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With around a month to go for the Mid-Autumn festival, moon cake producers have unveiled many traditional and new varieties.

The central province of Quang Binh has stepped up activities to stimulate tourism demand, aiming to welcome 3.5 million tourists this year.

The confluence of three ethnicities in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang, that of the Kinh, the Hoa and the Khmer, makes it a great place to discover the beauty of different cultures and observe distinct customs.​

Together with local people, Chinese nationals who are living and working in Vietnam have their own ways to enjoy the festive atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival and learn more about the event

A charitable art programme, themed “Sympathy and Love”, was held in Hanoi on October 1 by the Fund for Vietnamese Children with Disabilities on the occasion of the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival.

For expats living in Vietnam, making moon cake is a great chance to learn more about the host country’s culture and experience the atmosphere of Mid-Autumn Festival.

In Vietnam, Mid-Autumn Festival is also known as Children's Festival,bringing families together for a fun nighteating mooncakes and exotic fruits like pomelo, followed by parades lit by lanterns.

A large-scale festival to promote vegetarian culture, express gratitude to parents and mark Mother’s Day will be held in Hanoi on September 30.

The ancient city of Hoi An will apply to list its annual mid autumn festival and the traditional pottery craft of Thanh Ha village as national intangible heritage.

The Vietnamese community in Laos gathered in Phat Tich Pagoda in Vientiane on February 11 to celebrate the traditional “Nguyen tieu” (first full moon) festival,organised on every 15th day of the first lunar month.

The moon is getting full and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching so close to every corner. The festival is traditionally for children but now, adults also wait for it.

The Mid-Autumn Festival 2016 will take place in Hanoi from September 13-15 with one of the highlights being an exhibition on moon festivals of Vietnam and other ASEAN member nations.

The ninth edition of the “Full-Moon Festival –Lightening Vietnamese children’s dreams” will take place on September 11 in the central city of Da Nang and Quang Nam province's Hoi An ancient city.

A variety of moon cakes have hit the market with more than a month to go for the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A full moon festival was held in Hanoi on September 24 for nearly 1,000 children from disadvantaged backgrounds in the city.

The mid-autumn festival is underway in Hanoi's Old Quarter with numerous activities organised to serve people, especially children.

The grounds of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum on September 13 morning were full of children and their parents displaying masks they had made.