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• Every Bánh Chưng Season, Vietnam’s Lá Dong Capital Comes Alive With Harvest Frenzy
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Inside Chôl Chnăm Thmây, the Festive New Year of Saigon's Khmer Community  

As April's fickle weather shifts between sunlight and breeze, Candaransi Pagoda sheds its usual solemnity, becoming animated with a festive spirit. The air hums with the resonant sounds of temple bells and the rhythmic beat of the wooden fish drum, a vibrant counterpoint to the warm laughter shared by monks and lay Buddhists. Anticipation builds as everyone awaits the midnight chime, signaling the arrival of the Khmer New Year.

• Fireworks to illuminate 16 locations across HCMC on Lunar New Year’s Eve
• Schools promote cultural heritage through traditional arts for students

Nguyen Tieu Festival held in Hoi An

Tet Nguyen Tieu (Nguyen Tieu Festival), recognized as a National Intangible Cultural Heritage, takes place in the Ancient Town of Hoi An in Hoi An Ward, Da Nang City, on March 2-4 (14th to 16th days of the first lunar month).

• Vietnamese Lunar New Year Festival 2026 scheduled for February in HCMC
• Vietnamese director triumphs at San Francisco Film Festival

Princess Huyen Tran Festival opens in Hue

he opening ceremony of the annual Princess Huyen Tran Festival was held at the foot of Ngu Phong Mountain in Hue City on February 25.

• High-pressure test flight safely lands at Long Thanh Airport
• Vietnam wins Bronze Award at EXPO 2025 Osaka-Kansai

HCM City Flower Street for Tet 2026 to span three venues

A press conference to provide information on preparations for the Ho Chi Minh City Flower Street for the 2026 Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse) took place last night, January 22.

• Phuong Le was said to be infatuated, so she posted only 4 words, trying to hold on to Vu Luan?
• The Saigonese

The Multiverse Behind the 1990s Classic 'Người Tình Mùa Đông' by Như Quỳnh

There is a certain timelessness to the song ‘Người Tình Mùa Đông’ by Như Quỳnh, especially in the visuals of its very first performance. For generations of Vietnamese listeners, ‘Người Tình Mùa Đông’ is an icon in the hall of fame of Vietnamese music, but as I have come to discover, the melody that Vietnamese know as ‘Người Tình Mùa Đông’ has lived a life much richer and more transcendent than it might appear.

• Meet the Saigon Man Whose Home Is an Archive of Traditional Musical Instruments
• In Xuân Diệu's Tender Poetry, a Reminder to Love Honestly and Courageously

NS Hong Nga: Going to the US to live a difficult life, being neglected by her children, returning to Vietnam to be sick and lonely

Artist Hong Nga's life in Vietnam is extremely difficult. At the age of 80, Hong Nga is so sick that she no longer recognizes people, living in a lonely situation because she has no children to take care of her, making everyone sad.