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Hang Ma Street gears up for start of Mid-Autumn festival

With nearly one month to go shops located on Hang Ma Street in Hanoi have been making preparations for the upcoming Mid-Autumn festival by displaying a range of colourful ornaments, allowing visitors to soak up the festive atmosphere.

Traditional toy-making village busy ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival

Several weeks before the Mid-Autumn Festival, Mr. Dong and his employees have had to stay up overnight to make 10,000 paper masks.

Glowing lanterns signal start of Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City

Numerous colourful lanterns can be seen lighting up Luong Nhu Hoc Street in District 5 of Ho Chi Minh City during the night, serving to attract plenty of visitors ahead of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mooncake producers begin selling well before Mid-Autumn Festival

The Mid-Autumn Festival is a time for mooncakes, a baked pastry that symbolises family reunions and which is traditionally consumed as part of the...

Objects of play admired over centuries

An important element of celebrations during the fast-approaching Mid-Autumn Festival is the toys that parents buy for their kids.

Animal-shaped mooncakes create ‘fever’ among domestic market

Mooncakes created in unique and cute animal shapes are set to become the latest trend to hit the mooncake market for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Mid-Autumn Festival held for Vietnamese children abroad

The Mid-Autumn Festival, which is considered an exclusive traditional occasion for children, was held in a number of big cities in the Czech Republic for Vietnamese children in the country.

 

Artisans keep traditional Mid-Autumn festival alive

Folk toys are now lost among the digital products of modern life. However, there are still people who quietly preserve the craft of making traditional toys, keeping the beauty of Mid-Autumn season of the old days.

People queue for mooncakes as Mid-Autumn Festival nears

Despite hot weather hitting the streets of Hanoi, long queues of people formed in front of Bao Phuong shop on Thuy Khe street in order to purchase mooncakes for their families ahead of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

Traditional toys indispensable at Mid-Autumn Festival

Amid the abundance of colourful modern toys displayed in Hanoi’s Old Quarter during the Mid-Autumn Festival, traditional offerings till have their place in the hearts of Vietnamese children.

Needy kids enjoy Mid-Autumn Festival delights

Vu Thi Mi, an 8-year-old Mong ethnicity girl, cannot hide her excitement when speaking about her Mid-Autumn Festival experience.

Mural street shines during Mid-Autumn Festival

As the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming near, the streets of Hanoi are filled with vibrant lanterns with different colors and shapes. 

Craft village keeps mooncake mould making alive

To make a beautiful and tasty mooncake, the most important task is to form the shape of the cake. That is when the mooncake mould becomes handy and indispensible in making a cake.  

Kids explore traditional Mid-Autumn festival

The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has organised several activities to help children learn more about traditional games and fruit trays in the festival.

Colourful HCM City street attracts young people ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival

Several streets in HCM City's District 5 has attracted lots of visitors interested in colourful decorative objects for Mid-Autumn Festival.

Quality of handmade moon cakes should be tightened

With the Mid-Autumn festival just around the corner, mooncake markets are bustling offering a variety of tasty treats.

Cheap Chinese toys flood Vietnamese market despite safety concerns

More Chinese toys are being exported to Vietnam and are getting cheaper as a result of the US-China trade war.

Mid-Autumn festival to begin in Hanoi’s Old Quarter

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi’s Old Quarter will host the opening of the traditional Mid-Autumn festival on Friday.

Glowing lanterns signal start of Mid-Autumn Festival

 VietNamNet Bridge – Thousands of colourful lanterns are lighting up the streets of HCM City’s District 5 during the night, attracting thousands of visitors for the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.

Handmade lanterns survive half century

Artisans from the Phu Binh Lantern Village in HCM City’s District 11 are busy with orders this week, making traditional cellophane lanterns to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival.