The HCM City annual Tet (Lunar New Year) Book Fair will open in District 1 from February 13-19 (from December 28 to January 4 on the lunar calendar).

 For the last 14 years, Le Thi Quyen from Ha Tinh Province did not return to her hometown for Tet holiday because she did not have enough money to travel. 

As Tet (Lunar New Year) 2018 is coming to town, people are rushing around getting ready for the year’s largest traditional holiday.

 The Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee’s Commission for Information and Education will work with relevant ministries and agencies to remove difficulties and provide the best possible support for Quang Trung Software City.

 National flag carrier Vietnam Airlines and low-cost Jetstar Pacific scheduled seven extra flights between Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to meet high travel demand before Tet, the traditional New Year of Vietnam.

 Storms and tropical depressions are expected to arrive in the East Sea early in 2018, with a high chance of a storm forming in the south of the East Sea in mid February.

 Traditional Tet customs of Vietnam

 Vietnam becomes an attractive destination for Japanese investors as the country’s investment climate has been improved in recent years, said an economist from Waseda University, Japan. 

 Overseas remittances will continue adding a vital impetus to the economy, including the property sector in 2018, according to Le Hoang Chau, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Real Estate Association.

More toll collection lanes and limited access to expressways during the Tet holiday are expected to reduce traffic congestion on the HCM City – Trung Luong and HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressways.

 Deputy Foreign Minister Le Hoai Trung presented Friendship Order, a noble distinction of the Vietnamese State, to Chinese Ambassador to Vietnam Hong Xiaoyong in Hanoi on February 12.

 Vietnamese shares posted a strong comeback on February 12 after a two-day collapse, due to strong investor interest in large-cap stocks that led the market upturn on expectations of good earnings reports.

 Ethnic communities in mountainous areas of the central province of Quang Ngai are preparing offerings and rituals for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in their own unique style.

As a rule, pho Ong do (or street of calligraphers) opens in Ho Chi Minh City just a couple of weeks before the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Vietnamese expats worldwide are celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival with art performance, Vietnamese traditional food and practice.

The National Financial Supervisory Commission (NFSC) forecast Vietnam’s credit to grow 17- 18 percent in 2018, similar to the growth last year.

Ky Da pomelo which are larger and weightier than normal ones, have gone on sale in many streets in Hanoi at prices ranging from VND400,000-VND600,000 each.

Vietnamese localities are taking measures to attract more investment in renewable energy, especially solar power.

 The capital city of Hanoi will not open pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem (Sword) lake and the Old Quarter before, during and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) because many people in the city are going to the countryside.

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has predicted a warm Tet for northern provinces as the cold spell weakens from February 13.