Tết Nguyên Đán (Traditional Lunar New Year) is the biggest among traditional festivals for the Vietnamese people. Today, many ancient customs are still practised in the former royal capital.

 Every week, a group of people with disabilities, poor kids and orphans gather in the front yard of a social centre in HCM City’s Bình Tân District, laughing, playing and getting ready for their taekwondo class.

 Although they are increasingly popular, singers of traditional music are still working hard to achieve their dreams to preserve and develop the national art form.

 The HCM City Department of Master Planning and Architecture has recommended that the People’s Committee should remove two of the five golf courses from its city master plan.

 Two women were found dead early on Saturday morning at their duck-watching hut in Mỏ Cày Bắc District in the Mekong Delta province of Bến Tre after the husband of one woman confessed to the murders.

 Police in Đồng Nai on Sunday started a criminal investigation against two men allegedly involved in the theft of VNĐ2.2 billion (US$100,000) from a toll station on the HCM City-Long Thành-Dầu Giây Expressway.

 The IVACFLU-S vaccines, which have been produced in Vietnam to protect against seasonal flu such as A/H1N1, A/H3N2, and B, are now available on the market, according to the Institute of Vaccines and Medical Biologicals under the Ministry of Health.

 Banh gio (rice dough dumpling with minced pork and wood ear mushrooms inside) is favoured as a breakfast dish and as an after-school supper dish for children.  

 Bonsai tree planting has become a growing industry in Vietnam. The interest in this art is huge among people with a natural affinity for bonsai trees.

 Several new development trends are emerging in the real estate market, which is expected to remain strong in 2019 since the economy continues to grow robustly and there is a lot of investment flowing into infrastructure.

 The opening ceremony of the 2019 Bai Dinh Pagoda festival was held in Gia Sinh commune, Gia Vien district, the northern province of Ninh Binh on February 10 or the 6th day of the lunar new year.

 Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong launched the New Year Tree Planting Festival in Viet Cuong commune, Tran Yen district, the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai on February 10 (the sixth day of Lunar New Year 2019).

 The Ban Flower Festival 2019 – the popular spring flower festival of the north and northwestern region, will take place from March 6-18 in Dien Bien province.

 As many as 22 people were killed and 19 others injured in 22 traffic accidents that occurred nationwide on February 10 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year). 

 ietnamese people also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their house in this special period, including peach blossoms.

 Spring has long been believed as a season of life when tree are full of ripe fruits and flowers are in full bloom.

 "Banh Chung" is a traditional cake of Vietnamese people during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays. For the Vietnamese, making Banh Chung is an ideal way to express gratitude to their ancestors and homeland.

 Vietnamese people also use many kinds of flowers and plants to decorate their house in this special period, including peach blossoms, kumquat, apricot blossoms, among others.

 Vietnam’s geographic proximity to North Korea, the country’s economic success after the normalization of diplomatic ties with the United States, and its neutral stance are factors behind its being chosen as the venue for the next summit.

Vietnam is considered an ideal location for the summit as the country has created an “economic miracle” after three decades of opening-up and renovation and has become a trusted partner of the US after more than two decades of normalized ties.