(Cinet)- Book street festival is scheduled to open on February 16-22, in Ho Chi Minh city, as part of numerous events to welcome the Lunar New Year. Entitled “Vietnamese identity – Vietnamese spirit”, featuring titles on the history and people of Ho Chi Minh City, its image in modern times, as well as the sea and islands of Vietnam. … [Read more...] about Book street festival to welcome Lunar New Year 2015
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Vietnam to kick off Lunar New Year break on Valentine’s Day
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has signed off on a proposal that will have the upcoming Tet break start two days before Lunar New Year's Day, which falls on February 16, 2018. This option is the first of the two seven-day options proposed by the labor ministry in September. Under the second option, the holiday will start on February 15, a day before Tet, and run until February 21, the sixth day of the New Year. Schools and other businesses across the country usually follow the same break as government offices. "The holiday would start on [December] 29 and people would go to work from [January] 6," Mai Tien Dung, Chairman of Office of the Government Office, said Thursday, referring to the dates in the lunar calendar. The holiday would accordingly be from February 14-20. "We should not have a short break so public servants can visit their hometown, family, relatives and friends, but the break should not be too long either," Dung said. The government's preferred … [Read more...] about Vietnam to kick off Lunar New Year break on Valentine’s Day
Vietnam set to kick off Lunar New Year break on Valentine’s Day
Vietnam's Government Office on Thursday announced the government is favoring a proposal that would have the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) break start two days before New Year's Day, which falls on February 16, 2018. "The holiday would start on [December] 29 and people would go to work from [January] 6," said Mai Tien Dung, Minister, Chief of Office of the Government Office, referring to the dates in the lunar calendar. The holiday would accordingly be from February 14-20. "We should not have a short break so public servants can visit their hometown, family, relatives and friends, but the break should not be too long either," Dung said. This option is the first of the two 7-day options proposed by the labor ministry in September. Under the second option, the holiday will start on February 15, a day before Tet, and run until February 21, the sixth day of the New Year. Schools and other businesses across the country usually follow the same break as government offices. The government … [Read more...] about Vietnam set to kick off Lunar New Year break on Valentine’s Day
Ho Chi Minh City: Nguyen Hue flower street to celebrate Lunar New Year
Photo for illustration: vov.vn The annual event, themed “Khat vong vuonxa” (aspiration for further development), aims to present a city of developmentand integration, yet preserving its traditional culture. The 720-meter-long flower street will bedecorated with different flowers following three sub-themes of the spring inthe city, integration and development, and looking forward to the future. Meanwhile, the area around the statue oflate President Ho Chi Minh will be covered with yellow apricot (a typicalflower during Tet in the South) and peach (a typical flower during Tet in the North).Imitations of domestic dogs will be ondisplay at the welcome gate as sacred animals in the Year of the Dog, whilereal visual photo-shooting technology will serve visitors. This is the 15th version of the flowerstreet to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year in the city. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Ho Chi Minh City: Nguyen Hue flower street to celebrate Lunar New Year
HCM City: Nguyen Hue flower street to celebrate Lunar New Year
A view of Nguyen Hue pedestrian street (Source: VNA)HCM City (VNA) - A flower street will be opened on Nguyen Huepedestrian street in Ho Chi Minh City from February 13 – 19 to welcome thetraditional Lunar New Year (Tet) 2018.The annual event, themed “Khat vong vuon xa” (aspiration for furtherdevelopment), aims to present a city of development and integration, yetpreserving its traditional culture.The 720metre-long flower street will be decorated with different flowers followingthree sub-themes of the spring in the city, integration and development, andlooking forward to the future.Meanwhile,the area around the statue of late President Ho Chi Minh will be covered with yellowapricot (a typical flower during Tet in the south) and peach (a typical flowerduring Tet in the north).Imitationsof domestic dogs will be on display at the welcome gate as sacred animals inthe Year of the Dog, while real visual photo-shooting technology will servevisitors.This is the15th … [Read more...] about HCM City: Nguyen Hue flower street to celebrate Lunar New Year