LIFESTYLE

See the many ways people of Hanoi are celebrating the spirit of Christmas this year. From mistletoe to snow, Christmas time is here!

SpiceRoads Cycling Tours introduces a new excursion to the countryside surrounding Vietnam’s capital city.

When preparing to travel, take half the clothes and twice the money, writes Yuliya Popova from the Ukrainian newspaper Kyiv Post.

While it may be business-obsessed, nightlife remains a main attraction of HCM City.

The Vietnamese American is one of the most recognizable faces on the Strikeforce roster.

As poker pro Thuy Doan battles for cancer, her friends have decided to show solidarity with her by shaving off their own hair.

"Vietnam's torso is, appropriately enough, where I ate the best food," writes blogger Gingeruprooted.

When the opportunity came to work in Hanoi for three months, it took Kathy Brownlie less than a second to make a decision.

A bar in Binh Duong Province won the second prize at the World Architecture Festival 2009 held in Barcelona, Spain.

Holidaymakers booking rooms at Vinpearl Land are now given full access to free meals and Amusement Park.

Australia’s first Masterchef Julie Goodwin is set to broaden her gastronomic horizons.

A major mathematic accomplishment by Ngo Bao Chau has been selected by Time Magazine as one of the Top 10 Scientific Discoveries in 2009.

Why one Vietnamese entrepreneur declined a check from the search giant.

A Vietnamese designer who made it big in the US, Tom K Nguyen’s fashion is imbued with sensuous confidence and charisma.

The Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) said that about 16.5 million Japanese people go abroad each year and nearly 400,000 of these people visit Vietnam.

Besides exploring the structure of the atom, Nguyen Dinh Dang is an accomplished painter

Activetravel Asia is inspecting Hoa Binh reservoir, Vietnam to design a kayaking tour in this beautiful hidden area.

The Hai Van tunnel, linking Thua Thien-Hue and Danang, is the longest road tunnel in Southeast Asia. Let’s discover it in our photos.

Marriott has signed a contract to open its first Marriott Hotels & Resorts-branded hotel in Vietnam.