LIFESTYLE

Vietnamese kids have a lot of freedom compared to American children; let's hope it stays that way.

Loc Yen village, in the central province of Quang Nam, is made attractive by its old houses and stone alleys.

The northern area of Bac Ha becomes splendid as plum flowers blossom everywhere in the sunny weather.

The cold winter has made the pinkish peach flowers in Nghe An bloom late this year.

Ho Chi Minh City, once dubbed "the Pearl of the Far East", is now transforming itself into one of the major economic hubs of the region.

For hundreds of years, Loc Thuy Commune, in the central province of Thua Thien- Hue, has been famous for producing cajuput oil.

If you’ve lived here for more than 5 years and cannot order a Sinh tố dừa, something’s wrong.

A Vietnamese student got a grand prize at Japan’s second annual International Furoshiki Design Contest.

I am not married. But that answer always leads to endless questions.

In the cities of Can Tho and Danang there is an abundance of flower and souvenir stalls around colleges and universities.

The spring light becomes the Thai people, the ethnic minority who live in Nghe An province.

There is nobody old enough to say for sure exactly how long a certain peach tree has been growing in Nhat Tan Village.

Last year there were a number of great contributions by Vietnamese people in every field imaginable.

A Hue artist has made a set of 14 embroidered pictorial poems, written in 14 different languages, becoming a candidate for the Vietnamese Book of Records.

Lately a lot of younger Hanoians have been visiting Nhat Tan Flower Village to see the flowers in all their vibrant colour.

Fields Medal winner Prof Dr Ngo Bao Chau has two goals this year: Helping Vietnamese mathematicians improve and setting up a fund to promote learning.

Le Tich Dien or Ploughing Ceremonial Festival was a traditional farming practice that has greatly impacted on agricultural production in Vietnam.

Professor Vo Van Toi decided to return to Vietnam to bring his knowledge and skills to serve his home country after more than 40 years living abroad.

With rapid economic changes in recent decades, has the Vietnamese New Year been distorted by commercialism? Jennifer Fossenbell finds the answer.