One of the oldest traditions that define the Lunar New Year in Hanoi is the city’s markets where people not only shop for flowers and goods but also bask in the cheerful atmosphere. 

The huge investments in Thaco, Vinamilk, the Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) and Refrigeration Engineering Enterprise (REE) all have relations with Jardine Matheson.

Tet custom demands different sorts of cake to offer to the earth, heaven and  ancestors. Apart from bánh chưng (square cake), there are many other delicacies that have become popular over a thousand or more years. 

Making banh chung or creating peach blossoms from paper are among the festivities that kids from many public and private kindergartens across the nation have experienced in preparation for the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.

After a working session with the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC), Google has changed its algorithm and refined its censorship unit, but this has not yet settled the problem. 

Dinh Quang Hieu, the student who won two gold medals at the 2016 and 2017 International Chemistry Olympiads, has won a VND6.4 billion ($279,600) scholarship from the world’s most prestigious technology institute, MIT, for the 2018-2022 period.

VietNamNet Bridge - The Vietnam shipbuilding industry has been developing in 10-year cycles with pinnacles in 1987, 1997, 2007 and 2017. As the highest peak of the latest cycle is over, an oversupply may occur in 2018.

Tan Cang-Quy Nhon JSC has been dumping soil and stone into waters surrounding Quy Nhon Port in order to expand the port’s warehouse, worsening crowding issues and threatening its status as a first-grade port.

Rich or poor, Vietnamese at home or abroad carefully cook traditional dishes to put on the home altar to worship their ancestors during Tet (Lunar New Year) festival.

 The annual Phet Ball Festival in the northern province of Phu Tho is slated to take place on February 26 – 28, or the 11st – 13th day of the first lunar month.

 Ho Chi Minh City will host cultural and amusement events at many places in the downtown area during the Tet (the Lunar New Year) holiday, which will begin on February 15.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has asked the Ministry of Finance to remove the special consumption tax for locally-manufactured auto parts.

 The Government hopes to attract 135,000 new firms in 2018. Vu Tien Loc, chairman of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), said this was achievable, but would require quick reforms.

  People are preferring confectionery products from Vietnamese manufacturers than foreign products in preparing for the coming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

 Viet Nam’s U16 and U19 football teams will soon train in Japan to prepare for the finals of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championships this year, according to the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF).

 VietNamNet Bridge – For Vietnamese people, Tet (Lunar New Year) means days of reunion, hope and luck. 

 Young cyclist Nguyen Thi Thu Mai won a bronze medal at the Asian Road and Para Cycling Championship which concluded in Myanmar yesterday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – As in previous years, filmmakers in HCM City are releasing comedies to lure moviegoers to cinemas during Tet (Lunar New Year).

 Viet Nam’s Saigon Heat defeated Westports Malaysia Dragons 114-81 at the ASEAN Basketball League held at the MABA Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday.

 VietNamNet Bridge – About 40 calligraphic works by leading artists are now on display at the Viet Nam Museum of Fine Arts to welcome spring and the beginning days of Tet (Lunar New Year).