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2023 a promising year for tourism: official
2023 is a promising year for the tourism sector in terms of both tourist arrivals and revenue, according to Chairman of the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT) Nguyen Trung Khanh.
1/29/2023 5:08:13 PM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Hoi An, HCM City among world's top 25 trending destinations in 2023: TripAdvisor
Germany’s famous travel site reisereporter.de has run an article highlighting the world’s top 25 trending destinations for 2023, including Vietnam’s Hoi An ancient city and Ho Chi Minh City, recently voted by readers of TripAdvisor – the world's largest travel guidance platform.
1/28/2023 9:43:41 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
About 9 million Vietnamese travel during Tet
The tourism sector served about 9 million domestic tourists in the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, up about 47.5% over the previous Tet, according to the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism (VNAT).
1/28/2023 9:42:31 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Phu Yen boasts various potential for tourism development
Lying on the south central coast of Vietnam, Phu Yen province is endowed by nature with a peaceful and romantic environment that has attracted many visitors.
1/27/2023 10:42:50 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Neu pole sends off evil spirits, welcomes blessings
Vietnamese people in the old days put up tall bamboo poles with red garment strips hanging from them during Tet, believing that poles prevented ghosts and monsters from entering the community during the holiday. The tradition of raising the Neu (or Tet) pole remains alive today in many villages and homes around the country.
1/27/2023 10:38:36 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Yellow apricot blossom – flower of traditional Tet
Apart from peach flower and marumi kumquat, Vietnamese, especially southerners, often celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival with yellow apricot blossom (Ochna integerrima) that symbolises good luck, wealth, good health, happiness and love.
1/25/2023 9:27:24 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Kumquat – enduring symbol of Tet
During the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, it is a tradition for Vietnamese families to put up ornamental plants outside and around their houses to liven up the atmosphere while expressing a wish for good luck, happiness, and prosperity in the new year.
1/24/2023 10:41:04 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Hoa Thinh girl and historical run in My Dinh
No one thought that athlete Le Thi Tuyet (Hoa Thinh commune, Tay Hoa district) could surpass her seniors and SEA Games champions to win the 42.195km marathon content of the 9th National Sports Festival - 2022. But with a competitive spirit full of determination, the athlete born in 2004 shocked Vietnamese athletics, when she won gold and broke the record of the National Sports Festival.
1/23/2023 5:00:00 PM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Feng shui meaning of Cat symbol
The Lunar New Year 2023 is the Year of the Cat. It is believed that if feng shui cat figurines are placed appropriately, they will bring about good fortune, prosperity, and good luck to owners.
1/23/2023 2:58:24 PM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Overseas Vietnamese spread Tet fine traditions
Seeking calligraphy works of lucky words is among the elegant hobbies of Vietnamese people during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and an overseas Vietnamese calligrapher in Australia has been popularising the practice among international friends and Vietnamese youth who were born and grew up overseas.
1/23/2023 10:03:15 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Peach blossoms - a symbol of Lunar New Year
Peach blossoms are viewed as a symbol of the Lunar New Year (Tet) and also form an indispensable part of every Vietnamese family, especially in the north of Vietnam, once the country’s biggest traditional festival comes.
1/23/2023 9:58:57 AM (GMT+0700) ![]()
Lucky money giveaway - an exchange of best New Year wishes
Giving away lucky money is a traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) custom through which Vietnamese people exchange the best wishes with one another, hoping for a year of peace and good luck.
1/22/2023 9:55:00 AM (GMT+0700) |