Keeping time alive: Genuine passion for vintage mechanical clocks

Keeping time alive: Genuine passion for vintage mechanical clocks

VOV.VN - Vietnamese collectors are devoted to restoring and preserving vintage mechanical clocks from Europe and beyond, with their passion for rare designs, original parts, and melodic chimes highlighting a unique cultural movement that honours history while keeping the rhythm of time alive.

Unique folk games of Northwest highland ethnic groups
Foreign wrestlers compete at Mai Dong traditional wrestling festival
Thousands flock to once-a-year Vieng Market for overnight spring fair
Spring glows in Hoa Lu Old Town - Vietnam’s former imperial capital
Khau Sli cake: A traditional Tet delicacy of Tay and Nung ethnic groups
Khau Sli cake: A traditional Tet delicacy of Tay and Nung ethnic groups

VOV.VN - Sli cake of the Tay and Nung ethnic people is a beloved Lunar New Year (Tet) specialty from Thai Nguyen province northern Vietnam, blending puffed sticky rice, cane syrup, and centuries-old tradition.

Khau Sli cake: A traditional Tet delicacy of Tay and Nung ethnic groups
Bronze Drum Stadium to elevate Vietnam to global sports stage
Bronze Drum Stadium to elevate Vietnam to global sports stage

Vietnam is drumming up global attention with the construction of the Trong Dong (Bronze Drum) Stadium, a 135,000-seat venue that, once completed, will become the largest stadium in the world.

Bronze Drum Stadium to elevate Vietnam to global sports stage
Traditional attire finds new life in modern cultural landscape
Traditional attire finds new life in modern cultural landscape

VOV.VN - In recent years, traditional Vietnamese attire, once largely confined to museums, academic texts, and ceremonial occasions, has re-emerged vibrantly in urban cultural life.

Traditional attire finds new life in modern cultural landscape
Sea of people crowd to see Yin-Yang market at midnight
Sea of people crowd to see Yin-Yang market at midnight

VOV.VN - Large crowds of people flock to the Âm Dương Market (Yin-Yang market) in Bac Ninh province held at midnight on February 20 with the spiritual meaning of “buying luck and selling misfortune”, offering a symbolic space where the living and the deceased are believed to meet.

Sea of people crowd to see Yin-Yang market at midnight
Central region bursts into life in early spring
Central region bursts into life in early spring

Vietnam’s central region bursts into life each early spring, as a series of distinctive, centuries-old festivals draw both locals and visitors into celebrations steeped in deep cultural heritage and communal tradition.

Central region bursts into life in early spring
Lunar New Year keeps Tay traditions alive in Northern Vietnam
Lunar New Year keeps Tay traditions alive in Northern Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Tay ethnic people in northern Vietnam preserve rich Lunar New Year (Tet) traditions, from ancestral rituals and traditional cuisine to folk games and the Lồng Tồng festival.

Lunar New Year keeps Tay traditions alive in Northern Vietnam
Xoan singing part of Vietnam's unique identity on world heritage map
Xoan singing part of Vietnam's unique identity on world heritage map

In the vast treasure trove of Vietnamese folk art, Xoan singing stands as a unique jewel, inextricably linked to the worship of the Hung Kings — the nation's legendary founders.

Xoan singing part of Vietnam's unique identity on world heritage map
Old Tet traditions live on in Hanoi’s historic Ngoc Ha village
Old Tet traditions live on in Hanoi’s historic Ngoc Ha village

VOV.VN - In the collective memory of Hanoians, Lunar New Year (Tet) in Ngoc Ha flower village was once a season of blossoms, sleepless nights tending chrysanthemums and peach trees, and families gathering around wood fires to boil bánh chưng (traditional Tet cake) through the winter chill.

Old Tet traditions live on in Hanoi’s historic Ngoc Ha village
Khmer ethnic people welcome Lunar New Year with renewed hope
Khmer ethnic people welcome Lunar New Year with renewed hope

VOV.VN - Amid the joyful atmosphere of the first days of the Lunar New Year, smiles can be seen on the faces of Khmer ethnic people across their hamlets in Can Tho City, as they bid farewell to the old year with positive changes and welcome the new year with hopes for a more prosperous and fulfilling life.

