LIFESTYLE

Two students from Can Tho University have invented a system that uses sunlight to desalinate water, and successfully tested it in Ben Tre Province.

Ha Long Bay received a certificate to participate in the final round of voting to be named among the world's New 7 Wonders.

Sitting 1,487km above sea level, the Ba Na resort area offers a wonderful respite for any weary traveller.

A Vietnamese environmentalist has won a prize for young Asian biotechnologists awarded by Japan’s Society for Biotechnology.

Vietnamese mathematician Hoang Tuy has been named as the first ever recipient of the Constantin Caratheodory Prize.

Architects have said that Long Bien Bridge deserves to recognised as a living museum and a symbol of the country’s wartime heroism.

Today, "pho Hanoi", known as noodle soup, is not only a popular dish but also a national dish of Vietnam.

Bat Xat District’s beautiful terraced fields in Lao Cai Province have become famous and provide a stunning view.

My Vietnamese friends and colleagues express shock when I say that my partner and I travel everywhere by bicycle.

A ceremony to pray for peace and float flower garlands and coloured lanterns was held in Hai Duong Province.

Located on National Highway 20, to tourists, Di Linh is a stop on the way to Dalat, the city in mist and pine trees.

Vietnam's Luu Hong Quang has won first prize at the Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition in Australia.

Located at the northeastern most point of Vietnam nearly 300km from Hanoi, Tra Co is one of the country’s most charming beaches.

Foreign visitors to Hanoi are impressed by the capital's pavements where they can chat, drink tea or coffee, and even have something to eat.

During the mid-autumn festival, traditional toys are still widely sold, and numerous people are buying them.

We were all born in the Year of the Snake, and according to Vietnamese belief, we're all likely to be unlucky.

If you are tired of crowded beaches, the beaches of Co To Island may offer you an ideal destination for your holidays.

Vietnam’s Hoang Pham Tra Mi won the Nuits Pianistiques Piano Contest, one of the main events at France’s Aix En Provence Music Festival.

In brilliant sunshine, the national flag waves on the peak of Lung Cu mountain, symbolising the will and pride of the 54 ethnic groups in Vietnam.