Vietnam’s traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) is recognised not only by spring colours, red calligraphy and family reunions, but also by the Tet feast that takes centre stage in the opening days of the year.

As Vietnamese steel companies pivot towards the domestic market due to weakening export demand, they are grappling with intense competition that has compressed profit margins across the sector.

Vietnamese communities around the world have been celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) with cultural events that highlight traditional customs, strengthen community bonds, and introduce Vietnamese heritage to international friends.

In a bid to facilitate travel and leisure activities for residents and visitors during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, Hanoi has introduced a series of free parking sites and public transport.

Plans to gradually remove long-standing credit growth quotas while introducing Basel III capital rules could reshape the banking system and widen the gap between stronger and weaker lenders, according to S&P Global Ratings.

Recently, foreign media have shared positive sentiment on Vietnam’s economic prospects, praising the country’s impressive growth as it moves toward becoming a top economy in Southeast Asia.

The 2026 Lunar New Year Book Street Festival officially opened on February 15 in Ho Chi Minh City.

For Vietnamese people, Lunar New Year (Tet Nguyen Dan) is the most important traditional festival of the year, marking the sacred transition between old and new, and opening a fresh cycle of hope and renewal.

Five train carriages named after Hanoi’s historic gates have been transformed into living rooms of old families, bringing Lunar New Year (Tet) memories back to life on a cultural railway journey.

On the final night of the lunar year, streets in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City filled with people gathering for fireworks and the sacred moment of transition into the Year of the Horse 2026.

In the final days before Tet, visitors flock to On Lang Assembly Hall to seek blessings and carry out a long-standing Chinese-Vietnamese custom.

On the final evening of the lunar year, just before the stroke of midnight, Party General Secretary To Lam paid tribute at the Ly Thai To monument and extended Tet greetings to Hanoi’s Party committee, authorities and people.

As families prepared for Giao thua (New Year's Eve), doctors at University Medical Center HCM City worked through the night to give terminal patients a second chance at life.

Even before its official premiere, Tran Thanh’s latest Tet film has surged ahead at the box office, doubling the combined advance sales of its competitors.

Through the VNeTraffic application, which has more than 5 million users, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on Monday extended Lunar New Year (Tet) wishes for peace, good health and safe travel to everyone on the road.

At the national conference on studying, learning, disseminating and implementing the Resolution of the 14th National Party Congress, Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung presented a report on external relations in the new era.

As tens of millions of subscribers leave major cities for their hometowns this Lunar New Year (Tet), telecom operators say expanded 5G coverage and AI powered systems will prevent network congestion.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade has responded to concerns that data centers are being charged commercial electricity rates instead of production tariffs, a shift that businesses say has raised costs by 50%.

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Ho Chi Minh City will stage high- and low-altitude fireworks across 17 locations, offering residents and visitors multiple vantage points to welcome the Year of the Horse.

Vietnam is at the convergence of opportunity and aspiration. A new growth model is being formed. A “Vietnamese value system” - self-reliant, prosperous, and happy - is gradually becoming the guiding principle for development.

The Ministry of Finance's (MOF) proposal to allow the issuance of daily or monthly summary invoices for non-business individuals in high-transaction sectors is expected to help reduce costs and infrastructure pressure.

VietNamNet discussed this reform with Professor Tran Diep Tuan, Secretary of the Party Committee of UMP HCMC.

On the day his girlfriend confessed her feelings, the teacher from Nghe An felt hesitant. In the end, he chose to set aside vague worries about the future and hold on to the thread of happiness in his life.

At the age of 114, Meritorious Artist Vi Thi Me (Na Khau Village, Luc Hon Commune, Quang Ninh) remains lucid enough to sing ancient Then melodies.