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Tet brings warm memories to foreign spouses

Tet brings warm memories to foreign spouses

From making sticky rice cakes to being overwhelmed by large families and getting a bump on the head at ancestors’ tombs, foreign grooms find themselves charmed by Vietnamese New Year. The memory of being able to make a banh chung, the Vietnamese sticky rice cake, for the first time last …

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Migrant workers eke out Tet at homes away from home

Staying put instead of returning to their hometown for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, migrant workers are finding ways to celebrate despite pandemic concerns and financial constraints. For Vietnamese migrant workers who toil all year long, Tet is inarguably the most anticipated holiday when they are eager to get …

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Ministry proposes full tourism reopening late March

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has backed the travel industry in proposing that tourism resumes fully from March 31 instead of the early May it had previously planned. In a proposal submitted to Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Saturday, the ministry said this would be an appropriate time …

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Reopen borders as soon as possible, travel firms urge

Officials are eyeing full reopening of borders for international tourists early May, but major travel firms say do it asap, so they don’t lose out on recovery opportunities. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has proposed fully reopening borders to foreign tourists and lifting all entry restrictions from May …

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Reopen cinemas nationwide on Tet eve: culture ministry

Reopen cinemas nationwide on Tet eve: culture ministry

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked all provinces and cities to consider reopening cinemas starting Monday to meet residents’ entertainment demand during the Tet holiday. Cinemas must have plans to prevent Covid-19 infections and cooperate with local health authorities to deal with outbreaks in case community infections …

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