The Vietnam – US Society (VUS) under the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations held a meeting with a visiting delegation of the Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA) in Hanoi on February 3.

VOV.VN -The largest lantern in Vietnam is 15 metres high and was made with more than 2,000 lights by Vinpearl Land in Nha Trang.

Vietnamese trainee nurses and caregivers, coming to Japan in fiscal 2014 and 2015 under the two countries’ Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), are now allowed to stay an additional year.

The Government Inspectorate will conduct a series of crucial inspections this year, said Deputy Chief of the Government Inspectorate Ngo Van Khanh.

VOV.VN - State President Tran Dai Quang on February 3 presided over the annual Tich Dien (Ploughing) Festival marking the traditional beginning of the rice growing season in Vietnam.

Authorities of Nghe An province met on February 2 with Vietnamese expatriates who returned home to the central locality to celebrate the Lunar New Year, appreciating their contribution to local development.

An estimated 380,000 passengers travelled on the bus rapid transit (BRT) in January – the first month Hanoi has operated the new public transport service.

The central coastal province of Thua Thien – Hue aims to raise nearly VND7.2 trillion to develop rural areas from now to 2020.

The Prime Minister has approved a list of 291 underprivileged communes in coastal, sea and island areas to receive investment support as part of a national target programme on sustainable poverty reduction between 2016 and 2020.

The Vietnamese community in Cyprus has gathered in Limassol city to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet), with traditional food, music, dance and games.

The Cat Linh – Ha Dong elevated urban railway in Hanoi will begin its test run, expected to last between three and six months, on October 1.

VOV.VN - Heavy rains occurred in Ho Chi Minh City at 4:30pm on February 2 badly affecting local lives on the first working day after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

Thousands of pilgrims did not mind elbowing their way through madding crowds only to receive a symbolic ‘royal seal’ of an 18th-century emperor, believed to bring in fortune throughout the Lunar New Year, at a temple in Vietnam on February 1.

VOV.VN - The Vietnamese State has implemented a number of policies to encourage overseas Vietnamese to contribute to national development as much as they wish. 

There has been no fatality caused by traffic accidents in Ho Chi Minh City during the 2017 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, the first time in several years.

The Power Transmission Company No.3 said it expects to transmit some 8.7 billion kWh of electricity via the 220kV lines to south central and Central Highlands provinces this year .

The Viglacera Infrastructure Investment Development Company under the Viglacera Corporation on February 2 launched a housing project for workers in the Yen Phong industrial park (IP) in the northern province of Bac Ninh. 

The Kim Binh historical site in the northern province of Tuyen Quang received a certificate accrediting it as a special national relic site at a ceremony on February 2.

The central province of Thua Thien-Hue launched a tree planting festival on February 2 with 120 sao den trees (Hopea odorata), a rare species, planted in An Dong ward of Hue city.

The Prime Minister issued a document demanding ministries and localities to implement their assigned tasks and missions immediately and avoiding indulgence in Tet-post playful activities.

VOV.VN - The labour challenges facing Vietnam in 2017 are considerable, requiring a massive effort to retrain and upskill workers by the millions, says the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (Molisa).

Those who litter or urinate in public will be fined up to VND7 million (US$313), starting February 1, according to a recent decree by the Vietnamese government.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City is projected to lead the nation in job creation for 2017, according to a just released economic report by the Centre for Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labour Market Information.

The Provincial Child Friendly Programme (PCFP) funded by UNICEF has helped more than 3,600 vulnerable children in the Mekong Delta province of Dong Thap.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) aims to create more than 1.6 million new jobs for labourers, including 105,000 people sent to work abroad, said Minister Dao Ngoc Dung.

A 40sq.m beach and water area on Cham Island will be restored and demarcated to protect and conserve the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) species.

VOV.VN - Thousands of pilgrims and tourists throughout the country flocked to Huong (Perfume) Pagoda before the opening day - the sixth day of Lunar New Year (February 2) to pray for peace, good weather, happiness and prosperity during the year.

As young netizens use the social network as a podium to tell the authorities what they want, Vietnamese leaders start taking notes.

An entrepreneur might immediately equate the concept of the “creative industry” with innovative activities in businesses, but the concept is still quite vague for many.

The years of every store closing during Tet are long past, with a brave few expatriates keeping their doors open for the community in aid of a prosperous Tet holiday.