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Why Do Vietnamese People Put Their Gods on the Floor?
Vietnamese shops and homes keep their Earth God and God of Wealth altars on the ground floor, facing the door. The reason is both spiritual and practical.
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Vietnam's Airlines Start Cutting Flights as Jet Fuel Crisis Hits
Vietnam's airlines are cutting over a thousand flights in April and May after China and Thailand halted jet fuel exports.
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Year in Review: Vietnam's Concert Market Exploded in 2025
G-Dragon sold out two Hanoi shows in three days. 2NE1 reunited in Ho Chi Minh City. Alicia Keys made her Vietnam debut. In 2025, Vietnam went from a market that global tours skipped to a key stop on the Asian concert circuit.
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Vietnam's High-Speed Rail Drama: The Billionaire's Exit, Siemens' Win Over China, and a $67 Billion Mega-Project in Limbo
Vingroup quit Vietnam's $67 billion north-south high-speed rail bid on Christmas Day, days after signing a Siemens deal for a separate line. The exit exposed the tensions between state ambition, private capital, and geopolitics.
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From Tour Guide to Golden Bell Best Actor — Vietnamese Actor Liên Bỉnh Phát Makes Taiwan TV History
Vietnamese actor Liên Bỉnh Phát won Best Actor at Taiwan's Golden Bell Awards, the first Vietnamese recipient in the ceremony's 60-year history. A former tour guide who started acting at 26, he donated half his prize money to migrant worker organizations.
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Vietnamese Don't Celebrate the Winter Solstice — Except in Chợ Lớn
Most Vietnamese do not observe the winter solstice. But step into Chợ Lớn, one of the world's largest Chinatowns, and the festive atmosphere is unmistakable — driven by tang yuan, reunion dinners, and centuries of tradition.
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Vietnam Public Holidays 2026: 9-Day Tết Break and 5-Day National Day Weekend
Planning a trip to Vietnam in 2026? Save this holiday calendar to avoid peak crowds and book flights and hotels early. Tết runs 9 days, National Day stretches to 5.
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New Year's Eve 2026 in Vietnam: Fireworks and Countdown Events Guide
From four fireworks sites in Ho Chi Minh City to the classic countdown at Hồ Hoàn Kiếm in Hanoi, here is your complete guide to celebrating New Year's Eve 2026 in Vietnam.
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What Is Đi Bão? The Vietnamese Street Celebration That Stuns Foreigners
When Vietnam wins a major football match, entire cities erupt into spontaneous street celebrations within minutes. No one organizes it. No one sends invitations. This is đi bão — a tradition that leaves foreigners speechless.
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The Bar You Enter Through a Wardrobe — Tủ Bar in Ho Chi Minh City
In a Binh Thanh alley, a wardrobe hides one of Saigon's best speakeasies. No menu, no signage -- just bespoke cocktails and a stuffed bear for solo drinkers.
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When a Stand-Up Comic Picked Up a Camera — One Việt Kiều's Search for Roots
Fred Le grew up in the Bay Area to refugee parents. In 2017, he moved to Vietnam with one question -- why wouldn't his mother go back? His documentary follows 20-plus Viet Kieu seeking answers.
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Leaving the West, Returning to the Place Their Parents Left — The Việt Kiều Reverse Migration
Every year, 500,000 Vietnamese return from overseas. Some 25,000 choose to stay. Raised in the West, they are going back to the country their parents fled.