The HCMC Real Estate Association (HoREA) has proposed that the Government consider raising the loan interest cap to 25%, from the current limit of 20%, the local media reported.

Thousands of villagers and interested onlookers enjoyed a wrestling festival which took place in Sinh village in Phu Mau commune of Phu Vang district, located in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue Province on February 14.

 Lunar New Year is one of the biggest festivals of the year for Muong Vang ethnic people in Lac Son district, Hoa Binh province. On the first days of the year, Muong Vang people conduct traditional ancestor worship rituals.

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More than 500 wild animals were rescued in 2018 as awareness about nature increases, according to the Education for Nature-Vietnam (ENV).

 Vietnam will host the 12th Intergovernmental Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia (EST 12) this year, the national English – language newspaper quoted the Ministry of Transport as announcing.

With the development potential of renewable energy, coupled with preferential policies, VN has drawn the attention of both domestic and foreign investors in the clean energy field, which is expected to grow quickly in the coming years. 

 The opening ceremony of the 2019 Bai Dinh Pagoda festival was held in Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 10 or the 6th day of the lunar new year.

 "Banh Chung" is a traditional cake of Vietnamese people during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays. For the Vietnamese, making Banh Chung is an ideal way to express gratitude to their ancestors and homeland.

 A wide range of activities are being held in a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrating programme that kicked off on the December 19 Book Street in Hanoi on February 7.

 Pao Dung is the traditional singing of the Dao ethnic minority people living in northern Vietnam.

 Ancestor worship, an ancient Vietnamese tradition, is a ritual practice paying tribute to deceased family members and reminding people of their roots.

 Moc Chau district in Son La province attracts visitors by its natural landscape and the unique cultural practices of local ethnic minority groups such as brocade weaving.

 The Central Highlands province of Dak Lak will host a cuisine contest for chefs from the region at Ko Tam Community Cultural Ecological Tourism from March 13-16 in Buon Ma Thuot city.

 Tet, or Lunar New Year, is the most important festival in Vietnam. This event is the time for family reunion, so people visit their family, prepare and enjoy holiday together.

 Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday has come to Ho Chi Minh City and the streets are alive with activities, including the annual calligraphy street in front of Youth Cultural House in District 1.

 An exhibition themed “My zodiac- prosperous pig”, featuring thousands of works by historian Duong Trung Quoc and his friends is taking place in Hanoi to welcome the Lunar New Year – the year of pig.

 Forestry experts are optimistic about the future in Vietnam, largely thanks to community-based forest management.

 Making French cultural tourism a worldwide experience is what the exhibition France eMotion – The Animated Journey is aiming to do at L’Espace in Hanoi.

 The Vietnam National Space Centre (VNSC) has received several objects from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) for exhibition at the country’s space museum.