LIFESTYLE

Tay Tuu Flower Village in Bac Tu Liem District, Hanoi is busy preparing for the Tet Holiday.

Young Vietnamese scientists, post graduates and students studying and working in the Czech Republic gathered at a science research workshop held at Charles University in Prague on January 4.

The Temple of Literature in Hanoi welcomed 2 million visitors in 2019, bringing in total revenues of VND45.7 billion (USD1.98 million).

Da Lat resort city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong is now decorated with the soft pink colour of cherry blossoms.

People in the southern central province of Ninh Thuan are selling ornamental grapefruit trees for the coming Lunar New Year holiday.

A total of 12 outstanding young citizens of Ho Chi Minh City were honoured at a ceremony held on January 2 by the city’s communist youth union in recognition of their significant contributions to local development over the past year.

Hanoi authorities held ceremonies to welcome the first international tourists in 2020 at Noi Bai Airport.

Vietnamese tourism performed well in 2019 with outstanding results.

The images of Can Tho City from the past and present are being featured in a mural project.

Hanoi’s female writer Le Minh Khue, with half a century of outstanding literary activities, has been honoured with the Lifetime Literature Award by the Hanoi Writers’ Association (HWA).

Many bus stops in Hanoi have been decorated with plants in order to counter vehicle emissions.

The Puppy Temple or Thuy Trung Tien Temple on Truc Bach Lake was originally built during the reign of King Ly Thai To (1010 to 1028).

HCM City is preparing for the setup of Nguyen Hue Flower Street to welcome the coming Lunar New Year.

The Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (JSAMD) has become the first Vietnamese journal to be put forward in the Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE) via the Web of Science which features the world’s leading citation databases.

Large influxes of people flocked to Hanoi streets on Christmas Eve, resulting in traffic jams for many local city-centre areas.

Authorities in Hoi An City will officially launch a community tour to the Tra Que Vegetable Village in 2020, said the Centre for Culture, Sports, Radio and Television.

A group of two Vietnamese students from the University of Engineering and Technology – Vietnam National University has won the first prize at the IEEE SEACAS Hackathon 2019 held in Malaysia.

Peach blossoms have appeared on Au Co Street in Hanoi, signalling that the Lunar New Year or Tet is approaching.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has called on young entrepreneurs to make greater efforts to develop big firms and global brands, contributing to turning Vietnam into a strong country.