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Residents of Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province, have completed a massive 300kg banh chung, a traditional Vietnamese sticky rice cake, to offer in tribute to the renowned physician Hai Thuong Lan ...

In Vietnam, the traditional 12-hour process of making 'banh chung' continues to be a beloved Lunar New Year ritual, despite challenges for the younger generation to keep it alive. Nguyen Dao Anh Khoi ...

Over 10,000 kilometers away from the homeland, in harsh living conditions, Tet holds important significance for Vietnam’s blue beret peacekeepers in Abyei. International friends join Vietnam’s blue ...

This Tết, you’re invited to my grandma’s house for a true-blue Tết meal of Hoa Vietnamese, comprising char siu, khâu nhục (braised pork belly), cured duck meat, etc. Then, you can think of the best ...

These days, people from all walks of life across the country and international friends express their infinite sorrow at the passing of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong. In addition to the ...

This neighbourhood store in Tai Kok Tsui regularly boasts a long queue. Banh Mi Chung sells only one kind of classic banh mi ($30 for half portion, $50 for full portion), which are made to order. Each ...

My family wrapped many banh chung and stored them in the cool component of the refrigerator to eat them later. Is it safe to eat them then? (Huyen, 31) Banh chung, a square-shaped pack of sticky rice ...

This year, Dinh Dang’s small family of four did not return to her hometown for Tet but stayed in Ha Long. During the days before Tet, her mother-in-law invited her to buy peach blossoms and fresh ...

In the days leading up to Lunar New Year, in addition to professional work such as fire safety inspections, the soldiers of the Fire Prevention and Rescue Police Team of Bac Tu Liem District Police ...