In Nghia Nguyen's home in HCM City, animal bones that give off a ghostly look sometimes frightens people who aren't used to the sight.

While most people would just simply throw away their used lottery tickets and paper calendars, a grandmother in Bình Dương Province is using them to make colourful 3D origami models.

For centuries, Dong Ho paintings were used as precious decorations to celebrate the Tet festival. 

Medical tourism has emerged as a major trend around the world as the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental pollution have caused people to pay more attention to their health. 

There is a certain selection of dishes that almost every family will have on Tet or Lunar New Year.

Despite great efforts by manufacturers, the motorbike market has been declining from the peak of 3.38 million sold in 2018 to 2.5 million in 2021. There will not be any considerable growth in the next decade, experts say.

Covering an area of more than 1.3 million hectares of natural forest, Western Nghe An Biosphere Reserve is the largest biosphere reserve in Vietnam.

Ancient houses in Hoi Ky village still maintains many unique values and characteristics of Vietnamese villages, showing the architectural talent of people in the old times.

Sa Chau village has long been famous for the traditional production of fish sauce whose pungent smell can grasp any visitor’s attention before they reach the village’s gate.

After graduating from HCM City University of Technology and obtaining a doctorate in South Korea and working in the US, Canada and Singapore for 12 years, Truong Van Tien, PhD, decided to return to Vietnam.

Vietnam has basically fulfilled targets regarding the organisation of the Tet (Lunar New Year), the country’s biggest traditional festival, with security, safety and social welfare ensured, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh affirmed on February 3.

Vietnam logged 8,601 new COVID-19 infections, including 26 imported cases, in the past 24 hours to 16:00 on February 3, said the Ministry of Health.

Vietnam has set a target to speed up the development of science and technology for the 2021-30 period with the establishment of modern research and development centres in both public and private sectors as a core mission objective.

Young and innovative artists in HCMC have been finding ways to incorporate technology into their creations, catching up with the 4.0 movement of the world.

Hanoi has set up 22 main targets for development in 2022, including a GRDP growth of 7-7.5%.

Apart from peach flower and marumi kumquat, Vietnamese, especially southerners, often celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival with yellow apricot blossom (Ochna integerrima) that symbolises good luck, wealth, good health, happiness and love.

Covid-19 is a catalyst that drives demand for digital infrastructure.

With three major tourism routes, the northern border province of Cao Bang is giving visitors opportunities to explore all landscapes and cultures of the Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark.

The Vietnamese fashion market has seen more international brands such as H&M, Zara, and Uniqlo. There are currently more than 200 foreign fashion brands from mid-range to high-end that have official stores in Vietnam.

Broiled pork cooked with coconut juice and duck eggs together with bitter gourd soup are viewed as an unmissable part of the traditional tray in southern Vietnam during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays - the country’s largest traditional festival.