LIFESTYLE

Twenty-nine young students have embarked upon a two-month cultural journey across Southeast Asia and Japan as part of the – Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP).

Vang Thi Kim Tuoc, a Vietnamese student at Riverside City College has become the most outstanding graphics student after winning gold medals at the Riverside Graphics Contest and the most recently Skills USA in Louisville City, Kentucky.

Hotels in the far northern province of Ha Giang are booked in advance of the Buckwheat Flower Festival which won't start until November.

A Vietnamese children's book, entitled Cuoc Hanh Trinh Dau Tien (The First Journey), by Phung Nguyen Quang and Huynh Kim Lien has won Scholastic Picture Book Award's Grand Prize 2015.

A food street by the Red River in Hanoi is becoming popular among local people for its nice views and good food.

One of the most well-known "haunted" houses in Da Lat has had a makeover to cash in on its "notorious" history among tourists and visitors.

Truong Quy Nghia of Lavanto Home Decor won the first and third prize of The Gift and Home Accessories Design Competition or the 2015 Lotus Award with his artwork Sai Gon Trong Toi (Saigon in My Heart) and Mot

Thousands of artefacts collected by the main museum in Gia Lai Province have never been displayed due to the lack of funds and exhibition space.

Two of Vietnam’s international airports, Noi Bai in Hanoi and Da Nang, have been rated among the best 30 airports in Asia by The Guide to Sleeping in Airports site.

A breathtakingly beautiful photo entitled ‘Alone at Sunset’ of photographer Hoang Hai Thinh has won a bronze medal at the prestigious Sydney International Exhibition of Photography.

The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism said it supports a cable-car project for Son Doong Cave to meet demand by tourists to visit the world's largest cave.

Basalt rocks, coral reefs in the sea nearby are part of the legacy.

The Vietnam Youth Federation in Hanoi honoured 10 outstanding young entrepreneurs for their active engagement in social charitable and humanitarian activities in the city.

Photographers Dang Ke Duc and Dang Ke Dong from the central province of Quang Nam won gold and silver medals for their colour photos at the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) awards in Serbia.

Among thousands of portraits and landscapes shot in Vietnam, the favorite photo of French photographer Rehahn Croquevielle is a portrait of a boat rower in Hoi An.

Bao Dai Palace I, in the central highlands city of Da Lat, where King Bao Dai lived, has been opened to visitors.

Streets of big cities are being cleaned up and decorated for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

The ASEAN Youth Forum 2015 themed ‘ASEAN Community – Cultural Identity’ officially opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 18.

Farmers in several villages in the Mekong Delta region are busy catching snakes and wild animals for sale at local markets.