Severe traffic congestion hits Hanoi streets as Tet draws near
Severe traffic congestion hits Hanoi streets as Tet draws near

VOV.VN - Many streets throughout the capital are suffering from gridlock as a result of heavy traffic as the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, approaches.

Severe traffic congestion hits Hanoi streets as Tet draws near
Hanoians prepare offerings to bid farewell to Kitchen Gods
Hanoians prepare offerings to bid farewell to Kitchen Gods

VOV.VN - Vietnamese families, including those based in the capital, are busy holding farewell ceremonies for “Ong Cong - Ong Tao”, also known as the Land Genie and Kitchen Gods, on the 23rd day of the final month of the Lunar New Year, which falls on January 25 this year.

Hanoians prepare offerings to bid farewell to Kitchen Gods
Tan Son Nhat airport crowded with returnees for Tet holiday
Tan Son Nhat airport crowded with returnees for Tet holiday

VOV.VN - As the lunar New Year holiday (Tet) is just a week to go, Ho Chi Minh City – based Tan Son Nhat International Airport is packed with people who either fly home for family reunion or go on holiday during the festive season.

Tan Son Nhat airport crowded with returnees for Tet holiday
Funeral service of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Funeral service of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh

VOV.VN - A funeral service of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh was solemnly held on January 23 morning at Tu Hieu pagoda in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue.

Funeral service of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
Making Kitchen God figurines for Tet in Thua Thien-Hue
Making Kitchen God figurines for Tet in Thua Thien-Hue

VOV.VN - In the buildup to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, Dia Linh village in Huong Vinh ward of Thua Thien-Hue province is busy producing terra-cotta statues of the Kitchen Gods to serve the high demand for the festive season.

Making Kitchen God figurines for Tet in Thua Thien-Hue
Luxury Orchid flowers lure customers ahead of Tet holiday
Luxury Orchid flowers lure customers ahead of Tet holiday

VOV.VN - With just one week to go before the start of the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet, Hanoians have begun purchasing Lan Ho Diep (orchid flowers) in Dan Phuong district to decorate their homes.

Luxury Orchid flowers lure customers ahead of Tet holiday
Vietnamese expatriates offer incense at Thang Long Imperial Citadel
Vietnamese expatriates offer incense at Thang Long Imperial Citadel

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and outstanding Vietnamese expatriates on January 22 offered incense at Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel to pay their respect to Vietnamese ancestors and pray for peace and prosperity in the new lunar year.

Vietnamese expatriates offer incense at Thang Long Imperial Citadel
National flag making village in Hanoi busy ahead of Tet
National flag making village in Hanoi busy ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - With the festive season just around the corner, villagers residing in Tu Van village in Thuong Tin district of Hanoi are busy making national flags to meet customers’ increasing demand in the lead up to the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

National flag making village in Hanoi busy ahead of Tet
Early Tet celebration for needy people on Truong Son Mountain Range
Early Tet celebration for needy people on Truong Son Mountain Range

VOV.VN - Border guards and relevant agencies of Quang Binh province have held a number of activities for disadvantaged people in Truong Son commune to early celebrate the 2022 lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Early Tet celebration for needy people on Truong Son Mountain Range
Xuan Quan flower village busy preparing for Tet holiday
Xuan Quan flower village busy preparing for Tet holiday

VOV.VN - Florist households based in Xuan Quan commune of Van Giang district in the northern province of Hung Yen are gearing up for the biggest season of the year as the upcoming Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, is drawing near.

Xuan Quan flower village busy preparing for Tet holiday
Traditional Tet market opens in Hanoi
Traditional Tet market opens in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Crowds of local people flocked to the traditional flower market on Hang Luoc street and Phung Hung street mural space in the capital on January 19 as part of the site’s first day of opening for the Lunar New Year or Tet.

Traditional Tet market opens in Hanoi
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet ahead of Lunar New Year
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet ahead of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - With only just over a week to go before the start of the Lunar New Year or Tet, several major coach stations throughout the capital have been left quiet due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hanoi bus stations fall quiet ahead of Lunar New Year
Unique traditional cakes in Hue city for Tet celebrations
Unique traditional cakes in Hue city for Tet celebrations

VOV.VN - Banh sam (ginseng cake) and banh dua (pineapple cake) are an indispensable part of the festive season in Hue city of Thua Thien-Hue province, central Vietnam, especially during the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

Unique traditional cakes in Hue city for Tet celebrations
Memorial service held for UN peacekeeping officer who dies on duty
Memorial service held for UN peacekeeping officer who dies on duty

VOV.VN - The Ministry of National Defense and the Vietnam Department of Peacekeeping Operations held a memorial service on January 19 for Lieutenant Colonel Do Anh, who passed away whilst undertaking a UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic.

Memorial service held for UN peacekeeping officer who dies on duty
Plum blossoms signal early spring in Son La
Plum blossoms signal early spring in Son La

VOV.VN - The winter months typically see the northern mountainous province of Son La at its best due to the locality being widely covered with a white coat of blooming plum flowers.

Plum blossoms signal early spring in Son La
Bustling Dong leaf village in harvesting season for Tet
Bustling Dong leaf village in harvesting season for Tet

VOV.VN - With Tet drawing near, villagers of Trang Cat in Thanh Oai district in Hanoi have entered their main harvesting season of Dong (Phrynium placentarium) leaves which are used to wrap various food items, including delicacies such as Chung cake (glutinous square rice cake).

