These Tet gifts, made up of coffee, cookies, tea, etc., are sold everywhere before the Tet holiday starts. … [Read more...] about Tet in Saigon
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Tet Tree in Saigon
Vietnamese are now celebrating the Year of the Dragon during their Tet celebrations this week. Today is Day 6 of Tet. Right before Tet, Vietnamese bring their Tet trees back into their homes. Most of these trees will stay in the home for Tet but a service will later pick them up and take care of these trees until the next Tet. … [Read more...] about Tet Tree in Saigon
NHK and Aussie Channels replaced by the Army Channel
Last month subscribers to SCTV, one of the leading provider for cable television in Saigon, were surprised when many Australian channels and NHK, from Japan, were removed. No explanation was given. Another big surprise, a new channel run by the Army, some say the police, has been added. ANTV, the army channel, provides around the clock programming related to the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about NHK and Aussie Channels replaced by the Army Channel
Year of the Dragon in Saigon (SaigonNezumi Redesigned)
Today is Day 6 of the Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. It has been a busy week. Many Vietnamese and Expats left the city but others stayed as well. Saigon this Tet has been quite busy, more then any previous years. This Tet I am working on two WordPress sites for clients. I also took advantage of the time to redesign SaigonNezumi.com. I just launched it early this … [Read more...] about Year of the Dragon in Saigon (SaigonNezumi Redesigned)
