Vietnam’s tourism sector experienced busy days during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung toured the Vietnam Waste Solution (VWS) company – a well-regarded solid waste treatment operator based in Ho Chi Minh City - on February 2, the third day of the traditional Lunar New Year.
Several lunar New Year festivals held by Vietnam's ethnic groups will be on display at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi this month.
President Truong Tan Sang on January 31 visited and extended New Year wishes to workers living away from home in Ho Chi Minh City, noting that the Party and State always take heed of improving their lives.
The Danish vessel Leopard, owned by container ship operator Maersk Line, berthed in Quy Nhon port in the central province of Binh Dinh on January 31, the first day of the lunar New Year.
The northern coastal province of Quang Ninh exported some 28,000 tonnes of coal from the Cam Pha port on January 31, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
The Vietnamese Embassy in France and the Vietnamese Defence Attaché Corps in Laos on January 30 organised activities to see in the Lunar New Year.
Secretary of the Party Committee of Ho Chi Minh City Le Thanh Hai visited workers at the construction sites for the Le Van Sy, Bong, and Hau Giang bridges on January 31, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Up to 85 people were killed and 148 others injured in the 168 traffic accidents nationwide over the past three days as the nation is celebrating the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year).
Tourism parks and entertainment centres in Ho Chi Minh City have made significant investments to attract visitors during the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival, which begins on January 31.