LIFESTYLE

A large number of young people have been flocking to streets in HCM City to join in the Christmas spirit.

U Minh Thuong National Park in Kien Giang Province is a vast wetland rich in fish and waterbirds.

Despite rapid changes around them, ethnic Mong people in Lung Tao Commune in the rocky northern plateau of Dong Van are holding on to their age-old traditions and customs.

A programme called “HCM City – 100 interesting things” has been launched to develop the tourism industry in the city.

Pham Van Quan is one of the 20 outstanding young scientists from around the world to win the Green Talents competition in Germany, said the German embassy in Hanoi.

Do Tri Dung, the champion of the 2011 Vietnamese singing contest for children showcased his talent at a special Christmas music gala in Australia.

As the flooding season neared its end, we visited An Giang Province and came to Tuong Mountain in Ba Chuc Town, Tinh Bien District.

Phung Hoa Hoai Linh, the 12-year-old actress in “Mother’s Soul,” has won the Best Actress Award at the Dubai Film Festival.

Coming to Quy Nhon, visiting Eo Gio to hear the wind whispering through mountain walls, caves and then harmonize with waves crashing onto the shore is a must.

Le Yen Quyen is the first female unicorn dancer in the world who can perform “Mai Hoa Thung”, the most dangerous item of the unicorn-lion-dragon dancing art.

Pang My Nguyen, 24, has won several local and international prizes for nail decoration, and has become well-known locally for her skills.

They bike, run, climb and boat. They are ex-hausted, but all of them feel happy after an adventure tour in the Van Long Reserve.

Mui Dinh (Dinh Cape) is 40km south of Phan Rang City in the central province of Ninh Thuan and 10 km from the popular Ca Na beach.

Many streets in Hanoi have become crowded with young people who come to buy Christmas nicknacks and decorations.

International grandmaster Le Quang Liem has been invited to participate in SportAccord World Mind Games 2011.

Thanh Ha Village in Quang Nam Province has existed for more than 500 years and well upheld its traditional craft of making ceramics.

If you had enough of history, take a trip through Vietnam’s many cities and taste its unique local street food culture.

The floating market in HCM City, while keeping a vestige of it's past, has been bogged down by modern elements.

A well-known Vietnamese-Australian inventor has been nominated as a candidate for the title “Australian of the Year 2012”.