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Good knives forged at bargain prices

  A craftsman heats up blades before attaching them to handles. Photo courtesy of Phạm Văn Tiến Lê Việt Dũng More than 100 kilometres away from Hà Nội lies an old village that has made a name for itself in knife-making for centuries. The village, located in Hậu Lộc District, Thanh Hóa …

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Young singers celebrate Lunar New Year

  Young singer Phương Mỹ Chi performs in Gala Nhạc Việt- Năm Mới Bình An (Vietnamese Music Gala – Happy Lunar New Year), a TV music show that celebrates Tết (Lunar New Year), which begins on February 1. — Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY — Young music idol K-ICM performs in the TV music show Gala Nhạc Việt- Năm Mới Bình An (Vietnamese …

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Nhật Tân peach village blooms ahead of Tết

Farmers in Nhật Tân village are in a rush to harvest blossoms as Tết fast approaches. Nhật Tân village is located in Tây Hồ District, Hà Nội. This place is considered one of the largest suppliers of peach flowers in the capital. Peach trees here are diverse in types, from …

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New pedestrian and flower streets open in Hà Nội

SPRING HAS SPRUNG: The spring flower street opened to the public on Saturday in the Mailand Hanoi City-Splendora Residence Area in Hà Nội’s suburban district of Hoài Đức, ahead of the Lunar Year of the Tiger. VNA/VNA Photo HÀ NỘI — In preparation for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, …

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Vietnamese Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh dies at 95

HUẾ — Prominent Buddhist monk and Zen master Thích Nhất Hạnh passed away at Từ Hiếu Temple where his spiritual journey began, at midnight Saturday aged 95. Hạnh was born in 1926 at Quảng Điền District, Thừa Thiên-Huế Province. He later joined Từ Hiếu Temple in Huế as a novice monk at …

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Mai Vàng award honours veteran artist Kim Cương

People’s Artist Kim Cương is honoured at the 27th Mai Vàng awards for her contribution to arts and community activities over the past 50 years. Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY People’s Artist Kim Cương, a renowned cải lương (reformed opera) performer, was honoured at the 27th Mai Vàng (Golden Ochna) …

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