LIFESTYLE

Suffering from polio that led to paralysis and scoliosis as a child, Trần Phan Thanh Hải, 18, was admitted to the HCM City University of Science without having to take the national high school exam.

Ong Hao village in the northern province of Hung Yen is busy preparing for the coming Mid-Autumn Festival which is in the middle of next month.

Hue Monuments Conservation Centre announced that the entrance fees to various sites in Hue City would be raised for international tourists.

Many tourists and tour agencies are complaining about the regulations that ban tourists from bathing at small beaches in Ha Long Bay.

A university lecturer in Ho Chi Minh City has invented a gel for healing wounds, which is about to enter human trials.

Ta Ngoc Van, Chief Lawyer at a Hanoi-based charity organisation that rescues women and children in crisis, has been named in the 2019 Class of Asia 39 Young Leaders by the Asia Society from the US.

Trang Tien Street was known as Rue Paul Bert during the French colonial times and was the most modern street in Hanoi at that time.

A group of Vietnamese young people today gathered in Dong Van town, Ha Giang province to discuss, share their perspectives and have their voices heard on transforming education at a policy dialogue held in Ha Giang.

Fifteen short films about Hanoi will be broadcasted on the US’s Cable News Network to promote the Vietnamese capital.

A silk and brocade festival will take place in Hoi An, Quang Nam Province, and is expected to attract dozens of artisans from inside and outside country.

The northern province of Quang Ninh will set up a team to compete at the Clipper 2019-2020 World Yacht Race, aiming to promote the local tourism, particularly the World Heritage Site of Ha Long Bay.

Binh Dinh Province will build a giant sculptural relief about the mythical history of the Vietnamese people on a local mountain in Quy Nhon City.

Twelve outstanding Vietnamese teenagers on August 4 concluded their friendship trip to Japan, which was organised by the Japanese-based conglomerate Kyocera Group.

A hydropower reservoir is becoming a popular tourist destination in Tuyen Quang Province thanks to the limestone in the middle of the reservoir.

The 7th international festival of Vietnamese traditional martial arts is scheduled to be held in Quy Nhon City in the southern central province of Binh Dinh in August.

A young man in Hanoi has launched a photo collection following his tour by motorbike to 42 cities and provinces across the country.

A railway section which runs through a densely-populated area in Hanoi has continued to lure foreign visitors who want to experience daily life on the rail tracks.

Authorities in Hoi An have worked with French Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City Vincent Floreani about the restoration of French buildings in the area.

The Vietnamese Talent Awards will host their 15th anniversary this year.