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21/01/2023

Flower villages busy for Tet holiday

(VOVWORLD) - In the lead-up to the Lunar New Year (Tet), flower villages nationwide are busy to serve the holiday market. After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, the Tet demand for flowers and ornamental plants has gone up.

Flower villages busy for Tet holiday
17/02/2021

190 million USD allocated to social welfare during Tet

(VOVWORLD) -The Ministry of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs has said that more than 190 million USD have been allocated for social welfare targeting policy beneficiaries and workers during Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

190 million USD allocated to social welfare during Tet
15/02/2021

Vietnamese expats in Macau (China) gather for Tet

(VOVWORLD) - Overseas Vietnamese in China's Macau Special Administrative Region gathered on Sunday to welcome Lunar New Year (Tet) at a celebration joined by the administrative representatives.

Vietnamese expats in Macau (China) gather for Tet
15/02/2021

Gia Lai works hard to preserve gong cultural space

(VOVWORLD) - Gong is a musical instrument closely linked to the history and culture of ethnic minority groups in the Central Highlands. The cultural space of Central Highlands gong has been recognized by UNESCO as a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity”. In recent years, Gia Lai province has promulgated various solutions to preserve and promote this heritage.

Gia Lai works hard to preserve gong cultural space
14/02/2021

Red River delta, the land of tugging games

(VOVWORLD) - The tugging rituals and folk games were honored by UNESCO in 2015 as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, a multi-national project of Vietnam, the Republic of Korea, Cambodia, and the Philippines, the first multi-national project ever recognized by UNESCO. In Vietnam, tugging is practiced in all regions, each differing from the others, mostly during spring festivals. To tug, players use bamboos, ropes, or a kind of extremely long and durable rattan rope called “song” in Vietnam. In some regions, they stand while tugging and in other regions, they sit on the ground.

Red River delta, the land of tugging games
13/02/2021

Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tet amid COVID-19

(VOVWORLD) - Tet, Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year holiday, celebrates the beginning of spring. For many overseas Vietnamese, the COVID-19 epidemic has made it impossible to return home for the traditional Tet family reunion. But, in any event, Tet is always an integral part of their life.

Overseas Vietnamese celebrate Tet amid COVID-19