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Tag Archives: Tết (lunar new year) holiday

Kơ-nia seed foraging improves lives in Gia Lai

  Kơ-nia seeds are dried before being roasted and packed for sale in the central highland province of Gia Lai. The seeds have brought income for local people. — Photo dantri.com.vn GIA LAI — People in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai have improved their economic lives by turning the seeds …

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Best wishes for a Lunar New Year

by Lê Hương, Bảo Ngọc & Seán Nolan Tết is an exciting occasion for locals and expats alike. We wish you all a happy Lunar New Year. Grete Lochen, Norwegian Ambassador to Việt Nam Another Tết is approaching. How time flies! It is very emotional for me to celebrate this fourth Tết in Hà …

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People born in Year of Tiger show their tenacity

There’s an old saying: “Hoạ hổ hoạ bì nan hoạ cốt; Tri nhân tri diện bất tri tâm.” It roughly means “When drawing a tiger, only the skin and fur can be drawn, but it is difficult to draw its bones; It is easy to recognise someone’s appearance, but difficult to understand his …

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High hopes for 2022

  A mother and daughter visit a flower market in Hà Nội before Tết. VnExpress News Photo  By Vân Nguyễn, with additional reporting from Minh Phương, Anh Đức and Dũng Nguyễn While there is still a great deal of uncertainty with the increasing number of Omicron cases in Việt Nam, …

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Focus on bringing Vietnamese nationals home for Tết: PM

Numerous Vietnamese citizens are still stranded abroad due to the limited resumption of commercial flights, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thu Hà HÀ NỘI — Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính has ordered assistance for Vietnamese nationals stranded overseas to return home right during the Lunar New Year holiday. …

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Flower farmers get busy as Tết is coming to town

  Xuân Quan villagers are busy during days prior to Tết. — VnExpress News Photo Đoàn Tùng HÀ NỘI — Days leading up to Tết (Lunar New Year) are the busiest but happiest time of the year for the industrious flower farmers in Xuân Quan Village in the northern province of …

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Tứ Liên kumquat trees popular ahead of Tết

HÀ NỘI — The Bonsai kumquat trees of Tứ Liên Village with their unique shapes and sizes are picking up in popularity among shoppers for Tết decorations in Hà Nội. Tứ Liên in Tây Hồ District, Hà Nội, is a familiar place for many locals every Tết holiday. In the …

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State leaders pay pre-Tết visits to Thanh Hóa, Cà Mau

Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính gives Tết gifts to workers in Thanh Hóa Province. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Dương Giang HÀ NỘI — Ahead of the Lunar New Year, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính and National Assembly Chairman (NA) Vương Đình Huệ visited and extended Tết greetings to residents in some localities.  …

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