Khmer ethnic people welcome Lunar New Year with renewed hope
Vietnamese music makes its mark on the global stage
Vietnamese music makes its mark on the global stage

VOV.VN - Vietnamese music is stepping onto the global stage not through imitation, but through the strength of its own cultural identity.

Vietnamese music makes its mark on the global stage
Foreign visitors embrace Lunar New Year traditions at Hue Imperial Citadel
Foreign visitors embrace Lunar New Year traditions at Hue Imperial Citadel

VOV.VN - As Vietnam welcomes the Lunar New Year, thousands of domestic and international visitors flock to the Imperial Citadel of Hue to experience traditional spring rituals, royal performances and the vibrant cultural atmosphere marking the country’s most important holiday.

Foreign visitors embrace Lunar New Year traditions at Hue Imperial Citadel
Crowds flock to Temple of Literature for New Year calligraphy
Crowds flock to Temple of Literature for New Year calligraphy

VOV.VN - On the first day of the Lunar New Year(Tet), large numbers of Hanoi residents visited the Temple of Literature (Van Mieu- Quoc Tu Giam), where the calligraphy area drew long queues of people seeking characters for the new year.

Crowds flock to Temple of Literature for New Year calligraphy
Hanoi Museum offers free admission in first days of Lunar New Year
Hanoi Museum offers free admission in first days of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - In the first days of the new year, Hanoi Museum on Pham Hung Street has become a popular cultural destination, drawing residents and tourists with a range of activities, modern exhibition spaces and a free-admission policy in effect through March 2.

Hanoi Museum offers free admission in first days of Lunar New Year
Seeking calligraphy at Lunar New Year: Spring aspirations
Seeking calligraphy at Lunar New Year: Spring aspirations

VOV.VN - For generations, seeking calligraphy at Lunar New Year (Tet) has been a cherished Vietnamese custom, through which people express aspirations for the year ahead and reaffirm respect for learning and moral values passed down across generations.

Seeking calligraphy at Lunar New Year: Spring aspirations
Flavours of three regional Tet feasts in contemporary life
Flavours of three regional Tet feasts in contemporary life

Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is recognised not only by spring colours, red calligraphy and family reunions, but also by the Tet feast that takes centre stage in the opening days of the year.

Flavours of three regional Tet feasts in contemporary life
Why the horse still matters in modern Vietnam
Why the horse still matters in modern Vietnam

VOV.VN - As Vietnam approaches the Year of the Horse 2026, the animal’s symbolism, from the Saint Giong legend to modern growth ambitions, reflects national identity.

Why the horse still matters in modern Vietnam
New Year rituals: Hanoians seek blessings at Thang Long’s Four Sacred Temples
New Year rituals: Hanoians seek blessings at Thang Long’s Four Sacred Temples

VOV.VN - Every spring, as the Lunar New Year (Tet) arrives, the people of Hanoi begin their year with a meaningful spiritual journey: visiting Four Sacred Temples of the former Thang Long Imperial Citadel to pray for peace and good fortune.

New Year rituals: Hanoians seek blessings at Thang Long’s Four Sacred Temples
Vietnam’s water puppetry: A living heritage on its journey to the world
Vietnam’s water puppetry: A living heritage on its journey to the world

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s water puppetry, a unique art form dating back to the 11th century, is emerging as a cultural ambassador as the country seeks UNESCO recognition.

Vietnam’s water puppetry: A living heritage on its journey to the world
Hanoi dazzles with fireworks display to ring in the Lunar New Year 2026
Hanoi dazzles with fireworks display to ring in the Lunar New Year 2026

VOV.VN - Tens of thousands of residents and visitors gathered around Hoan Kiem Lake, the My Dinh National Stadium, and other designated launch sites across the capital at midnight on February 17 to watch the multi-coloured spectacle of an elaborate fireworks display welcoming the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026.

Hanoi dazzles with fireworks display to ring in the Lunar New Year 2026
Vietnam’s Lunar New Year celebrated at UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Vietnam’s Lunar New Year celebrated at UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan

VOV.VN - Vietnamese peacekeepers at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) celebrate Lunar New Year (Tet) in Bentiu, South Sudan, balancing security duties with cultural traditions.

