The Ky Yen Festival (Fortune Wishing Ceremony) is the biggest annual event held at the Phu Nhuan communal house from the 16th to the 18th of the first lunar month. The ceremony expresses devotion to gods and ancestors, wishing for prosperity and blessings. The festival starts on the first day with
HCMC – The south-central province of Khanh Hoa will host the Arena OCEANMAN Cam Ranh Vietnam 2023 on April 14 to 16, the first international open-water swimming competition to be held in Vietnam. The race is part of the world’s largest open-water swimming competition, OCEANMAN, the local media
HCMC – HBSO has had to change its program for its Beethoven concerts. Instead of the two celebrating his five piano concertos there will be just one concert on February 18 in the Saigon Opera House, beginning at 8:00 p.m. The program will consist of the Piano Concerto number 5, the Symphony number
HCMC – Ford Vietnam has presented auto parts and brand-new vehicles to technology universities nationwide to help boost the practice and quality of teaching and learning at these facilities. Over the past two months, Ford Vietnam has given diesel engines of the new-generation Ranger pickup truck
HCMC – ForGood Vietnam has organized a ceremony to present certificates of attendance to 40 women who have completed courses in the 2023 Future For Women program in HCMC. The program is aimed at strengthening the community of female-founded startups and leveraging the importance of women in
HCMC – Run For The Heart 2023, an annual charity run jointly organized by Gamuda Land Vietnam and VinaCapital Foundation’s Heartbeat Vietnam, has raised over VND5.4 billion to save 193 disadvantaged children with congenital heart defects (CHDs). After more than two months of fundraising and
HCMC – The Saigon Times Foundation on February 7 coordinated with the Vietnam National University-HCMC publisher to introduce the book “Nostalgia for the Countryside”, or Thương nho đồng que in Vietnamese. This is the first English book about film director Dang Nhat Minh, inspired by his notable
Dragon dances are traditional performances popular in many Asian countries, including Vietnam. The dance is usually performed during festivals and special occasions, particularly during Tet (Lunar New Year). The performance mimics a lion’s or a dragon’s movement to bring luck and prosperity in the
HCMC – Huawei Vietnam has donated educational technology equipment to the northern mountainous provinces of Phu Tho and Bac Kan to help these remote areas in Vietnam as a way to give back to the community. Fifty-four laptops and many chairs were handed over to Tien Cat Primary School in Phu Tho
In this Century of utmost occupied schedules, everyone is struggling to chase after their dreams and create a better lifestyle for themselves. But in this continuous phenomenon, the concept of family has faded with time. In previous centuries, there were family gatherings, people enjoyed quality
During the 7-day Lunar New Year holiday in 2023, traffic police across the country fined more than 7,700 cases of drunk driving, an increase of nearly 600% compared to Lunar New Year 2022.
HCMC – Temperatures in northern Vietnam have dropped due to a cold spell. Meanwhile, unseasonal rain has affected the Mekong Delta from the afternoon till late this evening. According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, it has become cold or extremely cold with temperatures