Keyword: "Christmas"

The festive spirit of Christmas is filling localities across Vietnam. Churches, streets, entertainment venues, cultural centres, and shopping malls are all adorned with dazzling, colorful decorations.

In recent years, Catholic communities across provinces have actively participated in patriotic movements, undertaken practical initiatives to protect the environment, and maintained public order at the grassroots level, contributing to the development of prosperous and beautiful hometowns.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last weekend by the Vietnam News Agency.

The Christmas spirit is spreading across many streets and roads in Ho Chi Minh City. In preparation for the upcoming holiday, shopping centres and entertainment venues have been adorned with lights and decorations to welcome visitors for sightseeing and photography.

Do Van Chien, Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee and President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, on December 22 visited and extended Christmas greetings to Nguyen Nang, Archbishop of the Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Vietnam.

As Christmas is less than two weeks away, the gift and decoration market in Hanoi is becoming bustling with a variety of eye-catching products at affordable prices.

Fun, warm, and “different from home” is how many foreigners feel about Christmas in Vietnam as they join the partying crowds along the streets of Hanoi.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 visited and extended Christmas and New Year greetings to priests and Catholics in the Bac Giang Parish as part of his trip to the northern province.

President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Do Van Chien on December 20 visited the Hanoi Archdiocese and Evangelical Church of Vietnam (North) on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year.

A wide range of decorations with stable prices are now available in the Hanoi market as Christmas is nearing, but purchasing power remains weak.

Main streets in Vietnam’s largest metropolises Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have been freshened up with lighting and Christmas decorations, signalling that the joyous end of year festival is fast approaching.

President Vo Van Thuong on December 14 visited the Archdiocese of Hue in central province of Thua Thien-Hue on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas and New Year.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN), on November 27 visited and presented gifts to a number of Vietnamese intellectuals in Connecticut state of the US on the occasion of Christmas and New Year.

Tet (Lunar New Year) is always an interesting experience for foreigners in Vietnam. Enjoying the Tet atmosphere, foreign ambassadors have shared their feelings about the biggest traditional festival in the country.

2022 marks a period of strong recovery in Vietnam’s tourism industry and its economy after a problematic two-year period due to COVID-19. Vietnam welcomed 2.95 million foreign tourists in the first 11 months of the year. Join us to catch up with some foreign visitors and hear of their affection for the country during the festive season.

The Class I Special Immigration Office of Soekarno-Hatta Airport announced on December 23 that 71,416 foreign travellers had entered Indonesia through the airport from December 7-21, ahead of Christmas.

Politburo member, Permanent Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Tran Thanh Man wished Catholic dignitaries and followers in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue a merry Christmas, while visiting the Archdiocese of Hue on December 23.

Party and State officials on December 21 visited and congratulated Catholic dignitaries and followers on the occasion of the upcoming Christmas.

On behalf of the leaders of the Party, State, and Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee, Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visited the Archbishop’s Palace of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese and the General Confederation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) on December 21, on the occasion of Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023.

Vietnamese-American pop stars Tuan Ngoc and Thanh Ha will perform in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Lat city in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong to celebrate Christmas and New Year.