No traffic congestion as people back to work after week-long break
No traffic congestion as people back to work after week-long break

VOV.VN - Traffic remained sparse across the capital on the first working day after the Lunar New Year (Tet), with no sign of heavy congestion as seen in the pre-Tet period.

No traffic congestion as people back to work after week-long break
More than 1,140 babies born in Hanoi during seven-day Tet holiday
More than 1,140 babies born in Hanoi during seven-day Tet holiday

VOV.VN - There were a total of 1,142 newborns delivered during the seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) festival from January 20 to January 26, according to the latest report by the Hanoi Department of Health.

More than 1,140 babies born in Hanoi during seven-day Tet holiday
Anti-Vietnam war activist Victor Navasky passes away
Anti-Vietnam war activist Victor Navasky passes away

Victor Navasky, a US journalist and activist who actively participated in movements against the war in Vietnam, has passed away in New York at the age of 90, local media reported on January 25.

Anti-Vietnam war activist Victor Navasky passes away
HCM City gateway remains clear as people head back to work
HCM City gateway remains clear as people head back to work

VOV.VN - The gateway of Ho Chi Minh City remained clear on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, a known locally as Tet, despite people returned to the southern metropolis to work.

HCM City gateway remains clear as people head back to work
Water resources planning scheme for 2021 to 2030 period announced
Water resources planning scheme for 2021 to 2030 period announced

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) has announced a water resources planning scheme for the 2021 to 2030 period with a vision towards 2050, which was granted approved by the Prime Minister in December, 2022.

Water resources planning scheme for 2021 to 2030 period announced
Can Gio mangrove forest an eco-friendly escape
Can Gio mangrove forest an eco-friendly escape

Can Gio mangrove forest, designated by UNESCO in 2000 as the first Mangrove Biosphere Reserve in Vietnam, has been serving as a “green lung” of Ho Chi Minh City.

Can Gio mangrove forest an eco-friendly escape
‘Forest school’ helps spread love for nature
‘Forest school’ helps spread love for nature

While unprecedented environmental challenges threatening the health and lives of millions of people around the world are ringing alarm bells for human behaviour towards the nature, Vietnam is home to a primeval forest described as a “big school” that has helped spread the love for nature for the past nearly six decades.

‘Forest school’ helps spread love for nature
Flavors of Vietnamese Tet featured in foreign media
Flavors of Vietnamese Tet featured in foreign media

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people’s celebration of Lunar New Year (Tet) has been featured in foreign media.

Flavors of Vietnamese Tet featured in foreign media
Ambassadors of friendship
Ambassadors of friendship

VOV.VN - The overseas Vietnamese community has always been an important factor in national integration over the years, no matter what country they live and study in, each Vietnamese person is a messenger of friendship, promoting the Vietnamese culture and values abroad, and Vietnamese people in the Republic of Korea are an example.

Ambassadors of friendship
War in Vietnam not supported by Americans: Expert
War in Vietnam not supported by Americans: Expert

In the early 1970s, most Americans, including many servicemen and war veterans, believed that the war in Vietnam was a mistake and that the US should negotiate for a peace agreement

War in Vietnam not supported by Americans: Expert
Cold spell intensifies, frost and rain expected
Cold spell intensifies, frost and rain expected

VOV.VN - Frost and rain will hit northern mountainous localities as of January 27, when another cold spell is expected to spread across the northern region, according to the National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting.

Cold spell intensifies, frost and rain expected
77 people killed in traffic accidents over six days of Tet
77 people killed in traffic accidents over six days of Tet

VOV.VN - A total of 133 traffic accidents have occurred in Vietnam during the first six days of the lunar New Year (Tet) break from January 20 to January 25, leaving 77 dead and 96 injured.

77 people killed in traffic accidents over six days of Tet
Vietnamese celebrate Tet overseas
Vietnamese celebrate Tet overseas

The Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Belgium, and Germany has been enabled to mark the biggest and long annual traditional event of their homeland – the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – via associated visits and gatherings over the past few days.

Vietnamese celebrate Tet overseas
Hoang Sa exhibition centre affirms national sovereignty
Hoang Sa exhibition centre affirms national sovereignty

Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos have always been sacred integral parts of Vietnam, as the country has historical evidence and a fully legal basis to affirm its sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa in accordance with international law.

