Life & Love

Saigonese have flooded to Tan Ky Tan Quy Street in HCMC’s Tan Phu District to buy grilled snakehead fish, one of the must have offerings on God of Wealth Day. Tan Ky Tan Quy Street has been filled with customers in the past few days as Saigonese line up in …

Nguyen Thi No went to the market early to buy flowers, grilled fish and other items later offered to the God of Wealth, hoping to strike it rich this year. No heads to the market at 5 a.m. to buy offerings for the God of Wealth Day (Caishen Day or …

After nearly two years of border closures due to Covid, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines and Thailand have reopened but have certain entry requirements for Vietnamese tourists. The Philippines allows in vaccinated tourists from 157 countries and territories, including Vietnam, starting Thursday without quarantine requirements. They are only required to furnish …

The local box office failed to provide the usual Tet bonanza for filmmakers this year, with the Lunar New Year holiday witnessing the lowest-grossing season in recent years. According to Box Office Vietnam, an independent box office observer that analyzes cinema revenue data across the country ‘Chia Khoa Tram Ty’ …

Phung Van Hung of Ha Noi has an astonishing collection: It comprises all banknotes and coins ever issued in Vietnam. Every year, when the Lunar New Year approaches, Hung checks up on his collection of vintage currency bills that he carefully stores in six moisture-proof cabinets. The 32-year-old, a resident …

Actress Dilraba Dilmurat received hundreds of thousands of compliments while wearing a dress designed by Pham Dang Anh Thu. Videos and photos of the actress at an event in China have been widely shared since Monday, regularly entering the top searches and receiving many comments on social media platform Weibo. …

Fashion designers and houses alike have launched stylized tiger motif collections to celebrate Year of the Tiger, starting Feb. 1. Adrian Anh Tuan has come up with a stylized ao dai collection, featuring this year’s zodiac animal set in flamboyant red and other bright colours. Photo by Linh Pham The …

Comedy stages across Ho Chi Minh City were packed with spectators seeking a laugh during the nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) break starting Jan. 29. Crowds gathered outside Idecaf Stage in HCMC’s District 1 hours in advance to watch ‘Cau Dong’ (Uncle Dong), a famous play starring comedian Thanh Loc, …

When temperatures in Gloucester dropped to minus one degree Celsius by end January, the peach blossom tree in Vinh Le’s home began to bloom as if in preparation for Tet. It’s been a tradition for Vinh’s nail salon to bring out all the peach blossom and kumquat trees whenever someone …

Celebrating Tet (Lunar New Year) for the first time in 33 years, Tran Thi Hong May could not hide her emotions. “After living half my life far away from Vietnam, I finally got to smell Tet dishes again and it made a Vietnamese like me tear up,” the 80-year-old, chairwoman …