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Cow fighting is one of the most exciting cultural activities that take place during Tet. According to a local member of the ethnic group, each cow competing in the event costs between VND10 million and VND100 million. Most notably, the Khen is always played by Mong men during New Year celebrations. It expresses love, community, and nature, as well as contacting the world of the dead. Young Mong men enjoy playing the Khen and dancing to show off their strength, sensibility, and skills. The Mong ethnic people enjoy visiting their relatives and friends, thereby extending Tet greetings. Cooking Banh Giay together represents an indispensable part of the customs of the Mong ethnic people every Tet. The new-year meal with the Mong people is very warm, featuring plenty of traditional dishes such as men men, sticky rice, banh day, and pork. Family members gather to wish each other a happy and prosperous ne...

Vietnam News Today (Jan. 30) notable headlines Vietnam’s FDI projected to reap up to 38 bln USD in 2023 Cold wave grips northern Vietnam before drizzling rain falls 2023 a promising year for tourism: official High lunar New Year shopping and travel demand fuels CPI in January Spring festivals observed throughout the country Vietnamese artist marks Lunar New Year with thousands of carved cats ​ Vietnam attends fifth International Conference For World Balance Seminar spotlights Vietnam – Canada cooperation in five decades CIEM sketches out Vietnam’s 2023 economic scenarios Vietnam remains an attractive destination for foreign investors (Photo: VNA) Vietnam’s FDI projected to reap up to 38 bln USD in 2023 According to the Foreign Investment Agency under the Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Vietnam is likely to attract 36-38 billion USD in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2023. The figure was nearly 22.4 billion USD in 2022. Deputy Director of t...

Marking the end of the Lunar New Year holiday, on the morning of the 7th day of Lunar New Year (January 28), Hue Monuments Conservation Center held a ceremony to lower the Neu pole and open the seal to greet the new year at The Mieu Temple and Trieu Mieu Temple – Imperial City. According to Director of the Hue Relics Preservation Centre Hoang Viet Trung, under the Nguyen Dynasty, the rituals marked the end of the Lunar New Year holiday and the start of work and normal activities. Photo courtesy of the centre The Neu pole was erected on the 23rd day of the 12th lunar month, marking the beginning of Tet. It coincides with the day when the Kitchen Gods are believed to ride a carp to Heaven to report on events from the past year. Photo courtesy of the centre During 143 years of its reign (1802 – 1945), the Nguyen Dynasty held an annual ceremony to plant the Neu at the Imperial Citadel. Photo courtesy of the centre The pole carried ritual items on its...

Vietnamese workers work at Carry System joint stock company in Japan’s Ibaraki prefecture. Photo: VNA Vietnamese nationals account for 25.4% of the total 1.82 million foreign workers who were working in Japan as of the end of October last year, VNA reported, citing the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. The ministry’s data released on January 27 showed that a record 1,822,725 million foreign workers were working in Japan as of the end of October 2022, a rise of 5.5% from the same period of 2021. A Japan’s labour ministry official noted that growth has slowed since the start of the pandemic in 2020. Of the total foreign worker population, there were 462,384 Vietnamese nationals, 385,848 Chinese nationals, and 206,050 Filipinos, which made them the top three biggest communities. Data also showed a new high of 298,790 workplaces employed foreign workers, an increase of 4.8%. Businesses with fewer than 30 workers, which make up more than 90% of firms in Japan...

Lucky money giveaway is a long-standing practice that represents “mung tuoi” or “li xi”, literally meaning “congratulation on a new age”. According to the book “Viet Nam phong tuc” (Vietnamese customs) by scholar Phan Ke Binh (1875 – 1921), after worshipping ancestors, descendants offer lucky money and bow twice to their grandparents and parents. In return, the seniors also give several coins as lucky money to their children. In the country, lucky money giveaway is a custom at the start of a lunar new year. People often put the money in a red envelope, which is meant to pray for good luck and drive away evil spirits. The practice is also intended to wish small children good growth and learning success and the elderly, longevity and good health. Given its meaning, lucky money giveaway has long been a cultural identity of Vietnamese people once Tet arrives. The post Lucky money giveaway – an exchange of best New Year wishes appeared first on Vietexplorer.co...

Overseas Vietnamese people across continents have celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in a warm atmosphere in line with Vietnamese traditions. Despite being away from Vietnam, overseas Vietnamese still replicate the charms of the season. Vietnamese people in the US make “banh chung” or square glutinous rice cake for the traditional Tet holiday of the nation. “Banh chung” is made of sticky rice, pork, and mung bean wrapped inside a special leaf called “dong” and boiled for about 12 hours. Photo: Dich Vu Vietnamese IT engineers celebrate the traditional New Year in Japan. Photo: FPT Consulate General and the Vietnamese community in 4 southern Laos provinces celebrate Tet 2023. Lucky money giveaway is a long-standing practice that represents “mung tuoi” or “li xi”, literally meaning “congratulation on a new age”. Photo: Nguoi Lao Dong newspaper Vietnamese people in Australia actively organize activities to celebrate Vietnamese traditional T...

Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van (white suit), Permanent Representative of Vietnam to UNESCO, attends a dialogue marking the International Day of Women in Multilateralism on January 25. Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van has reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of raising women’s position and promoting gender equality in all aspects while attending recent events marking the International Day of Women in Multilateralism, VNA reported Friday . The events, comprising a global dialogue on countering online gendered disinformation and an intergenerational dialogue, were held by UNESCO in Paris on January 25. The event was attended by the Director General of UNESCO, the President of the Executive Council of UNESCO, the special rapporteurs and representatives of the United Nations, and a large number of Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives of neighboring countries. UNESCO, policymakers, researchers, experts, and representatives of social networks Twitter, and Facebook. The discussio...