Nhat Tan peach blossoms, once the pride of Hanoi’s West Lake, are now blooming vigorously in Lam Ha district in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong where hundreds of people moved from the capital. 

Take a trip 40 kilometres outside the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho and you’ll notice panels of rice papers drying in the sun on rattan racks lining the roads in Thot Not district’s Thuan Hung ward.

Whenever the Lunar New Year (Tet) comes, normally from the 23rd of the last month of the lunar year to the New Year eve, Vietnamese families visit their ancestors’ tombs and clean gravesites. 

VOV.VN - Danang Train Station seems more quiet on the 28th of the last lunar month than other train stations across the country.

VOV.VN - Hanoians in beautiful clothes or traditional costumes flock to main streets in the capital city to enjoy the spring atmosphere as the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival nears.

VOV.VN - The Traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet) has demonstrated the comprehensive integration of the Vietnamese community, said Dr. Nguyen Duy Nhien, Chairman of the General Association of Overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic.

With the traditional Lunar New Year around the corner, Vietnamese townspeople rush back to their hometowns where they were born and raised, to spend a fulfilling holiday with their loved ones after a long year of work.

VOV.VN - February 13th was first proclaimed by UNESCO as a day to celebrate broadcast radio in 2012. Since then World Radio Day has been observed annually to honor the role of radio in communications and honor radio producers and broadcasters.

VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year festivity prevails in every street corner and family across Vietnam. VOV reports on busy preparations for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and cheerful activities from north to south.

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City shared joy with 600 outstanding and poor workers in Suoi Tien Theme Park on February 13 ahead of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. 

Producers and businesses are only allowed to use food additives permitted by the Ministry of Health to ensure products have no negative impacts on users’ health.

The Vietnamese Embassy in Sri Lanka recently held a get-together in celebration for the upcoming traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. 

The Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) Group announced that it has completed the repair and upgrade of a clean energy system on Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelago, thus promptly serving local people and soldiers as the lunar New Year (Tet) festival is approaching.

The crackdown on counterfeit and smuggled wines and cigars has tightened as the Tet holiday approaches. However, it seems that the fight has not been effective, with many consumers still wary when shopping for goods at markets in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on February 13 paid a pre-Tet visit to and delivered gifts to medical staff of Hospital K and poor cancer inpatients in Hanoi’s outlying district of Tan Trieu.

VOV.VN - Mien Tay (Western) Coach Station in Ho Chi Minh City is packed with crowds of eager travellers as the number of people returning home increased sharply on February 13.

The Department of Health in Ho Chi Minh City has instructed all hospitals in the city not to refuse emergency aid to patients during the Tet (Lunar New Year) period.

VOV.VN - Since early February, Vietnamese embassies in many countries around the world have held diverse programs for overseas Vietnamese to celebrate their traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

VOV.VN - The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) has offered free bus rides to nearly 200 patients to help them reunite with their families for the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Indonesia on February 12 completed procedures to receive 16 Vietnamese fishermen from Indonesian agencies at Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta. 

The National Centre for Hydro-Meteorological Forecasting has predicted a warm Tet for northern provinces as the cold spell weakens from February 13.

Vietnamese localities are taking measures to attract more investment in renewable energy, especially solar power.

VOV.VN - Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 H’Hen Nie and other celebrities have presented Tet gifts to HIV-infected children in Ho Chi Minh City on February 11 ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

 The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel on February 11 held a get-together in Tel Aviv for overseas Vietnamese in the country to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival 2018.

The capital city of Hanoi will not open pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem (Sword) lake and the Old Quarter before, during and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) because many people in the city are going to the countryside.

VOV.VN - It was 10pm on February 12 but many streets in Hanoi were still overcrowded with people rushing into fashion stores, causing serious traffic congestion.

Celebrations for the Lunar New Year (Tet) have created a Tet atmosphere among Vietnamese communities in Russia and Germany, with the festival only a few days away.

More toll collection lanes and limited access to expressways during the Tet holiday are expected to reduce traffic congestion on the HCM City – Trung Luong and HCM City – Long Thanh – Dau Giay expressways.

Glowing teddy bears and LED fans have emerged as the new and trendy gifts for this year Valentine’s Day in Vietnam.

President Tran Dai Quang visited and extended Tet greetings to several senior intellectuals at their residence in Hanoi on February 12, or the 27th day of the last lunar month, wishing them a happy new year and good health.