LIFESTYLE

Cuc Phuong National Park is a wonderful place to escape to and provides the perfect backdrop for profound thoughts and musings about life.

The atmosphere of the national Reunification Day on April 30 and International Labour Day enveloped the capital.

Faced with poverty and hunger after liberation in 1975, a Gie Trieng man levelled hills and mountains with his own bare hands to create a wet rice field legacy for his family and fellow villagers.

Le Duan Street in HCM City’s District 1 has been decorated with colourful flowers and sparkling decorations to mark the holiday period.

President Truong Tan Sang has presented the title “Hero of the People’s Armed Forces” to a collective of revolutionaries who were once detained in the offshore Con Dao Prison.

Numerous barbers from northern Vietnam gathered in Hanoi's Kim Lien Village on April 24 to offer free haircuts.

A collection of images that attempts to illustrate the difference between Hanoi and Saigon has gained popularity on the internet.

Although these creatures may seem unappetizing to many, worms have long been served in both food and drink in Vietnam.

Thirty two teams from universities and colleges across Vietnam will compete in the final rounds of the Vietnam Robot Contest 2013 from May 6-12 in the central city of Da Nang.

Nguyen Van Phuc, a 26-year-old man from Hanoi, has made a name and a living for himself by raising pigeons.

A “seeking second Vietnamese to fly into space” programme has been launched in Hanoi by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, Unilever Vietnam and Axe Brand.

Tourists to Sapa this at this time have the opportunity to see a number of flowers blossoming, especially Do Quyen.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Association for the Support of Vietnamese Handicapped and Orphans jointly host a meeting to honour outstanding people with disabilities, orphans and patrons.

Hon Seo Island is an ideal destination for those who want to explore the sea and island, see colourful pebbles on the beach, cross large rocks, take a dive, go fishing, and enjoy freshly-caught seafood.

It is a tradition among many Vietnamese families to make trôi and chay cakes to celebrate Tet Han Thuc, which falls today on the lunar calendar.

A student-run organisation based in Hanoi, Hanoikids club, has been providing free city tours around the city for foreign visitors.

It's a shame to watch the most beautiful flower specimens wilt and fade. But for one man this is not a problem. He became a flower embalmer and nurtures the secret of keeping petals fresh for years.

Vietnamese Nguyen Viet Trung is among three junior competitors to win a place at the Piano Academy Eppan, in South Tirol, Italy, known traditionally as the home of famous master classes since the 1950s.

With both beaches and mountains, the country’s biggest Buddha statue and the Phat Diem Cathedral -- immortalized by Graham Green in The Quiet American -- Ninh Binh Province has become a staple on the Vietnam tourist trail.