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Tet traditions honour Kitchen Gods
For most Vietnamese, Tet (Lunar New Year festival) has actually begun with the “Ong Cong - Ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) ceremony on the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year, which falls on February 3 this year.
Old maps on display in Khanh Hoa
Copies of four old maps testifying to Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagoes in the East Sea were on display at many public places in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa on February 2.
Vietnam victorious at fencing championship
Nguyen Thi Hau from Hanoi won the gold medal in the women's epee event at the ongoing Southeast Asian Fencing Federation Cadets and Juniors Championships in Brunei on January 31.
Festival honours Kitchen Gods
(VOV) -As part of the ongoing flower festival at the Vietnam Centre for Art and Cultural Exhibitions at 2 Hoa Lu Street, the first ever festival honouring Ong Cong (the Land Genie) and Ong Tao (the Kitchen Gods) will be held on February 3.
HSBC: Vietnam economy recovering
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) released its Vietnam Manufacturing PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index) in January, 2013, which showed that Vietnam’s economy is recovering despite many difficulties in the coming time.
Overseas Vietnamese pay tribute to ex-Cambodian King
(VOV) -A 130-member delegation of the Vietnamese community in Cambodia joined other mourners at a procession on February 1 to move the body of the late Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk from the Royal Palace to a crematorium in a city park.
Fisheries association opposes US anti-subsidy investigation
The Vietnam Fisheries Association (VFA) has protested against the US Department of Commerce (DOC)’s launch of investigation into an anti-subsidy lawsuit against frozen warm-water shrimp imported from seven countries, including Vietnam.
Purchasing power sees slight increase in January
Consumer purchasing rose by 8.1 percent in January, compared to the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Con Dao in top nine mysterious islands
Con Dao, an island district in the southern province of Ba Ria–Vung Tau, has been included in Lonely Planet's travel magazine as one of the top nine mysterious islands in the world.
A new publication about Nguyen Dynasty
A 10-volume book named “The Continuation of the Dai Nam Administrative Records” (Kham Dinh Dai Nam Hoi Dien Su Le Tuc Bien) has been published by the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in coordination with the Vietnam Institute of History.