HCM City: Authorities of the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to increase the number of venues hosting fireworks displays on the upcoming Lunar New Year’s Eve to 11, an increase from last year’s eight.
Director of the municipal Dep…
The northern mountainous province of Lang Son’s annual peach blossom festival kicked off on the first day of February.
Lasting through March 9, the event features myriad cultural activities, including a trade fair, sightseeing and experimental tours…
HCM City: President Vo Van Thuong and his spouse on February 2 joined overseas Vietnamese (OV) in a traditional ritual of releasing carps at Nha Rong Wharf on the day for ‘Ong Cong, Ong Tao’ (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods).
In Vietnamese tradition, Lan…
Vientiane: The Consulate General of Vietnam in Pakse, Laos’s Champasak province, a ‘Xuan Que Huong’ (Homeland Spring) programme on February 1 to bring the Tet atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the host country.
Consul General Nguyen Van Trun…
Prague: The overseas Vietnamese (OV) community in the Czech Republic have been updated on a new resolution of the Vietnamese National Assembly (NA) on piloting some specific mechanisms and policies for the development of Ho Chi Minh City.
At a confer…
Hanoi: Flights in Noi Bai International Airport (NIA) in Hanoi could not take off or land, due to the unusual thick fog cloaking the capital city on February 2.
From around 2:15am to 9:00am on February 2 morning, the thick fog and low cloud cover lim…