Taking a look at Christmas through the eyes of Catholics sheds fresh light on the celebration and what it means to them.

This year, the Việt Nam Opera and Ballet casts a new remake on the traditional show, which has become a seasoned event in both of big cities of Việt Nam over the past few years. A brand new take of the much-loved ballet around the world, has donned a new concept and outfit for the magical performance on stage of the magnificent Hà Nội Opera.

Online shopping is expected to surge in the remaining months of this year with many e-commerce players launching promotions.

The Mexican Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) holiday will be celebrated from 2pm to 10:30pm on November 4 at Saigon Outcast on 188/1 Nguyễn Văn Hưởng in Thảo Điền, HCM City’s District 2.

A series of cultural activities will be organised across HCM City to entertain residents and visitors during the National Day holiday on September 1-3.

The 24th Annual AmCham US Independence Day Celebration & Family Picnic will be held from 11:30am to 5pm on June 30 at Riverside Apartments, 53 Võ Trường Toản, HCM City’s District 2.

Toll booths have been requested to remove their barriers in case of traffic congestion during the upcoming public holidays for Reunification Day (April 30) and International Labour Day (May 1).

The third Taste of Australia, an annual event that promotes Australian food and beverages, has begun and this year also marks the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Việt Nam News speaks with Australia’s Assistant Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Mark Coulton.

Prime Minister Nguyễn Xuân Phúc has confirmed that HCM City’s Chợ Rẫy Hospital will receive reciprocal capital from the Government for the construction of its second hospital. A US$25 million official development assistance (ODA) package from the Austrian government will also be provided for equipment and facilities.

The number of international tourists to the capital city of Hà Nội are estimated to rise by 30 per cent to 125,000 people during the week-long Tết (Vietnamese New Year) festival, according to the municipal Department of Tourism. 

For Vietnamese people, Tết (Lunar New Year ) means days of reunion, hope and luck. Tết holiday is the reunion for all the family. All family members, especially those who live far from home, are looking forward to gathering together.

Thanks to active support from donors through blood donation campaigns across the country, concerns over blood shortages for the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday have been eased.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân presented gifts to children with cancer receiving treatment at the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion in Hà Nội yesterday as the Tết (traditional Vietnamese New Year) holiday approaches.

More than three thousand attempted smugglings worth millions of dollars in goods and counterfeit items were stopped by anti-smuggling forces in Quảng Trị Province in 2017, one of the central region’s hotspots for smuggling along the border with Laos.

Tết (Lunar New Year) will always be a time for Vietnamese families to get together, pay obeisance to ancestors, the Kitchen Gods and other deities, cook special dishes, wear new clothes, present gifts, visit friends and relatives. But now many families have chosen to travel outward, to other places in the country and beyond, giving the festival a completely different flavour.

Mariah Carey confirmed that she will return to Times Square in New York to ring in 2018, a year after she was humiliated by technical issues at the annual televised ball-drop. 

Villagers in Thẳm Phẩng Village in Mường Ảng District of Điện Biên Province are celebrating Tết during one of the coldest winters in the mountain region.