Discovering majestic beauty of Suoi Thau steppe in Ha Giang
Discovering majestic beauty of Suoi Thau steppe in Ha Giang

VOV.VN - Located 150 kilometres away from the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang, Suoi Thau Steppe greatly impresses both local and foreign tourists with its wild and rustic features, along with its diverse shades of nature between immense mountains and green rice fields.

Discovering majestic beauty of Suoi Thau steppe in Ha Giang
Kitchen Gods’ Day brings hectic atmosphere despite fall in purchasing power
Kitchen Gods’ Day brings hectic atmosphere despite fall in purchasing power

VOV.VN - Local markets throughout Hanoi have become bustling with a diversification of goods, despite there being a decline in purchasing power on the Kitchen Gods’ Day, which falls on 23th day of the last month of the lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Kitchen Gods’ Day brings hectic atmosphere despite fall in purchasing power
Hang Luoc traditional flower market bustling as Tet draws near
Hang Luoc traditional flower market bustling as Tet draws near

VOV.VN - The traditional flower market located on Hang Luoc street in Hanoi has become overcrowded with customers flocking to prepare to welcome in the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Hang Luoc traditional flower market bustling as Tet draws near
Joyous Tet celebrations for Vietnamese expats in Republic of Korea
Joyous Tet celebrations for Vietnamese expats in Republic of Korea

VOV.VN - Together with Vietnamese nationals worlwide celebrating the traditional lunar New Year (Tet) festival, those residing in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a Tet get-together to learn about the tradition, strengthen solidarity and relieve nostalgia.

Joyous Tet celebrations for Vietnamese expats in Republic of Korea
Downtown Hanoi crowded as Tet draws near
Downtown Hanoi crowded as Tet draws near

VOV.VN - Recent days has seen local residents of Hanoi head out to streets in even larger droves than normal as the capital prepares for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

Downtown Hanoi crowded as Tet draws near
Carp village prepares for Kitchen Gods' Day
Carp village prepares for Kitchen Gods' Day

VOV.VN - Thuy Tram village in Phu Tho province is a famous red-carp raising area located in the north that has become busy over recent days ahead of the Kitchen Gods’ Day which falls on the 23rd day of the last lunar month, or January 14 this year.

Carp village prepares for Kitchen Gods' Day
Yellow apricot blossoms signal Tet arrival in former Hue imperial city
Yellow apricot blossoms signal Tet arrival in former Hue imperial city

VOV.VN - A national-level yellow apricot festival is scheduled to be held for the first time in the former imperial city of Hue, transforming the locality into Vietnam’s land of yellow apricots.

Yellow apricot blossoms signal Tet arrival in former Hue imperial city
Foreign tourists overwhelmed with festive Tet atmosphere in HCM City
Foreign tourists overwhelmed with festive Tet atmosphere in HCM City

VOV.VN - Many international visitors have chosen Ho Chi Minh City as a travel destination in the early part of the year and are extremely excited at enjoying Vietnam's traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Foreign tourists overwhelmed with festive Tet atmosphere in HCM City
Over 100 international dishes introduced at Vietnam F&B Festival
Over 100 international dishes introduced at Vietnam F&B Festival

VOV.VN - More than 100 typical regional and international dishes were introduced at the Vietnam Food & Beverage Festival and the Vietnam Culinary Forum 2023 held in Ho Chi Minh City on January 11.

Over 100 international dishes introduced at Vietnam F&B Festival
Elevated ring road No.2 officially put into operation
Elevated ring road No.2 officially put into operation

VOV.VN - The elevated section of ring road No.2 from Nga Tu So to Vinh Tuy Bridge, along with the widened ground stretch from Vinh Tuy to Nga Tu Vong, officially opened to the public on January 11.

Elevated ring road No.2 officially put into operation
Traditional customs re-launched in Hanoi ahead of Tet
Traditional customs re-launched in Hanoi ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - Tet customs from a bygone era are being re-enacted in the capital as a means of celebrating the Lunar New Year festival, the country’s biggest national holiday.

Traditional customs re-launched in Hanoi ahead of Tet
Bustling Trang Cat village in Dong leaf harvesting season
Bustling Trang Cat village in Dong leaf harvesting season

VOV.VN - Located in Thanh Oai district of Hanoi, the traditional craft village of Trang Cat has become bustling over recent days as local farmers are busy harvesting Dong leaves to make chung cake for the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Bustling Trang Cat village in Dong leaf harvesting season
Welcome ceremony for Vietnamese Government chief
Welcome ceremony for Vietnamese Government chief

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone hosted an official welcome ceremony for his visiting Vietnamese counterpart Pham Minh Chinh in Vientiane on January 11 morning.

Welcome ceremony for Vietnamese Government chief
Crop praying ritual in New Year of Dao Tien ethnic people
Crop praying ritual in New Year of Dao Tien ethnic people

VOV.VN - The New Year period represents the biggest festival of the Dao Tien ethnic minority in the northern mountainous province of Bac Kan, when they pray for a good harvest and the best things for their family in the New Year.

Crop praying ritual in New Year of Dao Tien ethnic people
Hunting for clouds in central Vietnam
Hunting for clouds in central Vietnam

VOV.VN - Visiting Ky Son district in the central province in Nghe An over recent days, visitors have been given the chance to admire the cloudy season that can be seen some time throughout the year.

