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Sydney (VNA) – The largest ever Lunar New Year festival will be held in Sydney city, New South Wales state of Australia, from January 25 to February 11, with exciting music performances and fairs planned for most popular tourist attractions and well-known squares. Speaking at a ceremony on January 21 to announce the festival’s programme, Councilor of Sydney city Robert Kok said as a multicultural community with people coming from China, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam, Sydney wants to bring all communities closer to welcome a New Year. He said the 2019 festival drew nearly 1.5 million visitors, raking in 28.56 million USD, contributing to promoting tourism and increasing revenue for the local economy. This year, over 1 million visitors across the world are expected to flock to Sydney to enjoy the largest annual celebration in Asia, he added. Artist Valerie Khoo, curator of the festival, said over 100 events will be organised across the city such as community … [Read more...] about Largest-ever Lunar New Year festival to be held in Sydney

To better preserve the Old Quarter space, Hanoi has conducted a restoration project for these two houses while making the spaces more attractive to tourists with handicrafts. The two heritage houses display traditional lacquer products, featuring images of famous streets and spots of Hanoi, such as Long Bien Bridge, the Turtle Tower. … [Read more...] about Hanoi preserves Old Quarter space

"I am preparing to present products of a hi-tech flower garden. Many fruits and horticultural products of Da Lat, like strawberries, orchids and carnations will be presented here," said Le Thien Viet Hung, 40, as he arranged pots of strawberry plants. This is the sixth year that Hung has joined the team to decorate the flower street. … [Read more...] about Giant rats take pride of place on Saigon’s pride

JLL observes that there are hundreds of million dollars waiting to be poured into the market in most segments of real estate. There has been a rise in inquiries on affordable housing in Vietnam from countries such as Japan, Korea, Singapore, with an increasing number of groups from mainland China. While many are interested, not so many can overcome the initial challenges that come with doing business in an emerging market. … [Read more...] about Foreign investors ready to invest big in Vietnam housing

With the theme of “The Spring of Hope,” the flower art installations will be divided into three sections with 25 mini-scenes featuring popular destinations in Việt Nam, the Tết festival in southern region, đờn ca tài tử (fork music), and cute rats, the mascots for this year's flower street in the Year of the Rat. … [Read more...] about Mekong Delta decorated with flower streets