LIFESTYLE

Restaurants designed to resemble bird nests in Quang Binh Province will give tourists an interesting experience.

Eight female entrepreneurs of Vietnam have just been presented the Mekong Women's Entrepreneurship Challenge Awards by the Vietnam Women Entrepreneurs Council under the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Vietnamese representative Nguyen Truong Son won the Best in Color award on May 27 at the World Style Contest, which was held at the Les Folies Bergere theatre in Paris as part of the 2013 Davines Worldwide Hair Tour.

Japan’s Nikkei Inc. has presented the Nikkei Asia Prize to Truong Gia Binh, chairman and chief executive officer of Vietnam’s FPT Group.

UNESCO will grant Vietnamese revered poet Nguyen Du the honorary title “Great Man of Culture” in November this year.

Vietnamese students won two fourth prizes at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the fields of electricity and mechanics, and materials and biotechnology.

Three Vietnamese people have been named in the list of 30 top record holders in Asia in 2013, according to the Vietnam Record Organisation.

The grandiose and mysterious caves of Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park have become a tourist trap for Quang Binh Province, attracting over four million visitors in the past decade.

Designer Vu Ta Linh was one of three who shared first prize at the Asian-wide fashion design competition held in Singapore.

Ngan Nguyen, a Vietnamese high school student in the US city of Bloomington, Minnesota, has been awarded a Gates Millennium Scholarship, which will provide full tuition for her tertiary studies.

The stunning beauty of the northwest region has been exposed through the lenses of several young amateur movie makers.

Lac Hong University’s team has overcome 29 other teams to reap all the three top prizes at the final round of Robocon Vietnam 2013.

The owner of a this redwood garden is a businessman who have great passion for formed trees.

Thuy Cung Cave in Sinh Ton Valley at Phong Nha – Ke Bang National Park is becoming a well-known stopping point for tourists.

Vietnam Talents Awards 2013 has just been launched and has solicited entries in more categories than in the previous years.

Hanoi’s iconic One-pillar Pagoda is facing serious deterioration despite its Venerable Thich Tam Kien’s efforts to seek help over many years.

Directors of plays that dealt creatively with social issues even as they entertained the audience were recognised with several awards at a cememony held recently at the HCM City Theatre and Cinematography University.

The Ministry of Construction is seeking the PM’s approval to hire foreign consultants for Dong Van Stone Plateau’s planning to develop its tourism potential.

Com binh dan are everywhere in Vietnam. For less than a dollar, you can have a plate of rice, braised pork and water spinach stir-fried with garlic.