Symbolising prosperity, the kumquat tree is selected by most Vietnamese families to adorn their houses during Tet.

The days just before Tet are the busiest time for Hoang Trong Tuyen, a calligrapher living in Thanh Hoa province. He has a new product this year – calligraphy paintings on lotus leaves.

With the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) just a few days away, Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City has become packed with people who are either flying home for family reunions or going on holiday during the festive season.

This year’s festival, from February 3-19, has attracted the participation of 40 calligraphers who are members of calligraphic clubs and selected from a writing competition to perform at the festival.

Authorities of the southern metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City has decided to increase the number of venues hosting fireworks displays on the upcoming Lunar New Year's Eve to 11, an increase from last year's eight.

Hang Be market in Hanoi, a site famous for selling food in the capital, is bustling as people are busy preparing for Ong Cong – Ong Tao (the Land Genie and the Kitchen Gods Day), which falls on 23rd of the last month of the Lunar New Year.

Businesses, supermarkets and petty merchants at traditional markets have prepared large inventories for the Tet sale season, but sales have been going slowly as people have cut back on spending.

Vietnamese Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival at the HCM City Youth Cultural House is quickly becoming the most attractive destination of the city during the Tet holiday.

Air tickets for flights on some routes with departure on peak days, from February 1 to February 19, are running out, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

You can easily feel the spring atmosphere in Hanoi at bonsai gardens around the capital.

As production and business results in 2023 were unsatisfactory for some businesses, low Tet bonuses were foreseeable. But workers see signs of recovery in the Year of the Dragon.

Domestic tourism remains a priority of Vietnamese holidaymakers during the Lunar New Year with 57.7% of respondents said they will spend the holiday at local tourist destinations, according to a report released by The Outbox Company on January 31.

More than 50 artists in music, dance and theatre from HCM City will perform in the TV music programme Gala Nhạc Việt 2024- Năm Mới Rực Rỡ (Vietnamese Music Gala 2024– Happy Lunar New Year).

Large hotels in Da Nang city and Quang Nam province have reported occupancy rates of 70-95 percent for the upcoming Tet holidays, with most guests foreign travelers.

The 2024 New Year Book Street Festival will take place on Le Loi street of Ho Chi Minh City from February 7-14, showcasing 6,000 book titles.

Ceramic sculptures depicting different postures of dragon – one of the four sacred animals in Vietnamese culture, are on display at an on-going exhibition in Hanoi.

On Sunday afternoon, at the headquarters of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Kingdom of Belgium, the General Association of Vietnamese people in Belgium organised the event "Wrapping green chưng cake, welcoming spring as you wish".

The Old Quarter at the heart of the capital is full of hustle and bustle with various activities featuring traditional customs and rituals for the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, as part of the annual Vietnamese Tet Street program.

Just 10 days left to the Lunar New Year (Tet), almost all airplane and train tickets on key routes for this occasion have been sold out, while there is not a lack of means of road transport.