The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday
The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday

VOV.VN - While Vietnamese people are celebrating their traditional lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, border guards of Long An province go through their daily routine to ensure security, order and safety for local people to celebrate the traditional festival.

The sacred duty of border guards during the Tet holiday
Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform
Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform

VOV.VN - Despite assuming the duty far away from the mainland, troops on DK1 platform spend time making decorations and preparing traditional dishes for a cozy, joyful and jubilant lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Warm, joyful lunar New Year celebration for troops on DK1 platform
Winner of logo design contest marking Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic ties announced
Winner of logo design contest marking Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic ties announced

The winner of the contest to design a commemorative logo for the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic ties and the 10th anniversary of strategic partnership was honoured at an award ceremony held in both face-to-face and online forms in Hanoi on January 19.

Winner of logo design contest marking Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic ties announced
More activities welcome Lunar New Year overseas
More activities welcome Lunar New Year overseas

The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia has freshly organised a get-together with musical performances, a lucky draw, and a firework display to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) – Vietnam’s biggest and longest annual traditional festival.

More activities welcome Lunar New Year overseas
Prisoners join various activities to welcome in Lunar New Year
Prisoners join various activities to welcome in Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The management board of Xuan Nguyen prison in Hai Phong have put on many activities for the penitentiary’s nearly 3,700 prisoners to celebrate the upcoming lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Prisoners join various activities to welcome in Lunar New Year
Overseas Vietnamese considered ambassador bringing Vietnam to the world
Overseas Vietnamese considered ambassador bringing Vietnam to the world

Each overseas Vietnamese (OV) is an ambassador and an important bridge to bring Vietnam to the world and vice versa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu wrote in his Lunar New Year greeting letter sent to overseas Vietnamese worldwide.

Overseas Vietnamese considered ambassador bringing Vietnam to the world
Boy’s body trapped in concrete pillar retrieved from underground
Boy’s body trapped in concrete pillar retrieved from underground

VOV.VN - Three weeks after falling deep into an empty concrete pillar at a construction site in Dong Thap province, the body of a 10-year-old boy was retrieved by relevant forces early on January 20.

Boy’s body trapped in concrete pillar retrieved from underground
Gateways congested as people return home ahead of Tet
Gateways congested as people return home ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - A swarm of vehicles have inundated the capital’s gateways as people seek to leave Hanoi and return to their hometowns for the seven-day Tet break starting on January 20.

Gateways congested as people return home ahead of Tet
Vietnamese expats in Russia celebrate traditional Tet festival
Vietnamese expats in Russia celebrate traditional Tet festival

VOV.VN - The Embassy of Vietnam in Russia held a celebration on January 17 to mark the traditional Lunar New Year, known in Vietnam as Tet, for its staff and overseas Vietnamese who are living, working, and studying in Moscow and other Russian localities.

Vietnamese expats in Russia celebrate traditional Tet festival
Popular places to view lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Hanoi
Popular places to view lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Hanoi

VOV.VN - With the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival drawing near, several fireworks viewing spots in the capital have begun to sell tickets to both local residents and tourists, with the price starting at more than VND2 million per person, including refreshments.

Popular places to view lunar New Year’s Eve fireworks display in Hanoi
Over VND4.44 billion disbursed to support employees during Tet
Over VND4.44 billion disbursed to support employees during Tet

VOV.VN - About VND4.44 billion has been disbursed to support 6.5 million trade union members and workers on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam, according to the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL).

Over VND4.44 billion disbursed to support employees during Tet
Busy Tet holiday travel continues at Noi Bai Airport
Busy Tet holiday travel continues at Noi Bai Airport

VOV.VN - Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi continued its busy holiday period on January 17 as travelers head home to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

Busy Tet holiday travel continues at Noi Bai Airport
Ministry proposes issuing chip-based citizen identification card for children under 6
Ministry proposes issuing chip-based citizen identification card for children under 6

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed that children under the age of six, can receive both birth certificate and chip-based citizen identification card at the same time when their birth is registered.

Ministry proposes issuing chip-based citizen identification card for children under 6
Nearly 4,000 traverse Mong Cai int’l border gate
Nearly 4,000 traverse Mong Cai int’l border gate

Nearly 4,000 people have undergone immigration procedures via Mong Cai international border gate in the northern province of Quang Ninh in 10 days after resuming entry-exit regulations.

Nearly 4,000 traverse Mong Cai int’l border gate
Headquarters of Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology inaugurated
Headquarters of Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology inaugurated

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jin-pyo on January 17 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the headquarters of the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (VKIST) at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi.

