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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December 20, 2011
Travel agencies already struggling in difficult economic conditions will be hit hard by the latest hike in domestic airfares, industry insiders say. The agencies face both losses on tours already booked and cancellations of bookings because of higher tour prices. In fact, the airfare hike makes foreign tours more attractive to local customers, they [...]
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September 27, 2011
Praised fish artisan Tran Huy Thoa said he has to store up thousands of earthenware pots to meet the increasing order every lunar new year. The locals of the northern province of Ha Nam’s Nhan Hau riverside village are fish artisans, who export thousands of cooked fish every year nationwide and overseas, including to China, [...]
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August 13, 2011
National carrier Vietnam Airlines began selling tickets for the Lunar New Year season on Wednesday, the company said in a release.  All tickets for flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City or HCMC and Da Nang before January 13 and after February 7 are now available for booking, as well as half of the [...]
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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 23, 2011
A freight ship docks alongside a container wharf in Tokyo port. Japan posted its first trade deficit in almost two years last month, officials said Wednesday, amid rising commodity prices and weak demand for its exports ahead of China’s Lunar New Year holiday. The finance ministry said exports, a key driver of Japan’s economy, rose [...]
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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
Cashew nuts and seeds of watermelon and pumpkin, which are popular at Tet (Lunar New Year), are not only delicious, but good for your health During Tet (Lunar New Year), you will see dried squash, watermelon and sunflower seeds and cashew nuts in just about every home. The seeds are not only delicious, but good [...]
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