Nguyen Hue flower street celebrates the Year of the Pig (Photo: sggpnews.org.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Various holiday activitieshave been scheduled to celebrate the lunar New Year (Tet) in Ho Chi Minh City.
The 2019 Lunar New Year holiday will fall onFebruary 4-8, meaning it will span nine days including the two weekends.
On February 1, leaders of the HCM City PartyCommittee, People’s Council, People’s Committee and Fatherland Front will laywreaths and offer incense to pay respect to late Presidents Ho Chi Minh and TonDuc Thang at the Ho Chi Minh Museum, Ton Duc Thang Museum and Ho Chi Minhmonument park.
On February 5 (the first day of the year in thelunar calendar), the southern economic hub will treat locals and visitors tofirework performances at five venues – the Dam Sen cultural park in District 11,the history-culture park in District 9, Can Gio district, Cu Chi tunnel in CuChi district and Hiep Phuoc industrial park in Nha Be district.
In District 1, a Tet exhibition will run onDong Khoi street, while a flower festival is scheduled for Tao Dan park, bothfrom January 30 to February 10. Nguyen Hue flower street and Mac Thi Buoi –Nguyen Hue – Ngo Duc Ke book street will open between February 2 and 8,featuring new activities and nearly 100,000 books.
The history-culture park and 24 localdistricts will hold a Banh Tet (round glutinous rice cake) festival on January30 and 31. Banh Tet is a traditional cake enjoyed by southern Vietnamese peopleon the occasion of the lunar New Year, a variant of the north’s Banh Chung(square glutinous rice cake).-VNA
Nguyen Hue Flower Street, a popular attraction during Tet (Lunar New Year), opened on February 13 night (the 28th day of the last lunar month) on Nguyen Hue Pedestrian Street in District 1, HCM City.
Vietnamese cook more dishes, which are also more delicious than normal food during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which is the reason why it is called ‘eating Tet’ in Vietnam.
Hanoi will organize a number of cultural and artistic activities to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, which lasts from February 5-7.
Vietnam’s southern city Ho Chi Minh City has claimed a place on UK travel website Culture Trip’s list of the 12 best cities for culture in the world in 2019.
The Vietnamese team will gather on June 26 in Ba Ria-Vung Tau, where they will train until July 14 before departing for Indonesia for the ASEAN U23 Championship 2025, which runs from July 15 to 29. Vietnam will face Laos on July 19 and Cambodia on July 22 in the group stage.
The exhibition showcases more than 100 valuable documents and artifacts, divided into two main parts: “Journalist Nguyen Ai Quoc – Ho Chi Minh” and “President Ho Chi Minh – Founder and Mentor of Vietnamese Revolutionary Press.” This is an opportunity to recall the late leader’s journalism journey and affirm his exceptional role in founding and guiding the revolutionary press in Vietnam.
For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
Eight teams will join the tournament, divided into two groups. Group A features Vietnam, the Philippines, Sichuan Club (China), and Australia, while Group B consists of Vietnam U21, Korabelka Club (Russia), Taiwan (China), and U21 Thailand.
Despite strong home support and high expectations, Vietnam were unable to overcome the defending champions, who secured their third consecutive win over Vietnam in a regional final, following previous victories in 2014 and 2023.
The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
These are impressive achievements, not only showing the efforts and prowess of Vietnamese paddlers but also serving as proof of the sports sector’s strategic and systematic investment.
The cultural event in Canberra not only fostered cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Australia but also contributed to promoting Vietnam’s image internationally
The U23 competition will run from June 16 to 22, followed by the U17 event from June 23 to 28, while athletes competing in the U23 category will undergo weight and skill checks ahead of the matches starting June 18, while similar checks for U17 athletes will take place before June 23.
Vietnam continues to sit just behind continental powerhouses Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia, China, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK).
Nguyen Hue flower street celebrates the Year of the Pig (Photo: sggpnews.org.vn) 