Headquarters of Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology inaugurated
Unilever Vietnam extended partnerships to bring a warm Tet to people in need
Unilever Vietnam extended partnerships to bring a warm Tet to people in need

VOV.VN - Unilever Vietnam has collaborated with local authorities and partners to share happiness via meaningful gifts to heroic mothers, healthcare professionals, workers, and people in need on the occasion of the lunar New Year or Tet.

Unilever Vietnam extended partnerships to bring a warm Tet to people in need
Ho Chi Minh City railway station busy as Tet approaches
Ho Chi Minh City railway station busy as Tet approaches

VOV.VN - The number of passengers passing through Ho Chi Minh City’s railway station has increased drastically over recent days as people return to their hometowns ahead of celebrating the Lunar New Year or Tet festival.

Ho Chi Minh City railway station busy as Tet approaches
HCM City rehearses to respond to potential COVID-19 outbreak during Tet
HCM City rehearses to respond to potential COVID-19 outbreak during Tet

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has conducted a rehearsal in preparation for the potential emergence of new sub-variants of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resurgence of the virus during the lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

HCM City rehearses to respond to potential COVID-19 outbreak during Tet
Vietnam promotes green finance and technology
Vietnam promotes green finance and technology

VOV.VN - The nation is actively carrying out a roadmap for an improved legal framework to better attract green finance and green technology, whilst simultaneously encouraging green production and investment.

Vietnam promotes green finance and technology
Tet celebration introduces Vietnamese culture in Paris
Tet celebration introduces Vietnamese culture in Paris

The Association for the Promotion of Vietnamese Culture (APCV) in France has held a programme in Paris to introduce the culture of Vietnam, one of activities celebrating the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

Tet celebration introduces Vietnamese culture in Paris
JICA to further help with Vietnam’s development via ODA: chief representative
JICA to further help with Vietnam’s development via ODA: chief representative

As Vietnam and Japan mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will work harder to contribute to Vietnam’s development via official development assistance (ODA).

JICA to further help with Vietnam’s development via ODA: chief representative
Special publication on Paris Agreement anniversary publicised
Special publication on Paris Agreement anniversary publicised

A special publication on the 50th anniversary of Paris Agreement was made public by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hanoi on January 16.

Special publication on Paris Agreement anniversary publicised
Health Ministry warns of risks of COVID-19 outbreaks
Health Ministry warns of risks of COVID-19 outbreaks

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has warned of the potential risk of COVID-19 outbreaks due to the emergence of new variants of SARS-CoV-2.

Health Ministry warns of risks of COVID-19 outbreaks
Severe cold spell hits northern Vietnam, lasts till Tet holiday
Severe cold spell hits northern Vietnam, lasts till Tet holiday

VOV.VN - Vietnamese northerners are likely to feel the chill during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday as the ongoing strong cold spell is anticipated to last for several days till the Tet break.

Severe cold spell hits northern Vietnam, lasts till Tet holiday
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
Vietnamese in Japan, Thailand, Brunei welcome traditional New Year
Vietnamese in Japan, Thailand, Brunei welcome traditional New Year

Vietnamese students in Japan and Vietnamese in Thailand and Burnei took part in get-togethers to celebrate the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) on January 14.

Vietnamese in Japan, Thailand, Brunei welcome traditional New Year
Programme helps enhance links between overseas Vietnamese and homeland
Programme helps enhance links between overseas Vietnamese and homeland

The Xuan Que Huong (Homeland Spring) artistic programme was held on January 14 in Hanoi, bringing together more than 3,000 delegates, including 1,000 overseas Vietnamese (OV).

Programme helps enhance links between overseas Vietnamese and homeland
50th anniversary of Paris Peace Accords celebrated in France
50th anniversary of Paris Peace Accords celebrated in France

The Vietnamese Embassy in France in coordination with Verrières-le-Buisson city on the outskirts of Paris organised an event on January 14 to celebrate the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) 50 years ago (January 27, 1973).

50th anniversary of Paris Peace Accords celebrated in France
Overseas Vietnamese contribute to national development
Overseas Vietnamese contribute to national development

VOV.VN - In the cause of national development and defense, overseas Vietnamese have always been part of the great national unity and contributed resources to the Fatherland.

Overseas Vietnamese contribute to national development
Australia pledges more support for northwest’s development
Australia pledges more support for northwest’s development

Australian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrew Goledzinowski has affirmed that the northwestern region remains the focus of the expanded bilateral partnership between Australia and Vietnam, especially in terms of clean water, agriculture, transport infrastructure, women's economic empowerment, tourism and private sector development.

Australia pledges more support for northwest’s development