Hunting for clouds in central Vietnam
Lively Tet atmosphere in full swing in Ho Chi Minh City
Lively Tet atmosphere in full swing in Ho Chi Minh City

VOV.VN - With the countdown to the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday now in its final days, many streets and alleys throughout Ho Chi Minh City have been decorated with incredible festive items for the occasion.

Lively Tet atmosphere in full swing in Ho Chi Minh City
Sa Dec Flower Village rushes to prepare for Lunar New Year
Sa Dec Flower Village rushes to prepare for Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - Recent days has seen flower growers in Sa Dec Flower Village busy as they gear up to provide various kind of flowers for the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, which falls on January 22 this year.

Sa Dec Flower Village rushes to prepare for Lunar New Year
Hanoi hosts Vietnam - Japan cultural exchange festival
Hanoi hosts Vietnam - Japan cultural exchange festival

VOV.VN - The Vietnam - Japan cultural exchange festival 2023 kicked off on January 8 in Hanoi as part of activities held to mark the 50th anniversary of joint diplomatic ties.

Hanoi hosts Vietnam - Japan cultural exchange festival
Chinese citizens line up waiting to return to mainland at border gate
Chinese citizens line up waiting to return to mainland at border gate

VOV.VN - Hundreds of Chinese citizens stood in long lines at Mong Cai international border gate on January 8 waiting to complete immigration procedures to return to their home following China’s decision to reopen its land border due to COVID-19.

Chinese citizens line up waiting to return to mainland at border gate
Border troops support needy people for joyful Lunar New Year
Border troops support needy people for joyful Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The Dien Bien provincial Border Guard Command in collaboration with local authorities have held a border spring programme to support people in need to have a joyful Lunar New Year Festival.

Border troops support needy people for joyful Lunar New Year
Wild peach blossoms attract visitors ahead of Lunar New Year Festival
Wild peach blossoms attract visitors ahead of Lunar New Year Festival

VOV.VN - With just two weeks to go until the Year of the Cat, National Highway 6 in Moc hHau plateau in the mountainous province of Son La has been flooded with the pinkish hue of wild peach blossoms.

Wild peach blossoms attract visitors ahead of Lunar New Year Festival
Early lunar New Year for Bach Long Vi islanders
Early lunar New Year for Bach Long Vi islanders

VOV.VN - Numerous activities have been held for local residents in Bach Long Vi island district of Hai Phong city to celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year).

Early lunar New Year for Bach Long Vi islanders
Photos capture beauty of children of Moc Chau Plateau
Photos capture beauty of children of Moc Chau Plateau

VOV.VN - Traveling to the Moc Chau Plateau in the northern province of Son La typically leaves visitors greatly impressed by the area’s overwhelming majestic beauty along with the homely and welcoming nature of lovely local children.

Photos capture beauty of children of Moc Chau Plateau
Tet calligraphy street opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Tet calligraphy street opens in Ho Chi Minh City

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City launched its annual calligraphy street on January 5, with the site featuring plenty of families and young people participating in the event ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

Tet calligraphy street opens in Ho Chi Minh City
Air quality worsens as thick haze descends on Hanoi
Air quality worsens as thick haze descends on Hanoi

VOV.VN - Air quality in the capital was recorded at very unhealthy levels on January 5, exemplified by a thick haze that has blanketed the city.

Air quality worsens as thick haze descends on Hanoi
Large northern flower village hurriedly prepares for Lunar New Year
Large northern flower village hurriedly prepares for Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - Flower growers in village Ninh Phuc, a major flower producer in Ninh Binh province, are busy preparing for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year), which will begin on January 22.

Large northern flower village hurriedly prepares for Lunar New Year
Thang Long Citadel night tour opens for foreign visitors
Thang Long Citadel night tour opens for foreign visitors

VOV.VN - A 120-minute night tour at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi offers foreign visitors the chance to be treated to a puppetry show, a royal meal, and souvenir products representing luck and prosperity, among many other exciting features.

Thang Long Citadel night tour opens for foreign visitors
Traditional Lunar New Year space re-enacted at Thang Long Imperial Citadel
Traditional Lunar New Year space re-enacted at Thang Long Imperial Citadel

VOV.VN - A cultural display featuring a space dedicated to a traditional Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, is getting underway at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Hanoi to celebrate the Year of the Cat.

Traditional Lunar New Year space re-enacted at Thang Long Imperial Citadel
A review of achievements by local representatives at beauty pageants in 2022
A review of achievements by local representatives at beauty pageants in 2022

VOV.VN - Local beauties recorded an array of stellar achievements in 2022, including Do Thi Ha, a Top 13 finisher at Miss World, Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc, Miss Intercontinential, and Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen, the second runner-up of Miss Supranational.

A review of achievements by local representatives at beauty pageants in 2022
Hanoi’s largest flower village busy preparing for Tet
Hanoi’s largest flower village busy preparing for Tet

VOV.VN - With roughly 20 days to go before the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, farmers in Tay Tuu village, the largest flower growing area in Hanoi, are hurriedly collecting flowers in order to serve customers’ demand in the capital and neighbouring areas.

Hanoi’s largest flower village busy preparing for Tet