(VOV) -The Vietnamese government has effectively implemented the policy of helping poor people to have an enjoyable Tet, given the poverty rate accounts for about 6% of the Vietnamese population.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Japan Doan Xuan Hung has described 2014 as a successful year for the relationship between Vietnam and Japan since the two countries elevated their ties to an extensive strategic partnership.

As many as 112 road traffic accidents occurred nationwide on February 17-18, leaving 81 dead and 52 others injured, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

Whenever the Lunar New Year (Tet) comes, normally from the 23rd of the lunar December to the New Year eve, Vietnamese families visit their ancestors’ tombs and clean gravesites.

Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has sent his congratulations to Rui Maria de Araujo over his appointment as Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste.

(VOV) - Spring has come to the Truong Sa islands and naval soldiers stationed there are stepping up preparations to welcome the traditional Lunar New Year festival away from home.

(VOV) - An ASEAN Community with a unified economy, an open market, and cultural diversity will be established by the end of this year. 

Intellectuals and artists in Ho Chi Minh City pledged to make more contributions to the nation’s science and art for the benefits of people while meeting with President Truong Tan Sang on February 16. 

The Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced Vietnam’s top 10 fine art and photography events in 2014. 

The Vietnamese Consulate General in San Francisco city, the US California State, held a get-together on February 15 to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest annual festival of Vietnamese.