LIFESTYLE

I am not married. But that answer always leads to endless questions.

In the cities of Can Tho and Danang there is an abundance of flower and souvenir stalls around colleges and universities.

The spring light becomes the Thai people, the ethnic minority who live in Nghe An province.

There is nobody old enough to say for sure exactly how long a certain peach tree has been growing in Nhat Tan Village.

Last year there were a number of great contributions by Vietnamese people in every field imaginable.

A Hue artist has made a set of 14 embroidered pictorial poems, written in 14 different languages, becoming a candidate for the Vietnamese Book of Records.

Lately a lot of younger Hanoians have been visiting Nhat Tan Flower Village to see the flowers in all their vibrant colour.

Fields Medal winner Prof Dr Ngo Bao Chau has two goals this year: Helping Vietnamese mathematicians improve and setting up a fund to promote learning.

Le Tich Dien or Ploughing Ceremonial Festival was a traditional farming practice that has greatly impacted on agricultural production in Vietnam.

Professor Vo Van Toi decided to return to Vietnam to bring his knowledge and skills to serve his home country after more than 40 years living abroad.

With rapid economic changes in recent decades, has the Vietnamese New Year been distorted by commercialism? Jennifer Fossenbell finds the answer.

More and more foreigners have come to live, work, or study in Vietnam, whose traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival is considered a special cultural feature.

A group of students beat out 400 other competitors to win the first prize in an international architecture contest.

An abundance of colourful flowers, here to welcome the new year, could be seen in the streets of Danang.

Giving money with desires that better things will happen in future has become an indispensable custom of the Vietnamese during the Tet festival.

An Truyen village, also known as Chuon, in central Vietnam, has been famous for Tet cakes since the reign of King Bao Dai.

There is a display of 12 trees that have been specially sculpted on Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, in Hue.

Like any culture, there are taboos to be avoided. For the Vietnamese, Tet is a wonderful occasion for family reunion but certain things must not be done during this festive season.

Talking about Vietnamese chess, we can not skip 19-year old grand master Le Quang Liemj for his great successes.