According to the traditional customs, Vietnamese usually prepare traditional food like spring rolls, banh chung/banh tet, (a pie made from glutinous rice, mung bean and pork), xoi (sticky rice) and or ...

A few months after my arrival, the atmosphere of Tet, the Lunar New Year and the most important holiday for Vietnamese people, created a certain quietude that felt rather joyful. In reality ...

Hong, 55, has laboured over the dish -- which must be boiled for 12 hours over a wood fire -- almost every year for the last four decades. "We can buy ready-made banh chung but it doesn't create ...

Image As a child, Nguyen Phan Que Mai celebrated Tet in southern Vietnam, where the golden flowers of Mai trees bloom around Lunar New Year. When Vietnamese people celebrate Tet, which falls on ...

Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1611043/1611044" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Many ...

Across the country, streets are decked out with statues of felines and shops are stocked full of cat-themed decorations, popular gifts during Vietnamese New Year, known as Tet. Vietnam and ...

Before the Tet Offensive, President Lyndon Johnson and Gen. William Westmoreland, the U.S. commander in Vietnam, had claimed that victory was in sight. After the offensive, it was clear to many ...

The wide-ranging assault was timed to the day marking the Vietnamese lunar year, a celebration known locally as Tet. QUIZ: How much do you know about the Vietnam War? Khe Sanh, where some fighting ...

The highest Tet bonus for an individual in Vietnam this year might be VND5.7 billion ($234,327), while the lowest is as low as VND20,000 (82 cents). As of Tuesday, 28 localities have announced their ...