A restaurant at AEON Bình Tân in HCM City filled with customers on the second day of the new year. Photo Thu Hằng HCM CITY — Many food and beverage outlets and supermarkets are open through the Tết (Lunar New Year) holidays, hoping to make up somewhat for the long closures …
Read More »Calligraphers offer works online for the first time
Having words painted by a calligrapher has long been a part of Lunar New Year. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — To adapt to the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic that limit in-person contact, calligraphers for the annual spring calligraphy festival will offer their services virtually for the first time. Having words …
Read More »Spring Book Street opens in Hà Nội
HÀ NỘI — This Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday, bookworms can walk along Hà Nội Book Street in Hoàn Kiếm District and enjoy thousands of books of all genres from reputable publishers. Spring Book Street 2022 with the theme Cánh én chào xuân – Nâng tầm tri thức (Swallow wings to welcome …
Read More »Ambassador of Israel to Việt Nam releases Vietnamese music video for Lunar New Year
HÀ NỘI — The Ambassador of Israel to Việt Nam Nadav Eshcar recently surprised the public by performing the song Ngày Tết quê em (New Year’s Day in my hometown) in Vietnamese. During the music video, Ambassador Eshcar and his driver Nguyễn Lương visited beautiful places in Hà Nội during Tết …
Read More »Distance doesn’t stop overseas Vietnamese from finding special ways to celebrate Tết
Nguyễn Thị Minh Thu, owner of Spar supermarket in the Zonhoven region in Belgium, introduces lean pork paste, a traditional Tết food, to local people in her town. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Hương Giang HÀ NỘI — The Tết holiday is no less special for Vietnamese citizens who, due to the …
Read More »Migrant workers leave early for Tết due to hometown quarantine regulations
People complete procedures at the Sài Gòn Railway Station in HCM City before leaving for their hometown for Tết. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tiến Lực HCM CITY — It has been two years since she visited her hometown in the central province of Nghệ An but desperately wants to …
Read More »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 …
Read More »Gov’t told ministries to review reopening Hà Nội cinemas
A closed cinema in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính asks authorities to consider the reopening of cinemas across the country. According to the dispatch released from the Government Office, a number of cinema businesses in Hà Nội has sent a …
Read More »Adverse weather events ‘unlikely’ during Tết holiday
Mẫu Sơn Mountain in the winter. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Northern Việt Nam will experience a cold Tết with drizzle, whilst central and southern Việt Nam will be sunny and dry. “From January 25, the northern region will be under the effect of a weakened cold front,” Nguyễn …
Read More »COVID-19 outbreak forces suspension of Hà Nội spring festivals
Hương (Perfume) Pagoda festival. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI — Many spring festivals in the capital city of Hà Nội will be halted for the second straight year due to complicated COVID-19 developments. Incense offering rituals will be held on a small scale. Authorities of Mỹ Đức District, which is home …
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