Hoang Sa exhibition centre affirms national sovereignty
Hanoi sees crowds gather on second day of Lunar New Year
Hanoi sees crowds gather on second day of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - Hanoi capital saw a huge number of local residents descend on the streets around Hoan Kiem lake on the second day of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Hanoi sees crowds gather on second day of Lunar New Year
Vietnam country of safety: Algerian Ambassador
Vietnam country of safety: Algerian Ambassador

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people are very happy, whilst the world should recognise Vietnam as a very safe country, Algerian Ambassador to Vietnam Boubazine Abdelhamid said during a recent media interview given during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Vietnam country of safety: Algerian Ambassador
Strong cold spell hits northern Vietnam today
Strong cold spell hits northern Vietnam today

VOV.VN - A strong cold air wave is moving toward northern Vietnam to cause temperatures in the northern region to fall sharply, starting on January 23 evening.

Strong cold spell hits northern Vietnam today
Overseas Vietnamese across continents celebrate traditional New Year
Overseas Vietnamese across continents celebrate traditional New Year

Overseas Vietnamese people in Japan, Israel, Slovakia, and Czech Republic have celebrated the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival in a warm atmosphere in line with Vietnamese traditions.

Overseas Vietnamese across continents celebrate traditional New Year
Vietnamese Tet inspires foreigners
Vietnamese Tet inspires foreigners

In Asian countries like Vietnam, the Lunar New Year (or Tet Nguyen Dan in Vietnamese) has been a special occasion for thousands of generations. For foreigners in Vietnam for the first time, Tet is truly a new and intriguing experience.

Vietnamese Tet inspires foreigners
A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year
A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year

VOV.VN - The first day of the Lunar New Year saw the usually crowded and noisy streets of downtown Hanoi fall quiet with few pedestrians or citizens to be seen on local roads.

A peaceful Hanoi on first day of Lunar New Year
Vietnamese youths in Japan pin hope on nation’s development in Lunar New Year
Vietnamese youths in Japan pin hope on nation’s development in Lunar New Year

As the Year of the Cat comes, the Vietnamese community in Japan, especially youths and students, show their delight at Vietnam’s strong economic recovery post COVID-19 thanks to the sound decisions of the Party, State and Government.

Vietnamese youths in Japan pin hope on nation’s development in Lunar New Year
VOV President’s 2023 Lunar New Year address to audience
VOV President’s 2023 Lunar New Year address to audience

VOV.VN - Do Tien Sy, Member of the Party Central Committee and President of the Voice of Vietnam (VOV), extends his 2023 Lunar New Year's greetings to Vietnamese, Overseas Vietnamese, and foreign audiences.

VOV President’s 2023 Lunar New Year address to audience
Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam
Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people took to the streets nationwide watching colourful fireworks light up the sky and ringing in the lunar New Year of the Cat.

Revelers jubilantly ring in lunar New Year 2023 in Vietnam
Fresh COVID-19 infections fall to record low of 17 on Jan. 21
Fresh COVID-19 infections fall to record low of 17 on Jan. 21

VOV.VN - Vietnam recorded 17 new coronavirus infections on January 21, a record low on a single day, with only one severe case receiving treatment in hospital, reported the Ministry of Health.

Fresh COVID-19 infections fall to record low of 17 on Jan. 21
Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant
Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant

VOV.VN - Located by the bank of the Tien River, Sa Dec flower village in Dong Thap province which is considered the kingdom of flowers in the Mekong Delta supplies a variety of flowers to market, especially when spring comes.

Spring atmosphere makes Sa Dec flower village vibrant
13 people killed, 15 injured in traffic accidents on January 21
13 people killed, 15 injured in traffic accidents on January 21

VOV.VN - January 21, the second day of the week-long lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, saw 13 people killed and 15 others injured in 22 traffic accidents across the country, according to the Traffic Police Department.

13 people killed, 15 injured in traffic accidents on January 21
Vietnamese family traditions in the Lunar New Year festival
Vietnamese family traditions in the Lunar New Year festival

Family reunion is a long-standing tradition during the Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest holiday celebration of the year for the Vietnamese people.

Vietnamese family traditions in the Lunar New Year festival
Tet impressive in foreign ambassadors’ eyes
Tet impressive in foreign ambassadors’ eyes

Tet (Lunar New Year) is always an interesting experience for foreigners in Vietnam. Enjoying the Tet atmosphere, foreign ambassadors have shared their feelings about the biggest traditional festival in the country.

Tet impressive in foreign ambassadors’ eyes
Incense offered to commemorate Hung Kings on Tet occasion
Incense offered to commemorate Hung Kings on Tet occasion

An incense-offering ceremony was held at the top of Nghia Linh Mountain in the northern province of Phu Tho in commemoration of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival on January 21 (the last day of the last lunar month).

Incense offered to commemorate Hung Kings on Tet occasion
Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet
Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet

VOV.VN - In the lead-up to the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, porters working in Long Bien wholesale market, the largest of its kind in Hanoi, have a heavier workload due to the increasing demand for fruit and other goods for Tet celebration.

Porters in Hanoi wholesale market work up a sweat ahead of Tet