People keen on cat mascot ahead of Lunar New Year in Quang Tri
People keen on cat mascot ahead of Lunar New Year in Quang Tri

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.

People keen on cat mascot ahead of Lunar New Year in Quang Tri
Bustling Hanoi streets gear up for upcoming Tet holiday
Bustling Hanoi streets gear up for upcoming Tet holiday

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.

Bustling Hanoi streets gear up for upcoming Tet holiday
Year-end antique market in Hanoi excites crowds
Year-end antique market in Hanoi excites crowds

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.

Year-end antique market in Hanoi excites crowds
Nguyen Hue flower street gets a Tet makeover
Nguyen Hue flower street gets a Tet makeover

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.

Nguyen Hue flower street gets a Tet makeover
Spring Calligraphy Festival gets underway in Hanoi
Spring Calligraphy Festival gets underway in Hanoi

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.

Spring Calligraphy Festival gets underway in Hanoi
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as lunar New Year break draws near
Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as lunar New Year break draws near

VOV.VN - With passengers heading back to their hometowns for family reunion as the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday draws near, deserted scenes can be seen at major bus stations across the capital of Hanoi, a contrast to the bustling scenes recorded in previous years.

Hanoi bus stations fall quiet as lunar New Year break draws near
AFF Cup final: Last chance for Vietnam in away match in Thailand
AFF Cup final: Last chance for Vietnam in away match in Thailand

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese national football team must win or achieve a high-scoring draw in Bangkok if they are to lift the AFF Cup following their 2-2 draw against Thailand in the first leg of the final played in Hanoi three days ago.

AFF Cup final: Last chance for Vietnam in away match in Thailand
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