LIFESTYLE

Ten winners have been announced for the Outstanding Young Citizens awards sponsored by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and the Young Talent Support Fund.

Buzzfeed, an American online social news and entertainment giant, has announced the list of top 20 Vietnamese Foods visitors need to try now.

Boredpanda – the leading art, design and photography community website has published beautiful photos of Vietnamese people with mysterious smiles as part of a photo collection titled “Hidden Smiles” by French photographer Réhahn.

A Vietnamese scientist has been selected to join the Mars One program, one of only a hundred potential astronauts competing for four positions on the spaceship that will take them to Mars in 2023.

Homestay services are bringing a good income for farmers in Ca Mau Province, who are promoting the flora and fauna of the region's wetland ecosystem.

Tran Ha Lien Phuong has become Vietnam's first scientist to be named in the top 15 International Rising Talents, an honour bestowed on only the best female scientists in the world.

Kite-flying season has begun in Can Tho City and good weather, with good winds and stable prices could make for crowded skies and good earnings for kite makers and sellers.

A filmmaking team calling itself Zoomations has launched a specular video clip showcasing Danang City as part of its "Vietnam is Awesome" project.

The annual Kovalevskaya 2014 awards, honouring outstanding female scientists, will be presented on March 7 in Hanoi, according to the Vietnam Women’s Union.

Can Cau bird market in Lao Cai is a sweet cacophony of birdsong every Saturday as hundreds of traders and bird lovers gather to buy and sell nightingales.

Sapa Town in Lao Cai Province is as famous for its natural beauty as its unique cultural identity, expressed by the spring festivals of its many ethnic minorities.

A consortium of scientists from the Vietnam National University (VNU) in Hanoi recently unveiled full genome maps of three members of a Vietnamese family.

A new arena for cockfighting in Lao Cai has proved popular among fans of the blood-sport who gather each Sunday to watch the birds and bid to buy winners.

Chefs and volunteers at the Yasaka-Saigon-Nha Trang Hotel are on track to set a new Vietnam record with a 40m long rice cake to mark the Lunar New Year's Tet festivities.

January and February are the most exciting months of the year in Vietnam with a variety of festivals organized throughout the nation on the occasion paying homage to Buddha, ancestors and praying for good fortune.

Two Vietnamese artists have painted more than 70 goat images to mark the 2015 Lunar New Year, which according to the ancient Chinese calendar signifies the Year of the Goat.

A pilotless aircraft, making glass from husks and ash, and technology training for home helpers have won awards for Young Science Talent in 2014.

Cai Rang floating market in Can Tho City is a splash of colour in the grey days ahead of Tet.

Some ethnic minority groups across Vietnam maintain customs and habits passed down over the centuries to mark the Lunar New Year festivities of Tet.