Spring is unanimously the most festive season in Vietnam in general and the North in particular.

There is a certain selection of dishes that almost every family will have on Tet or Lunar New Year.

Apart from peach flower and marumi kumquat, Vietnamese, especially southerners, often celebrate the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival with yellow apricot blossom (Ochna integerrima) that symbolises good luck, wealth, good health, happiness and love.

Giving away lucky money is a traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) custom through which Vietnamese people exchange the best wishes with one another, hoping for a year of peace and good luck.

As a non-Vietnamese residing in Quebec (Canada), Herman's heart swells whenever the Lunar New Year approaches. For him, the best way to immerse himself in the culture is to cook up a typical Vietnamese meal.

An orange grove worth hundreds of billions in Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province is now ripe and ready for harvesting. Farmers are stocking up to prepare for the Tet season when prices go up.

Many people have booked hotel rooms for their pets while they are away during Tet holiday. At luxury hotels, the pets not only receive special healthcare services, but also enjoy spa services and have their pictures taken.

During Tet, Vietnam’s biggest holiday of the year, families from all around the world try to return home for a special reunion and to welcome in the Lunar New Year together. 

In celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year, ALL - Accor Live Limitless is rewarding its members with 888 reward points for stays of two nights or longer across Vietnam.

Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the ornamental peach blossom market is booming.

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many overseas Vietnamese students will not be able to return to Vietnam to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays (Tet).

More than 30 antiques and documents bearing images of tigers are on display at the National Museum of Vietnamese History in downtown Hanoi.

Northern Vietnam will experience a cold Tet with drizzle, whilst central and southern Vietnam will be sunny and dry.

Some localities don’t want residents to return to hometowns to celebrate Tet holiday and have set extreme anti-pandemic measures.

Many spring festivals in the capital city of Hanoi will be halted for the second straight year due to complicated COVID-19 developments.

Hanoi will not set off fireworks on lunar New Year’s Eve this year in an effort to focus on the ongoing COVID-19 fight and protect local people’s life.

Cities and provinces are applying their own varying COVID-19 travel regulations, leaving people planning to visit their hometowns for Tet puzzled.

Many spring festivals in the capital city of Hanoi will be halted as it is applying COVID-19 preventive measures.

Ngo Thi My is among many migrant workers in HCM City who plan to stay in the city to earn a living during the Tet (Lunar New Year) after a tough year impacted by COVID-19.