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Saigoneers ring-in new year’s fortune with a bell

Saigoneers ring-in new year’s fortune with a bell

Hundreds of Saigon locals queue up to ring a special pagoda bell as they pray for good luck and fortune on the first day of Lunar New Year.
Spring colors boom across Vietnam

Spring colors boom across Vietnam

Light stalkers capture spring nationwide as Vietnam celebrates Lunar New Year (Tet), its biggest annual holiday.
January 25, 2020 | 12:42 pm GMT+7
Austere Tet for real estate brokers as bonuses plummet

Austere Tet for real estate brokers as bonuses plummet

A sluggish housing market in 2019 has delivered the lowest Lunar New Year bonuses in five years to many real estate brokers.
January 24, 2020 | 01:49 pm GMT+7
Vietnam Muslims celebrate Tet

Vietnam Muslims celebrate Tet

Although prohibited from celebrating Tet, Vietnamese Muslims still return home to reunite with their families, give relatives money and make "banh chung".
January 22, 2020 | 08:35 pm GMT+7
VN-Index rises in last session before Tet break

VN-Index rises in last session before Tet break

The VN-Index gained 5.09 points, or 0.52 percent, to 991.46 points Wednesday, the last session before a week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) break
January 22, 2020 | 07:30 pm GMT+7
Banking systems experience intense Tet surge

Banking systems experience intense Tet surge

Banks, ATMs, and online banking systems have been overloaded towards the end of the Lunar New Year, forcing customers to wait long hours.
January 22, 2020 | 04:17 pm GMT+7
Taxis, ride-hailing apps hike Tet ride charges

Taxis, ride-hailing apps hike Tet ride charges

Taxis are refusing to charge by the meter and ride-hailing apps have doubled ‘peak hour’ prices and added surcharges as Tet draws close.
January 22, 2020 | 09:35 am GMT+7
Industry of the dead: young producers, old believers

Industry of the dead: young producers, old believers

While many progressive young people snub the business of joss paper offerings, older generations maintain their respect for the afterlife.
January 22, 2020 | 08:10 am GMT+7
Bonsai creations fetch handsome sums as Tet symbols

Bonsai creations fetch handsome sums as Tet symbols

Yellow ochna and kumquat trees carefully crafted and nurtured can be hired for thousands of dollars in Saigon to invite Tet abundance.
January 19, 2020 | 08:45 pm GMT+7
Saigon to have 2,000 sanitation workers clean up through Tet

Saigon to have 2,000 sanitation workers clean up through Tet

Sanitation workers in HCMC will have no Tet break and in all likelihood will work harder through the Lunar New Year holidays.
January 19, 2020 | 03:31 pm GMT+7
Key Mekong Delta roads widened to cope with Tet rush

Key Mekong Delta roads widened to cope with Tet rush

Two highways linking Saigon with the Mekong Delta are being widened in preparation for the mass migration expected during the Lunar New Year holiday in late January.
December 03, 2019 | 12:00 pm GMT+7
Labor ministry proposes seven-day Tet break next year

Labor ministry proposes seven-day Tet break next year

Vietnam's Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has suggested two options for Tet that would both grant workers a seven-day break.
August 26, 2019 | 03:49 pm GMT+7
Hanoi streets find different ways to make Tet glitter

Hanoi streets find different ways to make Tet glitter

Many downtown streets in Hanoi have been jazzed up for Tet celebrations and each has its particular attraction.
February 03, 2019 | 10:23 pm GMT+7
Tet feast as fast food: new service in Vietnamese cities

Tet feast as fast food: new service in Vietnamese cities

Vietnamese who are too busy to prepare family feasts for Tet can now rely on pros to do it.
February 03, 2019 | 07:43 pm GMT+7
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