Major retailers post sales growth during long Chuseok holiday of RoK (Source: YonhapNews) Hanoi (VNA) – The Republic of Korea (RoK)'s large retailers posted solid sales before and during this year's Chuseok holiday, helped by all-out marketing efforts to attract customers, according to Yonhap news agency. Data provided by local retailers showed double digit growth by some companies as the country celebrated the longest holiday in decades. Chuseok, or the Korean autumn harvest celebration, from September 11 to October 9, is one of the most important festivals in the country, along with Lunar New Year. During the holiday, people visit their hometowns to pay respect to their ancestors and meet their families and friends. Lotte Department Store said sales during the festival moved up 3.7 percent on-year, with demand for both budget and high-end gifts going up … [Read more...] about RoK: major retailers post sales growth during long Chuseok holiday
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Dien Bien has two more national intangible cultural heritages
Lao people in Nua Ngam commune celebrate the water festival (Source: VNA) Dien Bien (VNA) –The northern mountainous province of Dien Bien has two more heritages named in the list of national intangible cultural heritages, raising its total to six. They are the Bun huot nam (water festival) of the Lao ethnic minority people in Nua Ngam commune, Dien Bien district, and the art of making patterns on the traditional costumes of Mongz Lenhs, a branch of the Mong ethnic minority group in Sa Long commune, Muong Cha district. Between 1986 and 2015, the water festival was held annually on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival to facilitate family members’ reunion. However, since 2015, it has been celebrated on its traditional days, which fall on April 14-16 in Vietnamese calendar and May 11-13 in Lao calendar. It is considered an important festival … [Read more...] about Dien Bien has two more national intangible cultural heritages
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