Cat statues found everywhere at Tet
HCMC – Many provinces and cities across the country have featured statues of cats, the fourth animal in the 12-year cycle of the Vietnamese zodiac and the symbol of the 2023 Lunar New Year. The Tet Cat mascots were created by local artists using materials such as iron, terracotta, foam and fresh
Fireworks light up the sky in HCMC as Vietnam rings in the Year of the Cat
HCMC – Fireworks displays started in HCMC at 0:00 a.m. on January 22, the first day of the Lunar New Year (Tet) as HCMC and other parts of the country rang in the Year of the Cat. The fireworks shows at six locations in the city attracted thousands of people and created an exciting and […]
Getting ready to ring in Lunar New Year
HCMC – The bustling festive atmosphere is evident in every corner of the country as the Lunar New Year 2023 (Tet), the most significant festival in Vietnam, fast approaches. As the weather gets warmer to mark the arrival of the festival, Vietnamese people eagerly tidy up their houses and flock to
Japan offers 45 scholarships to Vietnamese public employees
HCMC – The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has launched the Project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by Japanese Grant Aid (JDS), offering 45 full scholarships to young and competent Vietnamese public employees for the 2023-2025 course. Vietnamese public employees can now
U.S.-funded projects inaugurated in Quang Binh
HCMC – U.S. Ambassador to Vietnam Marc Knapper attended a ceremony to inaugurate a kindergarten and a medical clinic, also functioning as community houses for residents during the flooding season, in Quang Binh Province yesterday, January 12. These two projects in Le Thuy District, Quang Binh
AmCham Vietnam gets new chair
HCMC – Greg Testerman, chief executive officer of Gregory Advisory, has been elected chairman of the American Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam (AmCham Vietnam) for 2023, succeeding Winnie Wong, who is Mastercard’s country manager in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. Testerman said that AmCham in 2023
Quang Ngai residents receive free medical care from S.Korean doctors
HCMC – As many as 1,500 adults and children in Quang Ngai Province are being given free medical services by South Korean doctors, as part of a medical program held by the Doosan Enerbility Vietnam Company (Doosan Vina) in coordination with the Chung Ang University Hospital (CAU) and the Community
Mondelez Kinh Do’s Tet program benefits underprivileged children
HCMC – Mondelez Kinh Do has rolled out a community program called “See Kinh Do, Give Tet” to bring a meaningful and warm Tet to disadvantaged children across the country. With the hope of bringing joy and happiness to poor children during the Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, the firm has designed
Nearly 8,000 students join Visa’s Financial Literacy program
HCMC – Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, on January 6 wrapped up its financial literacy program by educating nearly 8,000 students from various Vietnamese universities with essential financial skills. The two-month program, held in coordination with the Faculty of Finance and Banking
New Zealand re-launches scholarship program in Vietnam
HCMC – The New Zealand Government is set to re-launch its New Zealand Schools Scholarships (NZSS) this year, a prestigious program offered exclusively to Vietnamese secondary-school students. Through NZSS, which was initially launched in 2019, a number of Vietnamese recipients have gone on to
Tens of charitable homes handed over to poor people in HCMC
HCMC – FPT Corporation has handed over 50 houses to poor households in HCMC on the occasion of the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet. These charitable houses are located in Hoa Phu, Phuoc Vinh An, Tan Thanh Tay, Tay Thanh Dong, Phu Hoa Dong and An Phu communes in the city’s outlying district
HCMC closes inner-city streets to prepare flower, book streets for Tet
HCMC – The HCMC Department of Transport issued a notification on traffic rearrangement in District 1 from January 3 to 26, 2023, to organize book and flower streets for the Lunar New Year 2023. Vehicles will be disallowed to enter Nguyen Hue Boulevard and some traffic lanes on Le Loi Boulevard