LIFESTYLE

Six 10th graders of Hanoi-based gifted schools recently won a gold and five silver medals at the 10th International Junior Science Olympiad held in India.

Thousands of people flocked to a field in Hanoi to see and pay their respects to a recently discovered tomb which may be from the Le Dynasty.

Tracey Tran, a Vietnamese-American student of Kentridge School in Washington DC, US, has achieved the highest result possible on the AP Calculus AB exam.

Vietnam’s national currency, Vietnamese dong, features special cultural destinations in the country, including Hoi An bridge pagoda, the Constellation of Literature pavilion in Hanoi, Ha Long Bay and the cottage of President Ho Chi Minh in central Nghe An province.

During his trans-Viet tour in 1992, talented French journalist and director Raymond Depardon captured the essence of Vietnamese people and their environment in a series of evocative images.

Many farmers in An Giang province have found a new way to make income by catching hylidae, of the frog family, and making dry products for sales.

Kieu Ky Village in Hanoi is well-known for its gold-leaf making and it is also the only village in Vietnam adept at this craft.

Several old pieces of pottery dated to around seven centuries ago were recently found in the central province of Ha Tinh.

A group of three students from HCM City have created a model of an intelligent anti-flood house design for An Giang Province.

Tran Thi Quynh, who represents Vietnam in Mrs World 2013, faced public criticism because she wore a ribbon misspelling the name of her country as "VietNem" in the final round.

A G10 team from the Nguyen Binh Khiem primary school in Ho Chi Minh City won the championship title at the 2013 International Robothon Competition in Manila, the Philippines on November 24.

A display of wooden funerary sculptures made by local people from the Central Highlands was opened during the on-going Vietnam Cultural Heritage Week.

The first prize in the Vietnamese Talents Awards 2013 was presented to a product called “Mobile Advertising Network” which helps advertisers easily access potential customers.

President Truong Tan Sang held a warm meeting in Hanoi on November 20 with a delegation of overseas Vietnamese (OV) women who are attending a conference for Vietnamese women living abroad.

The granting ceremony for the Vietnamese Talents Awards 2013, which honour promising talents in natural sciences, IT, health and environmental protection, will be held this evening in Hanoi.

Buu Son Temple in Soc Trang Province has set two Vietnamese records for the two biggest Buddhist ritual objects made from clay.

Vietnamese student, Dang Thi Huong, has been nominatedfor two prestigious Australian awards – International Student of the Year in Victoria State and International University Student of the Year in Victoria State.

Every year, between the 9th and 10th month in the lunar year, An Dinh Village, in the northern province of Hai Duong, has sandworm season.

The styles of Vietnamese long dress, or ao dai, have gone through a number of changes over different periods, and it still survives today, marking Vietnamese traditions.