LIFESTYLE

KOTO founder receives Asian award

Vietnamese-Australian Jimmy Pham Viet Tuan, founder of a hospitality vocational project known as KOTO, has recently received the fifth Ilga award for his support to street and disadvantaged children in Vietnam.

Military icons sculpted into statues

Figurines of four eminent Vietnamese generals, namely Ly Thuong Kiet, Tran Quoc Tuan, Nguyen Hue and Vo Nguyen Giap have been shown to the public for the first time in Hanoi.

Tam Dao

Less than two hours from Hanoi, the former French hill station offers a welcome, fresh air break from the stresses of the capital.

Asia-Europe Youth delegation meets Hanoi youngsters

The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union of Hanoi on August 23 held an exchange with the Asian-European Youth delegation, who are on their Vietnam tour from August 15-25.

Valuable fossils kept in Vietnam

Several Vietnamese people are preserving fossil items which are said to be worth millions of USD.

Kim Bong carpentry village

The Kim Bong carpentry village is a popular site in the ancient town of Hoi An.

Horse fighting in Ha Giang Province

A special horse fight has just been held in Ha Giang Province with the participation of more than 30 contestants divided into couples.

Vietnam to honour Sapa's terraced fields

Authorities in Lao Cai Province’s Sapa tourist town will hold a ceremony to celebrate its 110th anniversary of tourism development in early November.

Beauty of the special houses of Ha Nhi ethnic minority people

Houses made from soil, which are cool in summer and warm in winter, share this special architectural feature of Ha Nhi ethnic minority people in Lao Cai Province.

Vietnam teenagers win top ASEAN prizes

Violin students Tran My Dung and Nguyen Duc Hung from Vietnam National Academy of Music won first and second prize at the fifth ASEAN Intentional Concerto Competition in Jakarta recently.

HCM City to welcome SEA youth ship

As many as 329 delegates from 10 ASEAN countries and Japan will attend The Ship for Southeast Asian Youth Programme due to take place in Ho Chi Minh City from November 14-17.

Businessman revives Hoi An's traditional silk trade

After years of research into the trade, a businessman has made his dream come true by spending most of his money setting up a silk-making village for tourists.

British expert urges intensive investment in world’s largest cave

Howard Limbert, one of the British cavers who discovered Son Doong Cave, said the cave’s beauty cannot be verbally described.

Hanoi strives to preserve traditional gastronomy

Hanoi will set up food streets in the Old Quarter in an attempt to improve services for tourists and preserve traditional culture.

Exploring marine world on Phu Quy Island

We reached upon the wharf on Phu Quy at around 7 p.m. when the island was enveloped in darkness and twinkled by glistening light from dozens of fishing boats onshore and offshore.

10 unique means of transport for tourists in Vietnam

Tourists are very excited to try unique means of transport, like three-wheeler, horse-drawn carriage, elephant ride or dug-out canoe services at tourism sites in Vietnam.

Vietnamese student triumphs at IT contest in US

Phan Tien Dung, a student from Banking University of Ho Chi Minh City, won a third prize in the category of Word 2010 at the Microsoft Office Specialist Word Championship 2013.

In the coconut kingdom

Ben Tre is the land of the coconut. Matt Bender took an Epicurean holiday to the Mekong Delta to find out what all the fuss is about.

Trang comes first at European Chess Champs

Vietnamese Hungarian Hoang Thanh Trang drew with Viktorija Cmilyte (Lithuania) in the last game on August 3, winning the 2013 European Individual Women’s Chess Championship title held in Belgrade, Serbia.

Critic finds young Vietnamese writers found wanting

A small group of young writers have dominated the market, churning out artistically empty works which, nonetheless, find their way to the nightstands of young and avid readers.

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