LIFESTYLE

Vietnam’s Truong Sa Islands are enjoying a rare level of all-around growth and development.

Cao gio is an indelible part of local medicine. It might be a placebo, but it is also a social bond and a link with the past.

Artists and performers belonging to 28 troupes from 5 continents were showcased in the festival's many performance.

An old garden house is one of the few remaining jewels from the past, nestled in the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter.

Thirty-four photographs depicting the length and breadth of Vietnam’s cultural, historical and literal landscape are now on display in Hanoi.

More than 300 precious ancient artifacts discovered off the Vietnamese coast have been unveiled for public viewing.

The new area of education in the upcoming Vietnamese Talents Awards has been drawing a lot of attention.

Taking advantage of the recent heavy rainfalls, locals in the Sapa Highlands are hard at work to prepare for a new rice season.

Ethnic children in Lao Cai highland cool themselves down by playing and splashing their day away in streams and rivers.

The awards this year are hoped to discover many IT talents in Danang as well as other provinces in the central region.

Vietnam’s pavilion at China’s Expo 2010 will center upon its capital city with the theme “1,000-year History of Hanoi.”

A three-month, $60,000 renovation transformed the two-story, 940-square-foot structure into a lush, barefoot-friendly haven.

Hanoi is often seen by visitors as a bustling city but there is a more secluded and quiet side to it that not many people discover.

As Hanoi celebrates its 1,000th birthday, Clifford Coonan visits a city that offers an appealing mixture of gritty Vietnamese street life and relaxed post-colonial ease.

The event is one of the State level activities to mark the 120th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh’s birth.

For nearly a hundred years, the Khau Vai love market in Vietnam's northern Ha Giang province has been known as a lovers' rendezvous.

Completely enclosed by forest, Ke Go Natural Reserve has become a highly valuable tourist location in Ha Tinh.

In summer, when temperatures begin to rise, many Hanoians find release watching the ancient art of fish fighting.

Visitors to a town on Truong Sa archipelago are often surprised to see that life here is very similar to any other town in the country.