From sunrise workouts in bustling parks to cleaner meals on family tables, Vietnam is quietly embracing a lifestyle centred on health and wellness.

Locals look forward to the holiday season, and Hanoi's Old Quarter is a hive of activity as Christmas preparations get underway.

The "Bach Hoa Bo Hanh" or "Parade of Flowers" is a celebration of the Vietnamese national attire, showing young people's love and pride for the nation's cultural heritage.

Cuu village in Van Tu commune, in Hanoi’s outlying district of Phu Xuyen boasts of many old French-style villas which were built between 1920-1945. House owners were villagers who worked as tailors for French residents in that period. Let’s take a tour around the village:

The People`s Committee of Hanoi has kicked off a campaign to make the capital greener, cleaner and more beautiful and control traffic chaos.

One of the most highly anticipated events of the season has begun in Hanoi – the Hoa Sua or “milk flower” is here.

After 60 years of national liberation and with many ups and downs, Hanoi has transformed into a major metropolitan area of the region and the world and has been honoured as the city for peace, said Chairman of the Municipal People’s Committee Nguyen The Thao.

A plan is being studied to establish a one-stop food street for vendors in the Old Quarter area of Ha Noi.

The village has been considered as one of the largest flower village selling fresh flowers in Hanoi.

​ Who has ever come to Hanoi should go for a night walk to learn more about the streets and the people here. Because the city has shimmering, just a quiet, peaceful atmostphere at night.

TripAdvisor, the largest travel website with more than 50 million viewers per month, has announced the travel costs of cities all over the world.

Hanoi aims to become a green and clean city by 2030, with environmental pollution in the inner-city area to be solved, according to a recent plan approved by the municipal People’s Committee.

The following is a list of the most popular dishes for visitors to enjoy while travelling around the capital city of Vietnam.

A group of young people in Hanoi has been working on a photo project named “Humans of Hanoi” depicting the daily life of Hanoians.

Vietnamese lovers, especially the younger generation, are flocking to department stores to buy Valentine’s Day confectionery and other special gifts for the valentine in their lives.

A stream of bicycles trickle around West Lake, some that look like they’re made of tin, and some worth thousands of dollars. It’s another day out for Hanoi Xua & Nay Bicycle Club.

Peach growers in Hanoi`s Nhat Tan village are earning large profits taking pictures of young people who want to be photographed in front of flowers.

Following hugely successful concerts in Haiphong, Hue, Danang, Bien Hoa, Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho, Rock Storm 2013 ended its epic tour “burn with aspiration” in the capital city on January 11.

Hundreds of thousands of Vietnamese lined the downtown streets of Hanoi in the early morning hours of October 13, to bid farewell as General Vo Nguyen Giap began his final journey to his motherland, central Quang Binh province.

"Cốm" (green sticky rice) is a delicacy that is made only in autumn and cherished by all Vietnamese. For Hanoians, nothing evokes autumn like the taste of young rice from Vong village, the grain so sweetly scented that they left a lasting impression...

The Hanoitmes - The capital has welcomed 5.7 million tourists during the first five months of 2011, according to the Hanoi Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The Hanoitimes - Different from Valentine’s Day, the market of presents for Women’s Day (March 8) features womanliness and focuses o­n flowers, teddy bears and cards.