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HCMC’s floating flower market on Tet holidays to open on January 6

HCMC’s unique floating flower market on the lunar New Year is scheduled to open on January 6-21 (on the 5th -30th days of the last lunar month).

Lamps are lit overnight to speed up flower blooming for Tet

Nghe An’s farmers are keeping lights on throughout the night to help flower trees blossom in time for Tet.

Night flights to double for Tet holiday

Night flights will be doubled to meet increasing travel demand before, during, and after Lunar New Year Festival – the biggest one in Vietnam and other Asian countries, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV).

Hanoi adds nearly 2,500 coach trips for the New Year holidays

People will have a three-day holiday for the New Year, and another seven-day for the traditional Lunar New Year celebrations.

World Cup trophy shaped bonsai trees go on sale

Kumquat bonsai trees in the shape of the World Cup are proving popular among shoppers for home decorations in northern Vietnam.

Hanoi farmers busy pruning peach leaves for Lunar New Year holiday

Farmers in Hanoi’s Nhat Tan flower village are busy trimming leaves for peach trees to prepare for the upcoming Lunar New Year 2023 (Tet holiday).

Employers struggle to offer 13th-month salary to workers

Though difficulties in production and cash flow, employers are still promising to give 2023 Tet bonuses to their workers.

Factory workers lose jobs before Tet, leave for hometowns

Many workers in Industrial Zoness in Binh Duong have had to leave for their hometown after being laid off or had their hours cut.

Holidaymakers favour hi-end resorts for Tet

Bookings for hotel rooms during Lunar New Year (Tet) festival have surged since early January, especially in four and five-star resorts.

Specialties in Tet tray in southern Vietnam

Broiled pork cooked with coconut juice and duck eggs together with bitter gourd soup are viewed as an unmissable part of the traditional tray in southern Vietnam during Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays - the country’s largest traditional festival.

Lunar New Year visit to pagodas - long-lived tradition

Visiting pagodas during the Lunar New Year festival is not merely an activity associated with Buddhism but it has become an age-old cultural tradition, and an indispensable part in Vietnamese people’s spiritual life

Party leader makes Tet visit to Hanoi’s officials, people

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong made a Tet visit to officials and people of Hanoi on the eve of the Lunar New Year (January 31).

President extends New Year greetings

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent the best New Year greetings to all Vietnamese people throughout the nation and abroad on the eve of traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Army, citizens side by side to effectively fight against Covid-19

HCMC has just passed its toughest challenge so far in the Covid-19 pandemic, thanks to the collaboration and determination of all residents, the municipal authorities, and especially the timely aid of the army with their spirit of self-sacrifice.

Traffic congestion occurs at ending point of Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway

The high volume of vehicles flocked to the National Highway No.30 heading to National Highway 1A causing extreme traffic congestion at the ending point of Trung Luong – My Thuan expressway for several hours.

HCMC’s annual book street festival on Tet holidays opens

HCMC’s annual Book Street Festival on the lunar New Year opened on January 29 (on the 27th day of the last month).

Airport, train station in HCMC see many passengers returning home for Tet

It was recorded that the number of people coming to Tan Son Nhat Airport on January 22 to go to provinces was much higher than on normal days. 

MoT proposes to cease unnecessary activities of crowd gatherings on Tet holiday

In order to ensure the Covid-19 pandemic prevention and control works, the Ministry of Health proposed to halt unnecessary activities of crowd gatherings.

Ministry submits Tet holiday schedule to Prime Minister

The Ministry of Labor - Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA) has just proposed a nine-day Lunar New Year 2022 break following the consensus of 16 other ministries, agencies and organizations and submited the proposal to the PM for approval.

Japanese man becomes latest COVID-19 case in Vietnam

Vietnam recorded one imported COVID-19 case on February 15 morning, raising the total count in the country to 2,229, according to the National Steering Committee for COVID-19 Prevention and Control.