LIFESTYLE

The number of international tourists to Vietnam has seen a sharp increase at the end of the year 2024, helping the tourism industry set ambitious goals for 2025.

The Vietnamese Professionals in Japan (VPJ) successfully organized the VPJ Career Forum 2024 in Tokyo on December 14, with the event bringing together more than 100 young Vietnamese intellectuals.

Updating cultural and entertainment events going on between December 16-22.

Ha Long Bay was recognised as a World Natural Heritage Site in 1994, making it Vietnam's second UNESCO World Heritage Site after the Hue Imperial Citadel.

Nearly 40 contestants of the Miss Charm 2024 pageant had fascinating experiences in the Mekong Delta City of Can Tho.

Traveling across the nation by vintage steam train has been named among the list of the 25 best new things to do in the world in 2025, as compiled by British magazine Time Out.

Many villages of catholic communities in HCM City have started decorations for Christmas.

From January to November this year, the number of foreign tourists to the northern province of Ninh Binh reached 1.08 million, the highest number ever recorded.

Locals and visitors in Ho Chi Minh City are flocking to Notre Dame Cathedral to experience the early Christmas atmosphere.

Vietnamese video producer and content creator Nguyen Sieu has been selected by Forbes Magazine to feature in the list of the "Top 30 Under 30 North America" 2025.

People in Lang Nu Village in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, devastated by Typhoon Yagi, have begun a new life in a resettlement area.

Tourists visiting Da Lat can enjoy free vegetable buffets at the vegetable and flower market until December 15.

The sixth forum of young Vietnamese intellectuals across the globe will be held in Hanoi from February 8-9, 2025, heard a recent press briefing in the capital city.

Updating cultural and entertainment events going on between December 9-15.

A ceremony marking the 45th founding anniversary of the economic-cultural experts group that played an important role in supporting Cambodia’s revolutionary efforts was held in Hanoi on December 7.

HCM City has proposed fireworks displays at three locations to celebrate the New Year 2025.

Main streets and parks in Dalat City in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong have been adorned with decorative installations to mark the 10th Dalat Flower Festival 2024.

Authorities in the northern province of Hoa Binh are working to develop the Hoa Binh Lake area into a national tourist site.

Coral reefs in the Cat Ba Archipelago, in the northern city of Haiphong, are experiencing a rapid decline, underscoring the urgent need for conservation efforts.