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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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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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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February 6, 2011
Tran Thi Hoa, whose husband has undergone treatment for kidney failure for four years in Hanoi, is determined to go home for this Tet. Celebrating Tet with the family and observing related rituals of worship is a cornerstone of Vietnamese life, and people from all over the world do their best to make it home [...]
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January 28, 2011
Dua kieu (pickled rakkyo) are among the favorite pickled vegetables for Tet. T ế t is a festival of feasts. After year of hard work, everyone athers with their family and friends to celebrate and rejuvenate. With rising prosperity, it has become commonplace to have extensive spreads of meat and seafood on each day of [...]
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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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February 1, 2010
The PM has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to come up with specific measures to stabilise the domestic market in service of the upcoming Tet. LookAtVietnam - Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked the Ministry of Industry and Trade to come up with specific measures in a bid to promote business and [...]
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January 9, 2010
Overseas Vietnamese return home for the lunar New Year holiday last January at Tan Son Nhat Airport in Ho Chi Minh City. Some 300 overseas Vietnamese will attend a ceremony to be held in Hai Phong this Sunday to commemorate the 50th year of the day Ho Chi Minh welcomed overseas Vietnamese returning to the [...]
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December 20, 2009
Journalists get familiar with Da Nang; Tour operators target holiday travel; More Vietnamese plan out-of-town Tet; Macau budget airline circles Ha Noi Phong Nha Cave in Quang Binh.The trip, organised by Da Nang Tourism Promotion Centre, is taking journalists from English-language newspapers and magazines to tourist attractions in Da Nang, such as the Champa Museum, [...]
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