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
100-year-old incense-making village busy ahead of Tet
100-year-old incense-making village busy ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - Recent days has seen craftsmen in Le Minh Xuan incense-making village in Binh Chanh district of Ho Chi Minh City hard at work as they strive to meet orders for the coming Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

100-year-old incense-making village busy ahead of Tet
New Year holidaymakers back to work, Hanoi gateways congested
New Year holidaymakers back to work, Hanoi gateways congested

VOV.VN - Hordes of people returned to Hanoi on January 2 after enjoying a three-day New Year break, making major gateways to the city centre congested.

New Year holidaymakers back to work, Hanoi gateways congested
Bac Ha market in the early days of New Year
Bac Ha market in the early days of New Year

VOV.VN - Situated in the northern province of Lao Cai, Bac Ha market has become a trading centre for ethnic minority people residing in Bac Ha district and neighbouring areas, offering a wide range of products, including clothes, farm tools, and household utensils.

Bac Ha market in the early days of New Year
Slim hope rests as rescue efforts go on for boy falling 35m deep into concrete pillar
Slim hope rests as rescue efforts go on for boy falling 35m deep into concrete pillar

VOV.VN - Relevant forces are racing against time to rescue a 10-year-old boy who fell 35m deep into a concrete pillar at a construction site in Dong Thap province.

Slim hope rests as rescue efforts go on for boy falling 35m deep into concrete pillar
Hanoi shopping malls crowded on New Year’s Day
Hanoi shopping malls crowded on New Year’s Day

VOV.VN - People of Hanoi turned up in hordes at shopping centres on January 1 to take part in games and have lunch altogether.

Hanoi shopping malls crowded on New Year’s Day
Kumquat tree growers in Hanoi village busy ahead of Tet
Kumquat tree growers in Hanoi village busy ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - Located in Tay Ho district of Hanoi, Tu Lien village has been increasingly bustling over recent days due to many local people coming to order kumquat trees ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

Kumquat tree growers in Hanoi village busy ahead of Tet
Strolling through Hoi An's Old Quarter in last days of the year
Strolling through Hoi An's Old Quarter in last days of the year

VOV.VN - Hoi An Ancient Town in central Quang Nam province is bustling during the year-end period, with plenty of tourists spending time sampling unique dishes besides the Hoai river or leisurely cycling around the town’s age-old streets.

Strolling through Hoi An's Old Quarter in last days of the year
Noi Bai int’l airport bustling on first day of New Year holiday
Noi Bai int’l airport bustling on first day of New Year holiday

VOV.VN - The New Year break has seen Noi Bai International Airport packed with people conducting check-in procedures for travelling.

Noi Bai int’l airport bustling on first day of New Year holiday
Top spots across central Vietnam to celebrate New Year holiday
Top spots across central Vietnam to celebrate New Year holiday

VOV.VN - Da Nang, Hoi An, Nha Trang, and Phu Yen are among the leading suggestions of places throughout the central region for travelers to enjoy during the 2023 New Year holiday.

Top spots across central Vietnam to celebrate New Year holiday
New Year decorations spring up on Ho Chi Minh City streets
New Year decorations spring up on Ho Chi Minh City streets

VOV.VN - With the countdown to the New Year now in full swing, the final days of the year has seen many streets throughout Ho Chi Minh City decorated with incredible festive items, including colourful national flags, bulbs, and flowers.

New Year decorations spring up on Ho Chi Minh City streets