According to reports of enterprises, the lunar New Year (Tet) bonus this year increases from last year. In particular, the highest Tet bonus belongs to a company in the southern province of Dong Nai, with VND650 million ($32,000).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The lunar New Year is coming, but due to economic crisis this year, many people have to practice thrift.

 VietNamNet Bridge – People living in the Song Hong (Red River) Delta are preparing to celebrate the Huong Pagoda festival 2013, which a local official has promised will be the biggest ever.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam recorded a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate of 5.03 percent in 2012, announced the General Statistics Office (GSO) in a press briefing in Hanoi on December 24.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The upcoming holiday season has heated up the tourism market with an increase in the tours being booked despite the ongoing economic crisis.

VietNamNet Bridge – The Hanoi Labor Federation is calling for the combination of social forces to join its plan to assist poor workers to return home for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which will fall in early February 2013.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi authorities have decided to stage fireworks displays at 29 locations around the city to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year) which falls in the second week of February.