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Around Town

Around Town

The lantern festival of the Chinese Vietnamese community

Chuong Pham -
The Lantern Festival, or Tet Nguyen Tieu, has turned Ho Chi Minh City's Chinese Vietnamese community area into a living tapestry. This year, a...
Around Town

The dance of the qilin

Chuong Pham -
On the morning of the third day of Tet, a stretch of Nguyen Trai Street in what was once District 5 begins to slow....
Around Town

Nguyen Hue Flower Street keeps horse mascots on display for another month

Dat Thanh -
HCMC – Nguyen Hue Flower Street 2026 closed on February 22, having drawn more than 1.8 million visitors, but two horse mascot installations will...
Around Town

HCMC readies fireworks display for New Year 2026

The Ky -
HCMC - Preparations for the high-altitude fireworks display at the Saigon River Tunnel entrance in An Khanh Ward are nearing completion as the city...
Around Town

Crowds paint the town red after Vietnam U22 clinch gold

Dat Thanh -
HCMC – Thousands of football fans in HCMC hit the streets with flags, horns and drums for celebration after Vietnam’s U22 football team won...
Around Town

Lantern street lights up for Mid-Autumn

Dat Thanh -
HCMC – Luong Nhu Hoc Street in Cho Lon Ward, HCMC has turned into a festive hotspot as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, drawing thousands...
50 years

Over 2,000 rehearse for Reunification Day parade in HCMC

Dat Thanh -
HCMC – Around 2,000 participants gathered at Thu Thiem Park in Thu Duc City at 5:30 p.m. on April 10 to rehearse for a...
50 years

Reunification Day rehearsal in HCMC highlights troop-citizen bonds

Dat Thanh -
HCMC – Large crowds gathered at Bach Dang Wharf in downtown HCMC on the night of April 8 to see a ceremonial cannon salute...
Around Town

Tourists flock to HCMC’s landmarks for Hung Kings’ death anniversary

Dat Thanh -
HCMC – Major tourist destinations across HCMC have attracted large crowds on the 10th day of the third lunar month (April 7), as residents...
50 years

HCMC’s skies buzz with helicopter, fighter jet drills

Ngoc Nguyen -
HCMC - Dozens of fighter jets and helicopters continued their training flights over HCMC in preparation for the 50th anniversary of the liberation of...

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