LIFESTYLE

An Giang is famous nationwide for festivals such as Ba Chua Xu, Chol Chnam Thomay and Dolta.

Dam Da in Lac Thuy District, Hoa Binh Province, is a favourite destination to tourists.

Lying on Luoi Hai Mountain, Choi Waterfall is the diamond of Cu Dong Commune, Thanh Son District, Phu Tho Province.

When touring Cham Islet, you are bewitched by splendid landscapes with wonderful sandy beaches, forested hills and the glorious clear, blue sea.

The sand dunes in Quang Binh often remind people of blazing sun, hot, dry westerly wind from Laos, but they also create wonderful landscapes.

The Asia Book of Records’ general director presented the Asian record certificate to a Vietnamese craftsman for his stone-made dragon statue.

Visitors to Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang provinces will enjoy the colourful costumes of women from the Pa Then ethnic minoirity.

The Co Tu ethnic people of Quang Nam Province are now harvesting their golden rice fields.

The word that most crops up when you ask expats in Vietnam about their level of Vietnamese is “plateaued”.

Dao ethnic girls in the northern province of Lao Cai reveal their true beauty through their attractive traditional costumes.

Taking a tour of the peak of Ba Na Mountain, visitors often follow a designated route that takes in the Linh Ung Ba Na Pagoda.

Vietnamese grandmaster Le Quang Liem, the world number 25 with an Elo rating of 2717, crowned the championship title at the Spice Cup on October 25.

Phan Thi Ha Thanh’s bronze at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships marked a major step forward for Vietnamese sport.

Suoi Da or Rock Stream in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province is suggested as a fascinating weekend getaway for adventurous tourists.

A tour to Quy Nhon is not complete without a visit to a national relic – the grave of poet Han Mac Tu in Ghenh Rang Hill.

Nguyen Tai Duc has reached the semi-finals in the first World Rubik’s Cube Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, from October 14-16.

Every visitor to Can Tho will inevitably spend at least a morning at Cai Rang floating market, symbol of the Mekong Delta’s largest city.

Xuan Thuy National Park in the northern province of Nam Dinh was declared Vietnam’s first Ramsar site in 1989.

A rare honour was bestowed on Prof. Dr. Vuong Dinh Hue, Minister of Finance for his contribution to Vietnam's accounting profession.