Việt Nam News

Nguyễn Huệ Flower Street, a popular attraction during Tết (Lunar New Year), opened on February 13 night (December 28 of the lunar calendar) on Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street in District 1, HCM City.

With Tết (Lunar New Year) fast approaching, decoration plants and flowers are sold on Hà Nội’s streets and flower markets. Wandering round the streets, getting stuck among beautiful flowers is an interesting experience.

LẠNG SƠN — Thousands of locals and tourists are flocking to the first-ever Peach Blossom Festival held in the northern province of Lạng Sơn.

About 350 peach blossom plants raised in 11 districts throughout the province are exhibited in Lạng Sơn City’s downtown. The event includes art performances and lion dances on the streets.

The event will last until March 15.

Peach blossoms symbolise luck, peace and happiness. Lạng Sơn hosts various varieties of valuable and beautiful peach blossoms with different colours of flowers.

Local authorities hope the event will be a unique trademark for local tourism, making contributions to preserving and developing local peach blossom plants. — VNS

The capital city has had three national intangible heritage icons recognised - the swimming festival in Đăm Village in Từ Liêm District, the spring festival in Trường Lâm communal house, Long Biên District, and Mountain God Worship in Ba Vì District.

The HCM City annual Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair opened at Mạc Thị Bưởi, Nguyễn Huệ and Ngô Đức Kế streets in District 1 tonight, or December 28 on the lunar calendar.

Burberry's outgoing head said Monday he was dedicating his final collection to gay rights campaigns and models at London Fashion Week will wear the brand's classic tartan weave in the colours of the rainbow flag.

The capital city of Hà Nội is adorning its streets in the lead-up to the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday and celebrations.

Huế lit up the historic flag tower Kỳ Đài in the citadel built by the Nguyễn Dynasty (1802-1945) on Monday.

A Lunar New Year festival has been held at an ancient communal house in So Village, in Cộng Hòa Commune, Quốc Oai District, 20km West of Hà Nội.

Making bánh chưng (square glucinous rice cake) or creating peach blossoms from paper are among the festivities that kids from many public and private kindergartens across the nation have experienced in preparation for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

The HCM City annual Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair will open in District 1 from February 13-19 (from December 28 to January 4 on the lunar calendar).

Hailing from every corner of the United States and coming as far afield as Japan and Russia, some 2,800 dogs will square off starting Monday at the Westminster Dog Show.

 About 40 calligraphic works by leading artists are now on display at the Việt Nam Museum of Fine Arts to welcome spring and the beginning days of Tết (Lunar New Year).

As in previous years, filmmakers in HCM City are releasing comedies to lure moviegoers to cinemas during Tết (Lunar New Year).

The number of foreign tourists visiting the coastal city of Nha Trang for Tết (Lunar New Year) is expected to rise sharply this year, according to the Khánh Hòa Province’s Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

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