LIFESTYLE

Tet is a sweet-smelling, smoky time for all, but in one village in Hung Yen Province it is the culmination of months of work as households sweat over machines to make the incense sticks.

A cafe in HCM City has recently been turned into a popular place for antique collectors.

A gold-plated "castle" in HCM City, which attempts to simulate the classical western architectural style, has attracted the attention of many.

A young photographer and graphic designer named Phan Thanh Tung has been using his skills to express his love for Hanoi along with his wish to change the city for the better.

An old wooden house in Quang Nam Province has become known for its great value after the owner got many offers, some as much as a million dollars, and he refused to sell.

This year, the 10th Vietnamese Talents Awards has honoured some of the most outstanding ideas and achievements in IT, science and health.

The two cities that make up the heart of Little Saigon will now be led by Vietnamese Americans for the first time – after a razor-close municipal election in Garden Grove, California.

The Vietnamese Talents Awards ceremony will be held at 8:30pm this evening, November 20, at the Vietnam-Soviet Union Cultural Friendship Palace in Hanoi.

The People’s Committee of Thua Thien-Hue Province has approved an allocation of VND105 billion to restore the tomb of King Tu Duc.

Pham Anh Khoa and Tran Thi Thuy Trang will represent Vietnamese young businesspeople to attend the Global Entrepreneurship Summit Youth (GES Youth 2014) in Marrakech City, Morocco from November 19-21.

October is the flood season in the Mekong Delta, which affords visitors with the wish to explore the region's natural beauty.

Thousands of people attended the Oc-om-bok festival and Ngo boat race held by Khmer people in Soc Trang Province.

Twenty-two IT products will compete in the final round of Vietnamese Talents Awards 2014, according to an announcement by the organising board of the awards at a press conference in Hanoi on November 6.

Two HCM City university students have shared the first Veneer Award for innovative furniture design using wood veneer.

Hoang Minh Nhat, a 23-year-old bank employee, beat fellow Vietnamese overseas home cook Le Chi of Canada in the pressure-packed finale of the second Vietnam MasterChef.

For residents of Vinh Hoi Dong Commune, An Giang Province, flood season means bountiful crab catching in their rice fields.

S.I.N.E (Saying Is Not Enough) dance crew from Hanoi has won the third place at the world biggest breakdancing event “Battle of The Year (BOTY) 2014” which took place in Braunschweig, Germany recently.

Although Hanoi has kept much of its charm over the years, in the early 20th century, the city had a very different atmosphere; a more peaceful place where the traffic was mostly pedestrians and tramcars.

The terraced fields of Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai Province, in late autumn seem to have been dyed a silky yellow, drawing visitors from all over.