Women’s Chess Championship title held in Belgrade, Serbia.

A small group of young writers have dominated the market, churning out artistically empty works which, nonetheless, find their way to the nightstands of young and avid readers.

Stunning exhibits at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology represent the tangible and intangible cultural heritage of Vietnamese ethnic groups.

An exhibition which displays traditional handicraft products from villages in and around Hanoi is being held in the city.

The 2013 Vietnam Summer Camp for young overseas Vietnamese, themed “10 years – The call of the homeland”, ended in the southernmost province of Ca Mau on July 28.

The Ministry of Construction has submitted to authorities in Hanoi a detailed plan to restore and preserve the Thang Long Imperial Citadel relic site.

The Hanoi Old Quarter’s management board is organising various activities to re-introduce and promote several traditional crafts.

Lao Dong (Labour) Newspaper Reporter Viet Van will be the sole Vietnamese representative with works showcased as part of “The Story of the Creative” exhibition, running from July 26 to September 10 in the US.