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Petitioners lose battle to keep Vietnam's 135-year-old cathedral

Petitioners lose battle to keep Vietnam's 135-year-old cathedral

With the government rejecting a petition not to demolish and rebuild the Bui Chu Cathedral in Nam Dinh Province, the dismantling work has resumed.
Pilgrim horde descends on Hanoi's Perfume Pagoda

Pilgrim horde descends on Hanoi's Perfume Pagoda

Thousands of spring pilgrims are flooding Perfume (Huong) Pagoda in Hanoi ahead of the pagoda's month-long festival that officially commences Thursday.
January 29, 2020 | 02:15 pm GMT+7
Superstitions are fine, until they are not

Superstitions are fine, until they are not

Soon, millions of Vietnamese will partake in various cultural and belief practices, mostly due to incoming Tet celebrations, or Vietnamese Lunar New Year.
January 23, 2020 | 11:01 am GMT+7
Hanoi gets decked up for Year of the Rat

Hanoi gets decked up for Year of the Rat

Streets in the capital city have been adorned with flowers, statues and other decorations to celebrate the Lunar New Year Festival.
January 23, 2020 | 07:59 am GMT+7
Family stokes festive spirit with sticky rice cakes

Family stokes festive spirit with sticky rice cakes

This year, Nguyen Thi Hau, 50, from Lo Khe Village in Hanoi, hired 20 helpers to create traditional rice cakes as festivities slowly draw near.
January 23, 2020 | 07:59 am GMT+7
Tree bark coats central minority against the elements

Tree bark coats central minority against the elements

The Pa Ko of Quang Tri Province weave "A Mung" bark into traditional costumes that offer protection from harsh weather.
January 16, 2020 | 06:00 pm GMT+7
Weather thumbs nose at green thumb gardeners, but Hanoi blooms

Weather thumbs nose at green thumb gardeners, but Hanoi blooms

Expert gardeners usually ensure that peach trees bud and bloom at the right time for Tet, but the weather can play spoilsport sometimes.
January 13, 2020 | 03:55 pm GMT+7
Traditional Tet cake gets fishy

Traditional Tet cake gets fishy

A Hanoi food business has given a twist to the traditional banh chung (square sticky rice cake) made for Tet by adding salmon and matcha.
January 12, 2020 | 08:19 am GMT+7
Exhibition looks back at Hanoi in the 19th century

Exhibition looks back at Hanoi in the 19th century

More than 70 documents, maps and images of Hanoi Citadel during the Nguyen Dynasty era (1802-1945) are on display at an exhibition.
November 30, 2019 | 06:00 pm GMT+7
Hanoi turns down demand to let Train Street cafés reopen

Hanoi turns down demand to let Train Street cafés reopen

A petition by coffee shop owners on Hanoi's Train Street to reopen their businesses has been rejected on safety grounds, a local leader said.
October 23, 2019 | 03:29 pm GMT+7
Hanoi to fine smokers at 30 public landmarks

Hanoi to fine smokers at 30 public landmarks

People found smoking at 30 Hanoi landmarks will be fined on the spot starting this month, a city official said.
October 04, 2019 | 07:47 am GMT+7
Hanoi mulls extending vehicle ban on walking streets

Hanoi mulls extending vehicle ban on walking streets

Hanoi wants to stretch its vehicle ban on walking streets for a month as a test for long-term restrictions planned for individual vehicles.
September 30, 2019 | 08:43 pm GMT+7
Should dogs be in their hearts or freezers? Vietnamese are divided

Should dogs be in their hearts or freezers? Vietnamese are divided

Vietnamese authorities are discouraging the consumption of dog meat, but public opinion is sharply divided on this.
September 18, 2019 | 12:51 pm GMT+7
Hanoi family making mooncake molds hopes craft lasts forever

Hanoi family making mooncake molds hopes craft lasts forever

Tran Van Ban’s family has been making mooncake molds for three decades; he hopes they never have to stop doing it.
September 11, 2019 | 04:44 pm GMT+7
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