The Con Son-Kiep Bac 2013 Spring Festival will officially open in the northern province of Hai Duong on February 23 (the 16th day of the first lunar month). Taking place from February 21 to March 1, the festival aims to commemorate the 682th anniversary…

“Hat Then” or the Then singing of the Tay and Nung ethnic groups in Lang Giang, Yen The, Luc Ngan, Luc Nam and Son Dong districts has been recognized as the national intangible heritage. “Then” singing is a traditional kind of oratorio art in…

To have a lucky person as the first guest of the year is an important Tet custom in Vietnam. Photo: Thai Nguyen Born in a close-knit Chinese-Vietnamese family with nearly 20 members as I was, I have been taught a lot about Lunar New…

Hoi An Town will waive ticket fees for visitors during the lunar new year. Hoi An Town The Centre for Culture and Sports of Hoi An has asked for tourist facilities from February 6 to 10 to remain open. The authorities also decided to…

A U.S. man has scored more than 4,800 followers on Facebook mainly thanks to his touching stories about his life in Vietnam. Thirty-year-old Philip Veinott is now in charge of marketing and social media for Vietnam Is Awesome, a tourism website offering local experience…

  More than 40 tourists from Poland had interesting experiences when taking part in a Tet celebration held by Fiditour company. Visitors are very happy to join the event for the first time in their lives. Foreigners enjoy Vietnam’s traditional Tet dishes The Polish…

Tour boat operators on Vietnam’s heritage-listed Ha Long Bay are outraged at a move by local authorities to ban about 25 percent of vessels from working the waters, a move that will cost thousands of jobs. Quang Ninh authorities to tighten grips on wooden…

Free wifi service will be available for tourists during Huong Pagoda Festival, which is scheduled to open on February 13. The festival, the longest-such event in the country, is held annually from the sixth day of the first lunar month throughout the third lunar…

People will gather together to prepare for Tet and share feelings when New Year comes to the holy space of So Village’s Communal House in Quoc Oai, a suburban district of Ha Noi. An atmosphere of traditional Lunar New Year will be enjoyed with…

Students from schools in Ha Noi will learn about the traditional new year customs and rituals during a programme called Discovering Tet held on January 29 at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology. They will explore Tet through a number of activities such as…