LIFESTYLE

A weekly fair in Hanoi has become a unique venue for lovers of antiques across the country.

Nearly 500 representatives of more than 16,000 Vietnamese students have gathered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to mark the establishment of a coordination committee for the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in the US.

The historic buildings in Duong Lam Village and the lost bomb shelter of the Hotel Metropole Hanoi were honoured in the 2013 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards.

Great work has been done to renovate and preserve the war-torn ancient Hue citadel to be a beauty spot nowadays.

The northern province of Lao Cai is among of the localities in Vietnam with unique terrain, including many lovely mountains.

Many places in Hanoi capital have been decorated with flowers and flags to celebrate Vietnam's National Day, September 2.

A Vietnamese student studying at the Thailand-based Asian Institute of Technology has won the Best Master’s Student paper award from the West Coast Section – Air and Waste Management Association of the United States.

Nine Vietnamese together with nearly 40 youths from other nine ASEAN member countries are gathering in Singapore to participate in the ASEAN Youth Camp 2013.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.