Vietnam’s Lunar New Year celebrated at UN peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
Phở as a living heritage in Vietnam’s creative cultural industries
Phở as a living heritage in Vietnam’s creative cultural industries

VOV.VN - Phở, Vietnam’s iconic noodle soup, is officially recognised as national heritage and is now emerging as a global cultural symbol in the creative economy.

Phở as a living heritage in Vietnam’s creative cultural industries
Giant “Eight Horses” installation draws visitors at Ha Long Bay flower boulevard
Giant “Eight Horses” installation draws visitors at Ha Long Bay flower boulevard

VOV.VN - Eight towering horse figures, each nearly 10 meters tall, are among the most eye-catching installations drawing residents and visitors to check in at the flower and light technology boulevard along Ha Long Bay in northern Quang Ninh province.

Giant “Eight Horses” installation draws visitors at Ha Long Bay flower boulevard
Nguyen Hue Flower Street opens in HCM City ahead of Lunar New Year
Nguyen Hue Flower Street opens in HCM City ahead of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - Nguyen Hue Flower Street, most anticipated event during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in Ho Chi Minh City, opened on February 15, drawing large crowds of residents and visitors as Tet celebrations approach.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street opens in HCM City ahead of Lunar New Year
Hue welcomes Lunar New Year 2026 with unique horse mascot by Huong River
Hue welcomes Lunar New Year 2026 with unique horse mascot by Huong River

VOV.VN - At the Hue Spring Festival 2026 welcoming the Lunar New Year of the Horse, the horse mascot has been installed along both banks of the Huong River, with prominent displays at the central fountain area, in front of Quoc Hoc Hue High School, and at Thuong Bac Park.

Hue welcomes Lunar New Year 2026 with unique horse mascot by Huong River
Indochina-era archives proposed for UNESCO Memory of the World Register
Indochina-era archives proposed for UNESCO Memory of the World Register

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh has agreed to submit the nomination dossier for the documentary heritage of the archives on Indochina preserved in France and Vietnam (1862–1954) to UNESCO for inscription on the Memory of the World Register.

Indochina-era archives proposed for UNESCO Memory of the World Register
The image of horse in the lives of Vietnamese people
The image of horse in the lives of Vietnamese people

Horses have long been a familiar part of Vietnamese culture, accompanying people from daily life and farming to the battlefield, and often appearing alongside images of generals, deities, honour, and scholarly achievement.

The image of horse in the lives of Vietnamese people
Tet Book Street Festival 2026 brings together more than 20 publishers nationwide
Tet Book Street Festival 2026 brings together more than 20 publishers nationwide

VOV.VN - The Tet Book Street Festival 2026, running from February 15 to 22, 2026, has brought together more than 20 publishing houses from across Vietnam, offering a diverse cultural space in the Lunar New Year or Tet.

Tet Book Street Festival 2026 brings together more than 20 publishers nationwide
Horse mascot leaves strong impression at spring fair
Horse mascot leaves strong impression at spring fair

At the 2026 Spring Fair, the image of the horse – the mascot of this Lunar Year – has emerged prominently across exhibition spaces and in a wide range of finely crafted gemstone sculptures.

Horse mascot leaves strong impression at spring fair
Hanoi adorned with flags and flowers ahead of Lunar New Year 2026
Hanoi adorned with flags and flowers ahead of Lunar New Year 2026

VOV.VN - Streets across Hanoi take on a festive look ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Horse 2026, with parks and flower gardens filled with spring colors. Around Hoan Kiem Lake, Thong Nhat Park, the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, and the Thang Long Imperial Citadel, floral displays and horse-themed decorations line public spaces.

Hanoi adorned with flags and flowers ahead of Lunar New Year 2026
Hanoi’s largest spring flower festival opens to visitors
Hanoi’s largest spring flower festival opens to visitors

VOV.VN - The largest spring flower display in Hanoi opened at the Ly Thai To Flower Garden by Hoan Kiem Lake on February 13, offering residents and visitors a vibrant cultural space to celebrate the Lunar New Year.

Hanoi’s largest spring flower festival opens to visitors
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