LIFESTYLE

It was well worth the rather rough and tortuous journey to reach our destination and once we reached Cat Ba Island, right on cue the sunset arrived in all its glory.

Professor Ngo Bao Chau is among 220 scholars, scientists, writers, artists, businessmen and leaders to become new members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

A Khau Vai Love Market Cultural and Tourism Week opened with a wide range of activities last weekend in the northernmost province of Ha Giang.

The monthly celebration of the festival in Hoi An is sort of like a magical affair that leave tourists with happy memories.

Tourists often come to Dong Hoi District in Quang Binh Province for one reason – the magnificent Luy Thay or Master Rampart on the Nhat Le River.

Young women and men prepare their most beautiful costumes for the coming festival at Khau Vai Love Market, where parted lovers forced apart meet once a year.

A night festival at Hue Royal Palace captures the glistening and mysterious beauty of the Imperial City of Dai Noi.

The northern Lao Cai Province announced a plan for developing Sapa District into an international tourist destination by 2030.

Thot Not is not only the most populous and wealthiest district in Can Tho City, but it is endowed with cultural relics, craft villages, splendid islets and ancient houses.

Hoang Dinh Yen Chuong, 14, of HCM City won the title Apollo English Idol 2011, earning a VND34-million trip to Singapore and a one-year scholarship for English study at the Apollo school in HCM City.

A grand show of Ao Dai took place at Hue National University as a key event of the Hue Festival.

The Co Ha Garden in the royal citadel in Hue City has opened to visitors after a period of restoration.

Thousands of domestic and foreign visitors attended a grand opening ceremony of Hue Festival 2012.

Tam Dao tourist area in Vinh Phuc Province is an ideal getaway for tourists to escape the crazy, scorching heat thanks to its fresh cool air, mist and romantic scenery.

The northern province of Ninh Binh is famous for its magnificent scenery and historic sites, such as Phat Diem Stone Church, Hoa Lu ancient capital, and Bai Dinh Pagoda.

Vietnamese writer Bui Ngoc Tan won the grand prize at the French literature festival Livre&Mer (Book&Sea) for his novel known as 'The Sea and the Kingfisher'.

Da Phuoc Commune, or Muong Cha, in An Phu District is the cradle of most of Cham people in An Giang Province.

Vietnamese representative at an international flower arrangement contest in Thailand, Mr. To Duy Kha, won two first and two second prizes.

Every minute of Do Nhat Nam’s day is scheduled, but the boy still has time for relaxation, talking with his parents or taking exercise.