Lunar new year 2017

Moscow (VNA) – A lunar New Year (Tet) festival has taken place at the Financial University (FU) in Moscow, gathering 200 students from Vietnam, China, Mongolia and Russia.  Co-organised by the association of Vietnamese students at the university and their Asian peers, the event was decorated with traditional Tet items of Vietnam such as peach blossom and parallel sentences (a pair of sentences written in Chinese characters with black ink on red paper). While Russian was the main language at the event, the students took the occasion to introduce basic phrases in Vietnamese, Chinese and Mongolian languages to participants. Vietnamese students brought to the show a presentation on Tet (Lunar New Year) traditions, such as the farewell ceremony for the Land Genie and the Kitchen Gods, five-fruit tray, first-footing, and lucky money. They also treated international friends to Vietnamese signature dishes on Tet like Banh Chung (square glutinous rice cake), Mut (sweetened … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year offers chance for cultural exchange in Moscow

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese embassies celebrated the upcoming Lunar New Year festival on January 15. Speaking at the event, Vietnamese Ambassador to Italy Nguyen Thi Bich Hue said with an economic growth rate of 7 percent last year, Vietnam remained a spotlight in the region and the world, placing among 20 economies contributing most to the global growth. She informed that Italian Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Manlio Di Stefano will visit Vietnam in the time to come to conduct deputy ministerial-level political consultation and co-chair the sixth meeting of the Joint Commission on Economic Cooperation, thus further deepening bilateral political and economic links. Hue thanked the overseas Vietnamese for their contributions, and hoped that they will serve as an effective bridge between the two nations, maintain Vietnamese language and bring Vietnam closer to Italy. Participants were treated to music performances and traditional Vietnamese food. Similar events were … [Read more...] about Vietnamese embassies celebrate Lunar New Year festival

HỘI AN — Popular Japanese singer Ueno Yuuka, who was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the Hội An-Japan Cultural Exchange, will perform with singer Kawamura Yui and the Kolme band from Japan on Lunar New Year’s eve at the Sculpture Park in the ancient city on January 24. … [Read more...] about Ancient town to celebrate Lunar New Year with a bang

“Coffee shipments from Vietnam will fall sharply the week before and during Tet,” a trader based in Ho Chi Minh City said, adding that export activities will not resume until the holiday is over. … [Read more...] about Asia Coffee-Sluggish trading in Vietnam ahead of Lunar New Year

Hanoi (VNA) – A gathering of diplomatic representative agencies, international and foreign non-governmental organisations was held in Hanoi on January 16, ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival. Speaking at the event, Chairwoman of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO), Ambassador Nguyen Phuong Nga lauded achievements in people-to-people diplomacy last year, contributing to strengthening friendship between peoples of Vietnamese and countries. Non-governmental aid for Vietnam neared 280 million USD, contributing to socio-economic development, health care, education, environment protection, climate change response and overcoming war consequences, he said. As VUFO will celebrate its 70th founding anniversary this year, Nga said VUFO will continue working closely with foreign partners and do its best for national development, as well as for peace, friendship, cooperation and development in the world. Palestinian Ambassador to Vietnam Saadi Salama, who is … [Read more...] about Int’l, NGOs meet ahead of Lunar New Year festival