Bắc Giang hosts Culture Tourism Week

The northern province of Bắc Giang will host a Culture - Tourism Week from February 14 to 20 with a theme ‘Discover Sacred Land in Tây Yên Tử’.

Tết customs in the Nguyễn royal court

Tết Nguyên Đán (Traditional Lunar New Year) is the biggest among traditional festivals for the Vietnamese people. Today, many ancient customs are still practised in the former royal capital. Many people ask the same question: How was the Lunar New Year organised by the Nguyễn kings in the past?

First tourists visit Đà Nẵng in the Lunar New Year

More than 180 foreign tourists on a direct flight from Incheon to Đà Nẵng were the first visitors to the central city on the first day of the Lunar New Year on February 5, promoting a promising year of tourism in coastal Đà Nẵng and central Việt Nam.

Hà Nội’s Tết flea market

Take a stroll along Hà Nội's Tết flea market in the heart of  the city’s Old Quarter at the junction of Hàng Mã, Hàng Cân, Hàng Lược and Hàng Đồng Streets.

Dos and Don'ts for Tết

Is this your first Tết in Vietnam? Are you unsure about the right time to shower or the best day NOT to clean your house? Well here is our guide to the dos and don’ts this holiday season.

Cherry blossoms bloom in Central Highlands

On the slopes of Lang Biang Mountain in the Central Highland province of Lâm Đồng, at a height of 2,100m above sea level, a forest of cherry blossoms is in full bloom.

Tết film releases earn big profits

A Vietnamese comedy now being shown in cinemas nationwide during Tết (the Lunar New Year) holiday is expected to do well at the box office.

 

 

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