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| An American and his New Life in Vietnam
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The story of an American who settled down in the deep jungle of Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, and his wish, “to be buried in this land after death”, astonishes many local people. Bui Quang Minh, Chairman of Tam Lanh Commune People's Committee in Phu Ninh District, Quang Nam Province said: "Robert Podunavac has lived here for four years. He is a kind man. Besides planting forest trees and raising poultry, he actively takes part in the local charitable work." |
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| Carp takes Kitchen God to Return to Heaven
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A few days before Tet Ong Cong, Ong Tao (the ritual to see off Kitchen Gods who return to Heaven to report to the Jade Emperor) on December 23rd of the lunar calendar, the red carp rearing village of Thuy Tram in Tuy Loc Commune, Cam Khe District, Phu Tho Province becomes more animate with people from far and near stopping by to purchase red carp in respect of the celebrated day. Each year, Thuy Tram villagers sell dozens of tonnes of the fish to markets nationwide. |
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| Rainbow Village – A Pot of Gold
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It is said that at the end of a rainbow is a pot of gold. A waste disposal site that had been in existence for many years was turned into the clean, spacious Rainbow Village in Rach Gia City of Kien Giang Province, South Vietnam, bringing a pot of gold to rubbish collectors. |
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| Enjoying Tet in Vietnam |
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Richard K.H Chua has lived in Vietnam with his wife and two children for 11 years. To him, Vietnam has been his second homeland whose Tet brought him unforgettable memories. He had opportunities to enjoy Tet in two parts of the country – Hanoi in the North and Ho Chi Minh City in the South. |
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| Markets before New Year Festival
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Before Tet Holiday, markets in Vietnam are vibrant, attractive places that not only serve as locations to buy goods and products but are also rendezvous for friends to exchange wishes of good luck of fortune. |
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| Colours of the Flower Markets
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For the New Year’s Festival, people not only prepare traditional dishes and fruit as offering to ancestors and but also buy flowers and ornamental plants to decorate their houses. The atmosphere of Tet is clearly shown by the early flower markets. |
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| Calligraphy Markets in Spring
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In the minds of the Vietnamese people, New Year is an occasion to express their wishes. The calligraphy market, where old scholars write calligraphic scripts with a Chinese brush and ink, has become a typical cultural feature of Vietnamese people during Tet. |
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| Going to the Market to Sell Bad Luck and Buy Good Luck
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When New Year arrives, all Vietnamese people want to discard sorrows and bad luck of the old year and wish for happiness and prosperity in the New Year. They go to the Vieng Market (in Nam Dinh Province) which takes place once a year, to try their luck. |
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| President of Indo-Vietnam Solidarity Committee visits Vietnam Pictorial |
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An Indian delegation of poets, translators and literacy researchers led by the President of the Indo-Vietnam Solidarity Committee, Geetesh Sharma, visited Vietnam Pictorial (VNP) during their stay in Vietnam to attend the international conference on Vietnamese literature organised by the Vietnam Writers’ Association held in Hanoi. |
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