LIFESTYLE

Dr. Doan Thi Kim Hong has been awarded the 'First Mrs. World' title, the first of its kind to be awarded by the Mrs. World Organisation.

More than 100 Vietnamese calligraphers met in the southern city of Vung Tau Province to share their experience and skill in the art.

Phu Van, a village famous for its flowers in Ha Nam Province, displays an exciting atmosphere as they prepare for Tet.

Set in sylvan surroundings, two sites in Hai Duong Province get visitors in touch with the nation’s spiritual roots and the traces left by people who play important roles in making Vietnam’s history.

A DTiNews reporter recently took some photos depicting the north-west of Vietnam through his trip.

The U10 world chess champion 2012, Nguyen Anh Khoi, has been named one of HCM City’s six outstanding citizens of the year.

Being a paying guest and part of the family at the same time is an experience that opens up Mekong Delta’s attractions in new ways.

Vietnamese students bagged two silver medals at the World Physics Olympiad 2012 - a new competition for secondary students throughout the world - which concluded in Indonesia on January 3.

Thich Tu Nghiem, a Buddhist monk, came across museums and exhibitions of Buddha idols in many Asian countries he went to, and decided that Vietnam needs one as well.

One of the most famous products in the mountainous area of the northeast is brocatelle which is made by minority group of people such as H’Mong, Dao, Tay and Nung.

Young people have been flocking to Sapa for the New Year to experience the snow that has fallen this year.

Coming to Sapa tourists will be attracted by Sapa’s specialties such as grilled salmon, barbecued wild pork, smoked pork and fried mushroom with meat.

Though Do Minh Tam lost the use of his arms and legs in an accident back in 1991, he did not let long odds stop him from becoming one of Vietnam’s most notable artists.

Lately the streets of HCM City have been lit up with lights and flowers to welcome the coming year.

Bringing rice and bacon, an omelet with Vietnamese flavour in the final round of the MasterChef US, has won blind girl Christine Ha the championship.

Vietnam's beauty spots in Hue, Nha Trang and Danang have been highlighted in a short video by a South Korean travel firm.

Thot not (coconut palm) trees are an integral part of the Khmer community in An Giang Province.

Forty years ago these days Hanoi and many other cities in the north were devastated by aerial bombardments of the US.

Vietnamese students Ho Ngoc Nhi has won great admiration for passing the entrance exams of six prestigious US universities.