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The first thing Vietnamese do during Tet is visit a temple. These eight — from north to south — are the most popular, spanning 1,500 years of history and drawing 5 million visitors a year.
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Takashimaya's first new overseas department store in eight years — in Hanoi's priciest neighborhood. Why is a nearly 200-year-old Kyoto shop making Vietnam its comeback bet?
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Starlink finally got its Vietnam license, but monthly fees are several times higher than local fiber. The number of people who will actually use it may be smaller than expected.
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Vietnamese have a saying: Day 1 for father, Day 2 for mother, Day 3 for teacher. Compared to Taiwan's Lunar New Year, some things feel familiar — others are entirely different.
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Tan Son Nhat hit 1,050+ flights in a single day for the first time. T3's first Tet — and possibly the last time this airport handles peak season alone.
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During Tet, 80% of shops close, hotel prices jump, and ATMs run out of cash. But an empty HCMC might be something you'll only see once in your life.
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2026 is the Year of the Horse. Saigon's Phu Tho Racetrack, once the largest in Asia, is being torn down for a park. A look back at its century of gambling, war, and fading glory.
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Vietnam's stock market is set to upgrade from frontier to emerging market status. The March review is the final checkpoint, with 28 stocks in line for FTSE global index inclusion.
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The Hai Su Vang field in Vietnam's Cuu Long Basin holds over 400 million barrels of recoverable oil — Southeast Asia's third-largest find since 2000. Full production is expected around 2029.
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Airlifted out of Vietnam at 12 during the fall of Saigon, Peter Cuong Franklin went to Yale, spent 15 years on Wall Street, then quit to attend Le Cordon Bleu. He returned to HCMC and opened a Michelin-starred restaurant inside a wet market.
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Vietnamese corporate year-end parties have gone viral. Employees self-fund professional dance routines and post 'transformation' videos that hit millions of views on TikTok.
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Vietnam's food safety Decree 46 took effect in late January. Within ten days, over 1,800 containers were stuck at ports. The government hit the brakes.