VOV.VN - A Hue Tet 2023 programme got underway in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue from January 13 to January 17, with the event recreating traditional activities of local residents to celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Local people are hugely interested in a recently-built statue of a cat, the mascot of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, that has been put on display in the central square of Trieu Phong district in the central Quang Tri province.

VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, is fast approaching and the streets of the capital have become crowded with people busy preparing for the country’s biggest national holiday.

A photo exhibition, themed “Paris Peace Accords – A Door to Peace”, opened at Ho Chi Minh Museum in the capital city of Hanoi on January 16, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the agreement (January 27, 1973-2023).

VOV.VN - Located in the heart of Hanoi, an antique market that opens specifically once a year from the 23rd to the 30th days of the last lunar month attracts a large number of antique lovers.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese contestant Nguyen Thi Ngoc Chau failed to make the Top 16 of Miss Universe 2022 during the grand final of the contest held in the United States on January 15.

VOV.VN - Nguyen Hue walking street, one of the famous tourist sites in Ho Chi Minh City, has been given a flowery facelift to welcome in the Year of the Cat ahead of its official opening on January 19.

VOV.VN - The spring calligraphy festival 2023 opened at Hanoi’s Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature – the first university in Vietnam) on January 15 to uphold the spirit of learning among younger generation and respect for educators.

The Vietnamese Intellectual Society (VIS) in the UK and Ireland on January 14 held an annual meeting to review its performance last year and a traditional Lunar New Year celebration for Vietnamese expatriates.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc beat the drum to kick off the 2023 “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring), the biggest annual event for overseas Vietnamese (OV) on the occasion of the (Tet) Lunar New Year festival, at an art programme in Hanoi on January 14.