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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January 20, 2012
The Tet flower road will return to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City this Friday, highlighted by a giant dragon blowing blooms, as the city starts celebrating the Year of Dragon. With the Lunar New Year starting Monday next week, work to transform Nguyen Hue Street into a street of flowers began on January 10. The 12 meter long, [...]
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January 16, 2012
A local woman is offering food, carps and clothing for the Kitchen Gods On the 23rd of the last lunar month every year, the large kitchen in Ms Ly Thi Phuong’s house in Hanoi’s Gia Lam District becomes extremely busy. The 56-year-old prepares for something important for most Vietnamese – a gala farewell party [...]
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January 9, 2012
The royal citadel of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue Several tourist spots in the former imperial capital of Hue in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue will offer free admission to both local and foreign tourists from January 23-25 (1st to 3rd day of first lunar month). Phan [...]
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August 6, 2011
Vietnamese show their respect to mothers in the Vu Lan festival by wearing roses and going vegetarian The Vu Lan festival allegedly dates back to an Indian sutra which was translated into Chinese in the Third Century. The sutra told the story of a pair of Buddhist disciples who enlisted the help of Buddhist [...]
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April 9, 2011
Trôi and chay cakes, two special snacks made for the Tet Han Thuc, or the Cold Food Festival, have transcended the festival and become popular everyday food in Hanoi Apart from Tet, or Lunar New Year festival, Vietnam celebrates several other Tets. And there are special dishes specific to each one of them. There [...]
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March 25, 2011
 People get crowded at the Seal Opening ritual held last month in the northern province of Nam Dinh For thousands of years, villages all over Vietnam have held cultural festivals, following the Lunar New Year. Many of the festivals are not only unique to Vietnam, but they are also unique to each village. [...]
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February 10, 2011
Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves were “more than $10 billion” at the end of last year, a senior minister said, a remark that may increase concerns about the dwindling level of reserves. Planning and Investment Minister Vo Hong Phuc’s comment was reported on Wednesday in the Vietnam Economic Times. Phuc provided no details, and it [...]
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January 22, 2011
A simulated design of a pair of cats at the entrance of Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2011. The annual transformation of Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City into a Flower Street for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, will celebrate a happy coincidence this year. The first day of the Lunar New Year [...]
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January 15, 2011
Bronze work at Chợ Viá»ng, an annual Tết market in the northern province of Nam Dinh. The approach of T ế t (Lunar New Year) is marked by an abundance of decorations in the street and traditional food in the shops. You can almost smell the coming Lunar New Year. For Vietnamese people, Tết is [...]
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