Arranging five-fruit tray during Lunar New Year celebration – a Vietnamese tradition

Hanoi: Arranging a five-fruit tray during the Lunar New Year celebration is a long-standing tradition in Vietnam.

Among the numerous offerings that are required to decorate ancestral altars during the traditional New Year, a five-fruit tray is indisp…

Tet celebrated abroad

Hanoi: Vietnamese living abroad are celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration – the most important traditional festival of Vietnamese people.

Dang Huy Quyet, owner of a restaurant selling ‘Pho’ (noodle soup) – one of the traditional dishes of …

Huong Pagoda Festival to begin on February 11

Hanoi: The Huong Pagoda Festival, the longest of its kind in Vietnam, is set to open in Huong Son commune, Hanoi’s outlying district of My Duc, on February 11 (the second day of the lunar new year) and last until May 1.

Speaking at a recent meeting o…

Traditional Tet dishes introduced to int’l friends in New York

New York: As the Lunar New Year (Tet) is just around the corner, the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations in New York held an event on February 7 to introduce traditional Tet dishes of Vietnam and celebrate the recognition of the Lunar N…

Traditional Tet food offerings to ancestors

Hanoi: During the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, each ethnic group in Vietnam has its own culinary specialties that reflect the culture of their people and are used as offerings to worship their ancestors.

Most Kinh (Vietnamese ethnic majority) peopl…

Localities, travel companies offer products, services to attract tourists during Tet

Hanoi: Localities and tourism businesses have prepared many products and services to attract tourists during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

According to research and surveys by the Outbox Company, domestic tourism will still be a priority for tour…

Vietnamese products promoted in France

Paris: A week-long event to honour Vietnamese products was launched at the Carrefour hypermarket in the Westfield Carré Sénart shopping centre in Seine-et-Marne province, Île-de-France, on February 7.

A booth for Vietnamese products, particularly pop…