LIFESTYLE

Thuy Cung Cave in Sinh Ton Valley at Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is becoming a well-known stopping point for tourists.

Vietnam Talents Awards 2013 has just been launched and has solicited entries in more categories than in the previous years.

Hanoi’s iconic One-pillar Pagoda is facing serious deterioration despite its Venerable Thich Tam Kien’s efforts to seek help over many years.

Directors of plays that dealt creatively with social issues even as they entertained the audience were recognised with several awards at a cememony held recently at the HCM City Theatre and Cinematography University.

The Ministry of Construction is seeking the PM’s approval to hire foreign consultants for Dong Van Stone Plateau’s planning to develop its tourism potential.

Com binh dan are everywhere in Vietnam. For less than a dollar, you can have a plate of rice, braised pork and water spinach stir-fried with garlic.

Two Vietnamese-American women, Van Ton-Quinlivan and Minh Dang, are some of the 15 Asian women to be honored as symbols of power and diversity in the Asian community in the US.

ASEAN Secretary General Le Luong Minh is the sole Vietnamese representative finding a place in the prestigious Foreign Policy magazine's list of the 500 most powerful people in the world.

Cuc Phuong National Park is a wonderful place to escape to and provides the perfect backdrop for profound thoughts and musings about life.

The atmosphere of the national Reunification Day on April 30 and International Labour Day enveloped the capital.

Faced with poverty and hunger after liberation in 1975, a Gie Trieng man levelled hills and mountains with his own bare hands to create a wet rice field legacy for his family and fellow villagers.

Le Duan Street in HCM City’s District 1 has been decorated with colourful flowers and sparkling decorations to mark the holiday period.

President Truong Tan Sang has presented the title “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” to a collective of revolutionaries who were once detained in the offshore Con Dao Prison.

Numerous barbers from northern Vietnam gathered in Hanoi's Kim Lien Village on April 24 to offer free haircuts.

A collection of images that attempts to illustrate the difference between Hanoi and Saigon has gained popularity on the internet.

Although these creatures may seem unappetizing to many, worms have long been served in both food and drink in Vietnam.

Thirty two teams from universities and colleges across Vietnam will compete in the final rounds of the Vietnam Robot Contest 2013 from May 6-12 in the central city of Da Nang.

Nguyen Van Phuc, a 26-year-old man from Hanoi, has made a name and a living for himself by raising pigeons.

A “seeking second Vietnamese to fly into space” programme has been launched in Hanoi by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Unilever Vietnam and Axe Brand.