For people in southern Vietnam, grilled snakehead fish is an essential offering on God of Wealth Day. However, not everyone understands the cultural and spiritual significance behind this tradition.

Tu, a resident of District 3, Ho Chi Minh City purchases two gold bars on the God of Wealth Day, February 7, 2025. Photo: Thanh Hiep / Tuoi Tre People across Vietnam flocked to jewelry shops to buy ...

HANOI, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- The gold ring price in Vietnam surged to a new historic peak of over 90 million Vietnamese dong (3,573 U.S. dollars) per tael on Tuesday morning ahead of the God of ...

The belief that purchasing gold on this special day brings financial success has led to an annual phenomenon in Vietnam. In Hanoi ... people line up from 3 a.m. to buy gold on the God of Wealth Day.

Xiao nian is sometimes also known colloquially as the Kitchen God Festival, since a major part of the celebrations is to prepare the home and hearth to bid that deity a temporary farewell.

January 18 marked 75 years of diplomatic relations between China and Vietnam. In a world where geopolitical shifts and challenges seem commonplace, both countries seized this milestone as an ...

The gold ring price in Vietnam surged to a new historic peak of over 90 million Vietnamese dong (3,573 U.S. dollars) per tael on Tuesday morning ahead of the God of Wealth Day (Feb. 7), local media ...

A key part of the Chinese "xiao nian" festival a week before Lunar New Year concerns the Kitchen God, who is also celebrated in Vietnam I n 2025, Lunar New Year's day falls on 29 January ...