VOV.VN - Vietnam is likely to endure another year of baking heat in 2024 following the second hottest recorded year in history in 2023, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - Leaders of numerous State management agencies and experts have outlined major orientations and specific actions Vietnam should take towards fulfilling its net zero emissions commitment by 2050 delivered at the 26th UN Conference on Climate Change (COP26).

VOV.VN - A heat wave is gripping localities in southern Vietnam, causing daytime temperatures to rise to 37-38°C and humidity to fall to below 40%.

VOV.VN - Vietnam will implement a national strategy on semiconductor industry development in 2024 to make it a key national industry in the coming decades, said Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung.

Vietnam aims to handle all administrative procedure applications online by 2030, according to the freshly approved National Data Strategy.

Vietnam is at elevated risks from infectious diseases, given its location in the hot and humid tropical monsoon region as well as the increasing rate of trade and travel.

VOV.VN - The Xuan Hong (Red Spring) Festival, the biggest annual blood donation campaign in Vietnam, is scheduled to begin on February 18, the National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has said.

VOV.VN - A total of 541 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide during the recent lunar New Year holiday (Tet) from February 8 to 14, killing 214 people and injuring 504 others, according to the Traffic Police Department.

Ho Chi Minh City and Son La city in the northern mountainous province of the same name have joined the UNESCO Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC) as announced by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on February 14.

VOV.VN - The southern province of Kien Giang has asked local travel agencies to assist approximately 300 Taiwanese visitors left stranded on Phu Quoc island due to controversy over tour costs to fly home on schedule.

VOV.VN - Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh, the largest of its kind in Vietnam, is expected to operate 834 flights with 136,000 passengers on board, February 13, the fourth day of Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

An event called “Spring of Love” was organised by the General Union of Vietnamese in Brussels (UGVB) on February 11 (the second day of the first lunar month) on the occasion of the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, offering an opportunity for overseas Vietnamese in the country to get together and honour their common roots.

With Tet (the Lunar New Year holiday) arriving, Canadian, Cuban, Indian, Norwegian, French and New Zealand ambassadors to Vietnam told about their excitement and their plans for the year ahead.

VOV.VN - As many as 83 traffic accidents occurred nationwide on February 11, or the second day of the lunar new year, causing 28 deaths and 87 injuries, according to the National Traffic Safety Committee.

VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomed 7,680 newborns during the first three days of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - On the occasion of the lunar New Year of the Dragon, Ambassadors of G4 countries – Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland – to Vietnam have extended their wishes to Vietnamese people.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese soldiers recently staged a military parade on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago on lunar New Year’s Day, aimed at not only demonstrating power but also solidarity and determination to defend the sacred territory of the Fatherland.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Public Security has proposed a new identity card model in a new draft circular to replace the current citizen identity card, for public opinions.

VOV.VN - Cuban doctors who work at the Vietnam – Cuba Friendship Hospital have a great experience when they celebrate the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, with their Vietnamese colleagues.

VOV.VN - "Vietnam’s Tet is festive. From every corner of the city emanates the Tet ambience, streets bustling with shoppers and markets teeming with flowers,” says Du Phong, a Chinese man who has been residing in the nation for 22 years.

VOV.VN - Vietnam, is one of 12 countries to have participated in the campaign to pass a resolution recognising the Lunar New Year as a floating holiday, with the country playing an important role in the recognition and respect of the whole world for this special holiday.

VOV.VN - Hanoi was tranquil on the first morning of the Year of the Dragon with fewer motorbikes and no traffic jams, honking or crowds on most streets.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) hosted a meeting with Vietnamese experts working for UN agencies in New York on February 8 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) - the the biggest festival of Vietnam.

A “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme was held by the Association of Vietnamese People in Vientiane in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Laos on February 8 to bring the Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the host country.

VOV.VN - Many streets across the capital have fallen quiet on February 9, the 30th day of the last month of the Year of the Cat, in contrast to the busy and boisterous scenes of normal days.

VOV.VN - Soldiers have made final preparations for a series of firework shows which will be held at 32 venues across the capital on February 10, which will be the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

All the 17 trains of Metro Route No 1, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, in Ho Chi Minh City will continuously run on a trial basis during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, said the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 8 visited medical workers and patients at the Vietnam – Germany Friendship Hospital and the Central Pediatrics Hospital in Hanoi, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Members of Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam, who are performing duties at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), have held a number of meaningful activities in celebration of the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024.

VOV.VN - A number of hospitals based in Ho Chi Minh City have organised various charity programmes, including zero-dong markets, in an effort to help patients and their families who have to spend their Tet in hospital.