Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

The Chang'an Lantern Festival kicked off on Wednesday in three major popular sites of Xi'an, Shaanxi province, and will run ...

In Vietnam, the Mid-Autumn Festival means one thing: children marching through the streets with beautiful paper lanterns.

"This lantern is exquisitely made and looks even better than in the pictures," tourist Luo Meiling told AFP. Also making an appearance is the mythical Monkey King, Sun Wukong, from the Chinese ...

The creation Hon Thieng Dat Viet (The Sacred Soul of Vietnam) by Hoi An Craft team won first prize at the Ocean International ...

Vietnamese artisans from Hoi An have redefined lantern-making with 'The Sacred Soul of Vietnam', a record-breaking creation ...

The contest gathered 16 teams and artisans from five countries, namely China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Vietnam ...

The Vietnamese creation The Sacred Soul of Vietnam triumphed at the Ocean International Lantern Festival, wowing judges with ...

-- Vietnamese air carriers will add 586 flights, equivalent to about 134,800 seats, from January 17 to February 12, the peak period of the 2025 Lunar New Year holiday, according to the Civil Aviation ...

Vietnam's Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh (R) and Russia's Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin (L) shake hands during a signing ceremony at the Government Office in Hanoi on January 14, 2025. (Photo by ...

A series of activities for the border people exchange festival and the Year of China-Vietnam Humanistic Exchange 2025 kicked off in Malipo county, Wenshan Zhuang and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan ...

The General Association of Vietnamese People (GAVP) in Laos hosted a programme to celebrate Tết (Lunar New Year Festival) 2025 in Vientiane on January 13 evening, gathering representatives from its ...