LIFESTYLE

Dislodging Quoc Tri, Thanh Hoa has taken the crown in King Chef's first season in Vietnam.

Young overseas Vietnamese from 25 nations and territories worldwide have joined students and youths from Thanh Hoa central province in an exchange.

Le Van Chau, 60, has worked as a smith for over 30 years and still maintains his smith shop in HCM City, preserving the trade of hand forging.

Nguyen Thai Hoa, an Overseas Vietnamese student in Le Havre, France, has taken top prize of the “France, I Love You” contest, co-organised by the French Embassy and the newswire vnexpress.

The sixth national young inventors’ festival is scheduled to take place in Ha Long city, the northern province of Quang Ninh, on October 18-19.

A young man from Nghe An Province has become well-known for having made and being able to play the longest flute in Vietnam.

A coffee shop in Danang City makes a unique impression on its customers by its novel use of traffic as a decoration theme.

Two hundred outstanding young overseas Vietnamese from 24 countries worldwide has begun a string of 2013 Vietnam Summer Camp activities.

As one of the oldest and most holy sites in Vietnam, the peaceful temple complex of Den Soc makes a great getaway from the bustle of Hanoi.

Although living in the US, renowned bubble musician and holder of 18 Guinness World Records Fan Yang never forgets his haft Vietnamese origin.

With hundreds of motorbikes bearing down on you, and the toot toot of friendly horns for a musical accompaniment, the simple, everyday task of crossing a road in Vietnam can present quite a terrifying challenge for first-timers.

Today, Hai Phong's Bach Long Vi Island is a model of prosperity. But when Dinh Thi Thuy first journeyed there in the early 90s, the place was just a desolate expanse.

Architect Vo Trong Nghia’s Kontum Indochine Café was among 300 shortlisted for World Architecture Festival Awards 2013.

A house which was built over 200 years ago has been recognised by UNESCO as one of the 10 most beautiful traditional homes in Vietnam.

About 200 outstanding young Vietnamese who are living overseas will return to their homeland to join the three-week-long Viet Nam Summer Camp 2013 until July 30.

Vietnamese scholars and their US partners have earned three awards under a US Government programme to fund scientific research in developing countries.

Attractive not only due to its endless bending sand dunes in La Gi Town in Binh Thuan Province, the locality also lures tourists to its forest, mountain and river areas and of course its tales of legends.

Vietnamese modern dancer Nguyen Thanh Chung has won a prize of the Republic of Korea's Dance Association in the Korea International Modern Dance Competition.

Hoang Lien National Park is very attractive to tourists for its rare and special plants, including many kinds of flowers.