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.

VOV.VN - With a policy of putting citizens first and leaving no one behind during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government has continuously made drastic instructions to support labourers with relief packages with widespread coverage, along with pandemic control measures.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) on January 13 held a get-together for historical witnesses to look back on the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) which was signed on January 27, 1973.

VOV.VN - A solemn memorial service and burial ceremony for 56 sets of remains of revolutionary Vietnamese martyrs repatriated from Cambodia was held on January 13 at Hill 82 Tan Bien Martyrs’ Cemetery in Tay Ninh province.

UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Khalidi has commended Vietnam for its achievements in poverty reduction and development, as well as the country’s commitments to sustainable development goals (SDGs).

VOV.VN - Together with Vietnamese nationals worlwide celebrating the traditional lunar New Year (Tet) festival, those residing in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a Tet get-together to learn about the tradition, strengthen solidarity and relieve nostalgia.

VOV.VN - Recent days has seen local residents of Hanoi head out to streets in even larger droves than normal as the capital prepares for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Concerned about the impact of XBB, a sub-variant of the Omicron virus, Ho Chi Minh City has taken actions in an effort to keep COVID-19 under control, particularly as the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam, is approaching.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Information and Communications handed over a platform for massive open online courses (MOOCs) and a security operations centre (SOC) system to the Lao Ministry of Technology and Communications on January 11.

VOV.VN - The Student Support Centre and the Youth Union in Ho Chi Minh City gifted bus tickets to 2,000 disadvantaged students and workers on January 12 to allow them to return home for the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

The Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on January 11 to present a “For peace and friendship among nations” insignia to outgoing Cambodian Ambassador to Vietnam Chay Navuth.

As many as 1,500 adults and children in Quang Ngai Province are being given free medical services by Korean doctors, as part of a medical program held by the Doosan Enerbility Vietnam Company (Doosan Vina) in coordination with the Chung Ang University Hospital (CAU) and the Community Chest of Korea.

Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training coordinated with the Lao Ministry of Education and Sports to hold a handover ceremony for a vocational school built with Vietnamese funding in Nongbok district, Khammouane province, Laos, on January 11.

A press conference was held in Hanoi on January 11 to introduce a book written by Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on resolutely and persistently fighting corruption and negative phenomena to contribute to building more transparent and stronger Party and State.

VOV.VN - The elevated section of ring road No.2 from Nga Tu So to Vinh Tuy Bridge, along with the widened ground stretch from Vinh Tuy to Nga Tu Vong, officially opened to the public on January 11.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam General Confederation of Labor, in collaboration with the Japan International Labor Foundation (JILAF), hosted a conference on January 11 in Ho Chi Minh City to share experience in trade union activities among enterprises.

VOV.VN - Vietnam climbed a total of four positions to secure 88th place in a ranking of the world’s most powerful passports in 2023, according to the latest report compiled by the Henley Passport Index.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations held a gathering on January 10 marking the 44th anniversary of the National Day of Cuba (January 1, 1959-2023).

More than 50 hectares of land in A Luoi district in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have been cleared from war-left unexploded ordnance (UXO), giving more farming land for local residents.

Ho Chi Minh City targets to reduce the rate of hepatitis B virus infection in children under five years old to less than 0.5%, and prevent mother-to-child transmission of the hepatitis B virus by 2050.

The southern metropolis city of Ho Chi Minh and the Consulate General of Japan on January 9 signed a Memorandum of Understanding on human resources training for tourism sector.

A number of delegations from Lao agencies and localities have visited their counterparts in the central province of Nghe An ahead of the Vietnamese traditional New Year (Tet), the most important festival of Vietnamese people in a year, which falls in late January.

Sen Vang (Golden Lotus), a Vietnamese charity foundation in Berlin, has provided support for many disadvantaged people in Vietnam, Germany, Europe and Africa since it was set up in 2014.

VOV.VN - Hot waves this year are forecast to become more intense and more severe than last year, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting (NCHMF).

VOV.VN - "Unhealthy" levels of air pollution have been recorded in Hanoi over the past few days and are set to continue over the coming days in the build up to Tet or the Lunar New Year festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - Coca-Cola Vietnam set the world’s largest Vietnamese Tet meal table with the participation of 1,000 multi-generational families at Hoa Lu Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) stands ready to support the Vietnamese government in the detailed formulation and implementation of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) resource mobilisation plan right in 2023, UNDP Resident Representative in Vietnam Ramla Al Khalidi has affirmed.

A delegation of Ho Chi Minh City's authorities led by Secretary of the municipal Party Committee Nguyen Van Nen visited and offered Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to some local religious establishments and dignitaries on January 9.

An event named “Aspirations for Peace” was held in Hanoi on January 9 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973).

The 52nd edition of the International Letter-Writing Competition for Young People was launched at a school in Quy Nhon city, the central province of Binh Dinh on January 9.