January 23, 2012
Affluence and status-mongering could distort the meaning and purpose of a venerable custom A ceremony held to celebrate longevity for both parents in Hanoi “Kinh gia, gia de tuoi cho” – Respect the elders and you will live for as long as they do, goes a well-known Vietnamese saying. Hence, the older the elder, [...]
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December 18, 2011
A Salvation Army band performs for shoppers in London on the final Saturday before Christmas on what is traditionally one of the busiest retail days. Europeans are tightening their belts and spending less on Christmas gifts this year as they struggle with incomes hit by austerity measures or fear the economy could worsen in [...]
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September 10, 2011
NGO Loreto officer Stephanie Nicole Giles poses for a photo with the kids after giving them packs of gift at Vo Van Thoi Primary School in Hoc Mon District on Sept 7 The Loreto Vietnam-Australia Program (LVAP) donated notebooks and pens to over 1,600 kids at seven primary schools in Ho Chi Minh City on [...]
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February 6, 2010
Artisans work at the calligraphy market on Pham Ngoc Thach Street in HCM City’s District 1.LookAtVietnam – Traditional Tet favourites like calligraphy markets and flower fairs have begun in HCM City in the week before the lunar New Year.On Pham Ngoc Thach and Nguyen Thi Minh Khai streets in front of the Labour Cultural House, [...]
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February 5, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Buying Tet gifts online has become an increasingly popular choice in Vietnam – especially with office workers. Wanting to purchase small gifts for friends on the occasion of the Lunar New Year, Quynh, an officer of a media company, turned to a sales website. Quynh quickly saw a lot of attractive offers for [...]
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January 21, 2010
Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance; French Ambassador honoured for educational contributions; Dominican party names office after Ho Chi Minh; Vietnam, Algeria promote friendship, cooperation Vietnam seeks WIPO assistance Vietnam hopes to receive more assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), especially to finalise its legal system on intellectual property (IP) and train IP officials.State President [...]
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January 14, 2010
LookAtVietnam – Despite the economic downturn, demand for Tet gift-giving to superiors and partners will be the same as 2009. Four retail supermarket chains in HCM City told Saigon Tiep Thi newspaper that they are preparing 620,000 baskets of Tet gifts for Tet 2010 (the Year of Tiger). If they can sell all the gift [...]
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January 13, 2010
The Hanoi education department has issued an order that schools must not use state money to give Tet gifts to higher authorities or superiors. Tet, which is originally a noun in Vietnamese that means the Lunar New Year, has also become a verb meaning to offer gifts or money to superiors at Tet or on [...]
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December 24, 2009
Christmas is a time for many individuals, organisations and voluntary clubs to join hands in charitable activities by helping less fortunate people enjoy a meaningful LookAtVietnam – Although Christmas does not have historical roots in Viet Nam, people across the country are filled with the holiday spirit. No need to wait until December 25, one [...]
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December 21, 2009
Santa Claus coming to town: A father and his son shop for Christmas toys. Believe it or not, Xmas season spreads a lot of shopping cheer. Trinh Bich Hau, shaded from the bright sunshine by her white wide-brimmed hat, stopped at a souvenir shop where Christmas trees, cards, bells, lights and other decorations were displayed [...]
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