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Saigon lion dancers mask longings while cheering others

Saigon lion dancers mask longings while cheering others

Under their masks, youngsters performing the traditional lion dance to bring Tet luck and cheer to families and businesses yearn for familial warmth.
January inflation climbs to 7-year peak

January inflation climbs to 7-year peak

The consumer price index (CPI) in January jumped 6.43 percent year-on-year, the biggest increase seen in 7 years.
January 30, 2020 | 11:36 am GMT+7
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
Saigon flower street clean-up colors final hours of Tet

Saigon flower street clean-up colors final hours of Tet

Around 500 workers cleared up the annual Tet flower display on Nguyen Hue pedestrian street of downtown Saigon on Tuesday night.
January 29, 2020 | 11:00 am GMT+7
Road traffic emergency cases during Tet drop 14.5 percent

Road traffic emergency cases during Tet drop 14.5 percent

Vietnam experienced a 14.5 percent drop in year-on-year traffic accident emergency ward admissions during the Tet holiday.
January 28, 2020 | 09:04 am GMT+7
Big bucks incentivize Vietnamese to work through Tet

Big bucks incentivize Vietnamese to work through Tet

Housekeeping and valeting are among jobs popular during the Tet holiday, allowing employees to quadruple their normal daily income.
January 25, 2020 | 05:30 pm GMT+7
Vietnamese engineer a Saharan Tet

Vietnamese engineer a Saharan Tet

Even though it's the second time celebrating Tet in the middle of the Sahara for Do Duy Khoan, the longing for home still weighs heavy on his heart.
January 25, 2020 | 12:43 pm GMT+7
Expats recall brush with lucky money

Expats recall brush with lucky money

With Tet fast approaching, foreigners in Vietnam recall handing out lucky money (li xi) to children and elders.
January 25, 2020 | 10:00 am GMT+7
Traditional Tet dishes carry important meanings

Traditional Tet dishes carry important meanings

Tet dishes traditionally cooked and served in northern Vietnam during the Lunar New Year festival carry special meanings, often conveyed through legends.
January 24, 2020 | 08:25 pm GMT+7
Saigon spring flower festival colorfully ushers in Tet

Saigon spring flower festival colorfully ushers in Tet

The annual spring flower festival at Tao Dan Park in Saigon’s District 1 has opened to the public with colorful blossoms and rat statues.
January 24, 2020 | 08:26 am GMT+7
Saigon's Tet exodus: it's a rush, but real slow

Saigon's Tet exodus: it's a rush, but real slow

A sea of humanity is on the move on motorbikes, in vans, buses, cars and even planes as Saigonese return home for Tet.
January 23, 2020 | 08:00 pm GMT+7
Saigon’s floating flower market blooms for Tet alone

Saigon’s floating flower market blooms for Tet alone

Dozens of boats laden with thousands of flowering Mekong Delta plants lie docked at Saigon’s Binh Dong Wharf, forming a unique market open only once per year.
January 23, 2020 | 03:24 pm GMT+7
Strong security force to keep Saigon flower street safe

Strong security force to keep Saigon flower street safe

Over 1,000 police officers, bodyguards and other security personnel will protect Saigon’s Nguyen Hue Flower Street for a week starting Wednesday night.
January 23, 2020 | 10:01 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
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