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Flowers colour Hanoi's streets as Tet nears

 Hang Luoc Street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi is famous for its Tet market with various types of peach branches and trees, kumquat trees and other flowers from Hanoi’s famous flower villages.

Events in Hanoi & HCMC on February 12-18

 Events in Hanoi & HCMC on February 12-18

Mural street brings back good old days to Hanoians

 Phung Hung street these days has put on a new coat, more eye-catching and vibrant with distinctive mural paintings by Vietnamese and Korean artists.

Hanoi has three more national intangible cultural heritages

 The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it has added three cultural heritages of Hanoi to the national intangible cultural heritage list.

The Take of Kieu featured in new suite

 Music Professor Dang Ngoc Long has a long association with Vietnamese music. He is the person who popularized Vietnamese music including Nghe Tinh and Quan Ho folk songs in Europe.

Hanoi streets brightly decorated to welcome Tet

Many streets around the capital city of Hanoi have been colourfully decorated with flower displays and decorative signage to welcome the Lunar New Year Festival.

Soul prayer ritual of the Thai

 The Thai in Vietnam’s northwestern region pray for the souls of sick people, new born babies, people traveling far from home, and new daughters-in-law to wish them good health, safety, and happiness. 

Workers busy to make dog-shaped savings containers

Many ceramic workshops in the southern province of Binh Duong have focused on producing dog-shaped savings containers to welcome the Lunar Year of the Dog. 

Traditional calligraphy markets welcome Tet

 Calligraphy markets have begun sales 10 days before Tết (Lunar New Year), the traditional time for opening of the markets.

Spring flower festival gets underway in Hanoi

A variety of colourful flowers are on display at the 2018 Spring flower festival being held at the Trade Promotion Centre for Agriculture on Hoang Quoc Viet Street.

Cao Phong district preserves Muong Thang culture

 Cao Phong district is the cradle of the Muong Thang, one of four Muong branches in Hoa Binh province. Hoa Binh authorities have worked with local people to preserve the traditional culture of the Muong Thang.

Ho Tay Water Park - best place to enjoy Tet in Hanoi

The West Lake Water Park, themed ‘Tet of the Oriental’ provides a cosy atmosphere to visitors who will have the feeling of being in another Asian country together with all family members during this Lunar New Year festival.

Pham Phao villagers make brass instruments

Pham Phao, an agricultural village in Nam Dinh province, is famous for making brass instruments. Almost every household in the village has at least one person who knows music theory and can play several brass instruments.

HCM City prepares for Tet

HCM City will host cultural and amusement events at many places in the downtown area during the Tet (the Lunar New Year) holiday, which begin on February 15.

Audrey Nguyen to introduce collection in New York Fashion Week

Vietnamese designer Audrey Nguyen has been invited to present her latest designs at the prestigious New York Fashion Week, scheduled for February 17 in the US.

Vietnamese celebrities in Ao Dai for Tet festival

Thuy Dung, Mau Thuy, Diem My and Will 365 have made a video clip of themselves in Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional dress), sending best wishes to Vietnamese people on the occasion of Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Binh Phuoc culture highlighted at museum

A Spring Festival exhibition featuring the unique culture of the people in the southern province of Binh Phuoc will be held at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology, Hanoi, from February 24 – 25. 

Vietnamese families worship Kitchen’s Gods

 On this day, Vietnamese families prepare a feast to worship their ancestors and teach their offspring to do good deeds.

Fireworks across Vietnam on Lunar New Year’s Eve

 Vietnamese nationals and tourists alike will be entertained with dazzling fireworks shows at various sites across the country on the eve of 2018 Lunar New Year, reported Vietnam News Agency.

Tet calligraphy street opens in HCMC

As a rule, the street of calligraphers appears around the HCMC Youth Cultural House on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai and Pham Ngoc Thach streets just a couple of weeks before the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).