Bustling Dong leaf village in harvesting season for Tet
Exploring the largest volcanic cave in Vietnam
Exploring the largest volcanic cave in Vietnam

VOV.VN - The Chu B’Luk volcano system located in Dak Nong province of the Central Highlands can be considered a must-visit destination for those wishing to explore world-renowned caves and volcanoes.

Exploring the largest volcanic cave in Vietnam
Festive atmosphere prevails at spring flower market in Hanoi
Festive atmosphere prevails at spring flower market in Hanoi

VOV.VN - Many local people are seeking to buy peach and kumquat trees for decorations at home during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which is nearly two weeks away, and the spring flower market along Lac Long Quan street in Tay Ho district is an ideal place to drop by.

Festive atmosphere prevails at spring flower market in Hanoi
Exhibition on traditional Tet opens to public
Exhibition on traditional Tet opens to public

VOV.VN - A collection of 100 unique documents and images depicting the country’s traditional Tet and the diverse range of interesting activities of the spring market were introduced at an exhibition held on January 14 in Hanoi.

Exhibition on traditional Tet opens to public
Do Hung Dung named as new Vietnamese captain
Do Hung Dung named as new Vietnamese captain

VOV.VN - Head coach Park Hang-seo has promoted Do Hung Dung and Nguyen Cong Phuong to the roles of captain and vice captain of the Vietnamese men’s national football team during their gathering in Hanoi on January 13 ahead of upcoming World Cup qualifiers.

Do Hung Dung named as new Vietnamese captain
Pricy orchid flowers in blossom for Tet market
Pricy orchid flowers in blossom for Tet market

VOV.VN - With the traditional Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, just around the corner, farmers working in Gioi Te flower village in Bac Ninh province are ready to supply the market with sensational potted orchid displays at prices ranging from several millions to hundreds of millions of VND.

Pricy orchid flowers in blossom for Tet market
Inside COVID-19 treatment facilities in Hanoi and HCM City
Inside COVID-19 treatment facilities in Hanoi and HCM City

VOV.VN - Around 300 F0 cases in critical condition are currently being given treatment at a COVID-19 hospital in Hanoi, while Ho Chi Minh City has moved to open its first COVID-19 treatment facility specifically for child patients.

Inside COVID-19 treatment facilities in Hanoi and HCM City
Ha Cang ginger jam village bustling ahead of Tet
Ha Cang ginger jam village bustling ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - Ha Cang ginger jam village in Quang Phu ward of Hue city in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue is at its busiest time of the year with the approach of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

Ha Cang ginger jam village bustling ahead of Tet
Homecoming ceremony for Miss Grand International 2021 Thuy Tien
Homecoming ceremony for Miss Grand International 2021 Thuy Tien

VOV.VN - A homecoming ceremony was held on January 11 in Ho Chi Minh City for Miss Grand International 2021 Nguyen Thuc Thuy Tien, with roughly 3,000 fans in attendance at the event.

Homecoming ceremony for Miss Grand International 2021 Thuy Tien
Bustling street in Hanoi gears up for upcoming Tet holiday
Bustling street in Hanoi gears up for upcoming Tet holiday

VOV.VN - Hang Ma street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter has been given a brilliant red makeover with Tet, known internationally as the Lunar New Year, the biggest and most important holiday of the year, just around the corner.

Bustling street in Hanoi gears up for upcoming Tet holiday
Highlights of Laos PM’s visit to Vietnam in photos
Highlights of Laos PM’s visit to Vietnam in photos

VOV.VN - Lao Prime Minister Phankham Viphavanh has become the first foreign leader to make an official visit to Vietnam from January 8-10 at the invitation of Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Highlights of Laos PM’s visit to Vietnam in photos
Unique New Year celebrations by ethnic Mong people
Unique New Year celebrations by ethnic Mong people

VOV.VN - Celebrations for the traditional Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, of the Mong ethnic minority in Moc Chau in the northern mountainous province of Son La starts on November 26 of the lunar calendar, a month ahead of the country’s official Tet festival.

Unique New Year celebrations by ethnic Mong people
A closer view of Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee's 44th session
A closer view of Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee's 44th session

VOV.VN - The 44th session of the Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee on Bilateral Cooperation was held on the morning of January 10 in Hanoi under the co-chairmanship of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and his Laotian counterpart Phankham Viphavanh.

A closer view of Vietnam-Laos Intergovernmental Committee's 44th session
Bars, karaoke and massage services in HCM City ready to reopen
Bars, karaoke and massage services in HCM City ready to reopen

VOV.VN - Bars, karaoke, and massage services based in Ho Chi Minh City are permitted to resume operations from January 10 following eight months of closure due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with returning staff ready to welcome customers again.

Bars, karaoke and massage services in HCM City ready to reopen
Unique tiger-shaped bonsai trees for Tet decorations
Unique tiger-shaped bonsai trees for Tet decorations

VOV.VN - Tigers shaped from coconut bonsai trees featuring a variety of unique and funny patterns are among the favourite items ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Unique tiger-shaped bonsai trees for Tet decorations