The majority of trade companies have reported the decreases in 2009 Tet sales in comparison with the last year, since the purchasing power has decreased sharply by 20-30%. The majority of trade companies have reported the decreases in 2009 Tet sales The information was confirmed by the Domestic Market Policy Department under the Ministry of [...]
The prices of peach and kumquat trees didn’t rise by several times during the Tet festival as forecast. Tet passed with nearly 60% of peach and kumquat trees staying in the fields of Hanoi’s famous Nhat Tan flower village. A peach garden in Nhat Tan village, (the photo taken on February 2, one week after [...]
A bus navigates a street barrier in Xo Viet Nghe Tinh Street in Ho Chi Minh City’s Binh Thanh District About 60 kilometers of streets will be dug up this year in Ho Chi Minh City to commence new projects or continue existing ones, a city official said Tuesday. This will add to the discomfiture [...]
Delegates hailed the success of the Nguyen Hue Street flower festival and other activities held in Ho Chi Minh City during Tet at a meeting on February 3 organized by Saigontourist. Nguyen Hue Flower street Lookatvietnam – Delegates hailed the success of the Nguyen Hue Street flower festival and other activities held in Ho Chi [...]
Tet Nguyen Tieu (the 15th day of the first lunar month), the most sacred holiday in the early part of the year for Chinese-Vietnamese in HCM City, will take place in the city from February 6-9. Kylin-dragon dance at Tet Nguyen Tieu. The major activities will be held on the evening of February 9 at the [...]
Lookatvietnam – The Government has doled out as many as 2.5 trillion VND to aid 2.4 million poor households with over 10 million people across 63 provinces and cities in the Tet (traditional New Year) festival, the Government office reported. LookAtVietnam – The Government has doled out as many as 2.5 trillion VND to aid [...]
Lookatvietnam – Local airlines have reported a surge in business during the Lunar New Year holidays, or Tet, but it was not as good as last year given the availability of more services and the economic woes in both Vietnam and the world. Local airlines had to delay or cancel fewer flights during this Tet [...]
Peach and kumquat trees put out on the streets since the lunar New Year (Tet) festival have become a big problem for street cleaners. Do Minh – Le Ha
Though the Tet holiday has finished, many students still stay home from classes, leaving lecture halls gloomy. Students awaiting lecturerAt 7 am on February 2, 2009, the B306 lecture hall of the Hanoi Economics University saw only 1/3 of seats occupied. More students came later to the next periods of the day. However, at 10 am, [...]
Lookatvietnam – Hospitals across the country treated and gave first aid to nearly 30,000 victims of accidents during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival; half of them were affected by traffic accidents, according to the Ministry of Health. Lookatvietnam – Hospitals across the country treated and gave first aid to nearly 30,000 victims of accidents [...]
