Vietnamese consumers spend over $6mn buying mooncakes online: Metric
Economy 21:17 24/09/2026Vietnamese shoppers spent VND159.3 billion (US$6.1 million) on mooncakes through Shopee and TikTok Shop between August 19 and September 18, according to data platform Metric.vn.
Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival weather forecast: Little rain in north, heavy downpours in central, south
Vietnam News 10:57 24/09/2026Vietnam’s national weather agency has said northern provinces will see little rain during the Mid-Autumn Festival on Thursday and Friday, while the country's central and southern regions may face heavy downpours.
Old-school lanterns, young hands: Reviving Mid-Autumn memories in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Life 16:10 23/09/2026Workshops at cafes across Ho Chi Minh City are drawing young people this Mid-Autumn Festival with a chance to make their own lanterns and lion-dance masks. Sitting down with paintbrushes in hand, they decorate each piece with their own colors and designs.
Million-dong luxury mooncakes fly off shelves without shoppers hitting the streets
Vietnam Life 12:04 23/09/2026Luxury mooncakes priced at millions of dong per box are selling briskly in Hanoi, with hotels reporting sales of 20,000 to 60,000 boxes for the 2026 Mid-Autumn season, up from last year.
Lanterns, masks and mooncakes: Children celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival in Ho Chi Minh City
Vietnam Life 21:04 21/09/2026With Vietnam’s Mid-Autumn Festival just days away, children are joining lantern-making, mask-painting, and other festive activities designed to bring joy, warmth, and lasting memories in Ho Chi Minh City.
Hanoi’s Hang Ma Street bursts with color ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
Vietnam News 10:30 21/09/2026Hang Ma Street in Hanoi, known for its colorful decorations and festival goods, has been drawing crowds as the Mid-Autumn Festival approaches.
Vietnam Airlines promotes Hanoi autumn tourism, offers up to 10% off fares
Vietnam News 13:21 19/09/2026Vietnam Airlines and Hanoi are rolling out autumn food, cultural, sports and music events to attract tourists, with the carrier offering discounts of up to 10 percent on domestic flights to the capital from September 18.
Mid-Autumn traditions come alive at Ho Chi Minh City art exhibition
Vietnam News 11:51 19/09/2026The installation exhibition Cua Trang va Ta – Of Moon and Us, which runs from September 19 to 30 at EMGallery in Ho Chi Minh City, explores Vietnam’s traditional Mid-Autumn Festival through folk and contemporary art.
Ho Chi Minh City eateries roll out Mid-Autumn decor, free lanterns for children
Ho Chi Minh City 17:24 17/09/2026Several eateries in Ho Chi Minh City are spending tens of millions of dong on elaborate Mid-Autumn Festival decorations, while some are giving children traditional cellophane lanterns and organizing family activities.
Traditional bakeries in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Lon area keep the Mid-Autumn spirit alive
Ho Chi Minh City 08:12 12/09/2026As the eighth lunar month begins, traditional Chinese bakeries in Ho Chi Minh City’s Cho Lon area, home to the Chinese Vietnamese community in the city, fire up their ovens for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Giant Mid-Autumn lanterns revive Vietnamese folk tale in Ho Chi Minh City
Travel 15:04 07/09/2026A nearly three-meter-tall toad lantern has become the centerpiece of a Mid-Autumn Festival display at the more than 160-year-old Son Tra Communal House in Ho Chi Minh City.
Vietnamese youths invite ‘random foreigner’ to film a Mid-Autumn video, then discover he’s EU ambassador
Vietnam News 12:51 07/09/2026A group of young people in Tuyen Quang Province, northern Vietnam, invited a casually dressed foreign visitor to join their Mid-Autumn Festival video. They later discovered that their friendly guest was Julien Guerrier, the European Union’s ambassador to Vietnam.
