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  Visitors to Ha Long Bay, the UNESCO-recognized world heritage site in northern Vietnam, will not have to pay any admission fee during the Lunar New Year holiday, local authorities have announced. The Quang Ninh Province People’s Committee said in a decision that entry to all sites in Ha Long...

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  Affluence and status-mongering could distort the meaning and purpose of a venerable custom A ceremony held to celebrate longevity for both parents in Hanoi “Kinh gia, gia de tuoi cho” – Respect the elders and you will live for as long as they do, goes a well-known...

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  Vietnam’s foreign exchange reserves were “more than $10 billion” at the end of last year, a senior minister said, a remark that may increase concerns about the dwindling level of reserves. Planning and Investment Minister Vo Hong Phuc’s comment was reported on Wednesday in the Vietnam...

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A simulated design of a pair of cats at the entrance of Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2011. The annual transformation of Nguyen Hue Boulevard in Ho Chi Minh City into a Flower Street for Tet, the Lunar New Year festival, will celebrate a happy coincidence this year. The first day of the Lunar New Year festival, February 3, is also...

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Viet Nam’s biggest festival, Tet (lunar new year), has been packed with a variety of different celebrations across the country. VnnNews – Viet Nam’s biggest festival, Tet (lunar new year), has been packed with a variety of different celebrations across the country.Thousands of people flocked to the central province of Binh...

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VnnNews – In the industrialisation process, changes have taken place in Tet dishes. Top Chef Dinh Ba Chau shares his opinion. The feast to worship family ancestors on the last evening of the lunar year is very important to the Vietnamese. The cosy atmosphere of a family, reunited for a New Year’s Eve party has always been their...

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The country’s largest tray of fruit and cereals has been made for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. VnnNews – The country’s largest tray of fruit and cereals has been made for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap. The five-fruit tray, which...

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Tet cake festival held in Nha Trang; Traffic accidents decrease during the Tet holiday; Director apprehended for embezzlement; Tourists in central provinces set to rise 15%  Tet cake festival held in Nha Trang The Yasaka Saigon Nha Trang Resort Hotel & Spa held its annual Tet Cake festival to welcome the Lunar New Year in Nha...

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Resources mobilized to fight droughts, insect pests; More than 4 million needy people get support for Tet; Vietnam’s bio-diversity project introduced at UN; VND400 billion given to poor people at Tet  Resources mobilized to fight droughts, insect pests  Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has sent a dispatch to a number of provinces,...

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NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong visits Phat Diem Cathedral in northern Ninh Binh Province to wish people a happy new year. VnnNews - Top leaders yesterday toured different parts of th c country to offer Lunar New-Year wishes to people, two days before Tet officially kicks off.Nong Duc Manh, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam...

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