LIFESTYLE

These days, people and soldiers on Truong Sa Islands are busy making preparations for Tet.

This time of year cherry trees blossom in the Central Highlands city of Dalat, creating a beautiful scene.

Vung Tau province is not only renowned for its beautiful beaches, but also some of Vietnam’s best dog races hosted by the Lam Son Racecourse.

The PM has just recognised 37 items as national treasures, including the "Em Thuy" painting and the Bronze Drum at Hung Kings' Temple.

Pham Tuan Huy, a 12th grade student, won the International Mathematics Olympic 2013, was named among seven of the most outstanding young citizens in HCM City.

A one-page-long story on lesbians received first prize at a writing contest for short stories on lesbian, gay, bi-gender and transgender (LGBT) issues.

The traditional royal ceremonies that took place during the Nguyen Dynasty have been re-introduced for Tourism Week in Hue Citadel.

The top 10 "most outstanding young citizens" were recently announced and awarded for their efforts and achievements.

Huong Canh pottery village in Vinh Phuc Province, which was famous for their products in the previous century, is nearly at the point of disappearing.

Many bird lovers in the foggy town of Sapa spend tens of millions of VND on luxury bird cages.

At the end of November, Nguyen Viet Hai and his friends drove 200km from Hanoi to Moc Chau District in the northern province of Son La to hike through the white blumea flower fields.

Quyen Do, a final year student from Ho Chi Minh City University of Architecture, Vietnam just won a design competition co-organised by Autodesk in cooperation with ASEANPrenuers - an ASEAN based student body.

A HCM City high-school student has won a quiz and essay contest about Canada organised by that country's embassy in Hanoi.

More than 1,500 archaeological objects have been discovered and excavated My Son Sanctuary during a 10-year restoration project.

Hanoi authorities has announced that they will spend VND18.5 billion to upgrade the One-Pillar Pagoda.

A motorbike repairman based in Hanoi has fascinated many people by building a small helicopter on his own.

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.