The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on January 29 held a get-together on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

A New Year gathering was held in the northern border province of Lao Cai on January 29 evening, with a delegation from the provincial Party Organisation and authorities and their counterpart from Honghe county of China’s Yunnan province taking part.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has documented a total of 135 cases of monkeypox, including six deaths, since September 2023, reported the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The severe cold spell which has blanketed northern and north-central localities of Vietnam over the past nine days is dissipating, and the localities are expected to get warm in a couple of days in the lead-up to the lunar New Year’s Eve.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called for drastic actions to ensure traffic order and safety during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and spring festivals, as heavy traffic is forecast.

Some 1,300 overseas Vietnamese in Germany gathered at an event to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival held by the Vietnamese Embassy on January 28.

VOV.VN - Noi Bai International Airport, the largest in northern Vietnam, will officially implement the Airport Collaborative Decision Making (A-CDM) system on February 1 in a bid to deal with flight delays.

VOV.VN - The administration of Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, has decided to build a cycle lane on a trial basis in an effort to reduce environmental pollution and create a new green tourism product.

VOV.VN - Border guard units working in co-ordination with local authorities in the central province of Quang Nam conducted various meaningful activities as part of efforts to take care of local people in the Vietnam-Laos border areas ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Deputy Prime Minister Tran Luu Quang has signed a decision approving a national action programme on women, peace and security for 2024-2030, a move to step up gender equality and women's role in ensuring peace, stability and sustainable development nationally and globally.

The Vietnamese Embassy in France held a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration programme at the City Hall of Paris on January 26, with the participation of more than 1,000 overseas Vietnamese in the country.

VOV.VN - The Public Diplomacy team of the Australian Embassy in Hanoi has recently visited the Hoang Lien Centre for Rescue and Conservation to thank staff for taking in the illegally smuggled animals and provide some financial support of VND80 million for their continued care.

VOV.VN - A delegation of the Vietnam - Korea Businessmen and Investment Association (VKBIA) recently visited and presented Tet (lunar New Year) gifts to the Command of Naval Region 3 in Da Nang city.

A culture and sport exchange programme between students of the northwestern mountainous province of Dien Bien and six northern Lao provinces, namely Luang Prabang, Phongsaly, Luang Namtha, Bo Keo, Xaynhabuly, and Udom Xay, kicked off in Dien Bien on Jannaury 27.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Kuala Lumpur held a Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration programme for the Vietnamese community in Malaysia on January 26.

Hundreds of Cambodian people of the Vietnamese origin from all localities of Cambodia, Vietnamese and Khmer businesses of the Vietnamese origin and students, as well as a large number of guests gathered at the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh on January 26 to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest traditional festival of the Vietnamese people.

VOV.VN - The country had a total of 25 destinations and establishments named in different categories of the ASEAN Tourism Awards at a ceremony which was held as part of the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2024 on January 26 in Laos.

VOV.VN - The northern region is forecast to endure more strong cold spells in February which are set to cause temperatures to plunge, with northern mountainous areas likely to also face periods of rain and frost.

The central city of Da Nang on January 26 announced the decision to establish the Da Nang Semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence Center for Research and Training (DSAC).

VOV.VN - A naval ship has carried reporters and officers of the Navy Command Zone 3 to the island districts of Con Co and Ly Son in the central provinces of Quang Tri and Quang Ngai as part of efforts to distribute Tet gifts to local people and soldiers stationed on the islands.

VOV.VN - The United States Mission to Vietnam announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Danang city and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to enhance development cooperation.

VOV.VN - The number of dengue fever cases recorded in Hanoi in 2023 were twice as high than in Ho Chi Minh City, the Ministry of Health has said.

VOV.VN - While most people stay snug at home wrapped under warm blankets, many traders based at Yen So fish market in Hoang Mai district of Hanoi continue earning a living amid the chilly winter weather conditions which have recently gripped Hanoi.

Leaders from Cambodia, specifically the provinces of Prey Veng, Svay Rieng, Kampong Cham and Tboung Khmum, gathered to extend greetings and present gifts to the authorities of Vietnam's southern province of Tay Ninh on January 25, just ahead of the Lunar New Year festival.

Ho Chi Minh City plans to illuminate the sky with fireworks displays across eight locations on the eve of the upcoming Lunar New Year, an increase of two venues compared to the similar occasion last year.

VOV.VN - Chilly weather conditions in Hanoi have caused the number of elderly people and children sent to hospital for respiratory illness increase.

Forty-three remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers and experts who sacrificed their lives during wars in Cambodia, arrived home on January 25, with the repatriation ceremony held at the Hoa Lu international border gate in the southern province of Binh Phuoc’s Loc Ninh district.

VOV.VN - Many tourists have visited the peak of Mau Son Mountain in the northern province of Lang Son over recent days as they head to witness frost which has formed at the 1,500 metre-mountain peak.

VOV.VN - Many residents of the capital have been busy preparing offerings to their ancestors on the 15th day of the last lunar month, which falls on January 25 this year.

The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) of Ho Chi Minh City carried out charitable and social activities with total funds of over VND748 billion (US$30.3 million) last year.