Coming from different corners of the world, these youths share a common love for Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year holiday.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese people are celebrating Tet or the traditional Lunar New Year Festival which begins on January 28 with art performances at public places on the New Year’s Eve.

Nearly 60 kilometres away from the centre of Ho Chi Minh City, Can Gio Mangrove has been recognised by UNESCO as a World Biosphere Reserve with primeval forests and abundant floral cover. It was also the sight of a number of glorious battles in the past.

The three telecommunication groups under direct management of the Information and Communications Ministry (MIC) will have to develop their equitisation plans in 2017, according to Minister Truong Minh Tuan.

President Tran Dai Quang has told traffic police of Hanoi to ensure traffic order and safety during the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - 70 years ago today, the soldiers and ordinary people of Hanoi were in high spirits to fight for national salvation.

VOV.VN - Banh Chung is an indispensable part of TET in Vietnam. The square shape, the fragrance, the glossy green of rice and the sight of yellow mung beans all evoke fond childhood memories.

VOV.VN - A delegation led by Vietnam Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien has attended the 140th session of the WHO Executive Board in Geneva as an official member representing 37 member states in the Western Pacific in the 2016-2019 term.

VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year (Tet) is joyfully celebrated nationwide. The atmosphere on the last day of the year is so special, marking the transition from the old year to the new year. 

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Embassy in Mongolia has extended Lunar New Year wishes to Vietnamese community there.

VOV.VN - TET is the most important celebration of Vietnamese residents residing in Berlin. Each year they gather at the Pho Da Pagoda to celebrate with traditional rituals, customs and make holiday delicacies such as Banh Chung.

VOV.VN - A charity has passed out hundreds of free Banh Chung cakes on Nguyen Chi Thanh Street in Hanoi along with thousands of gifts of candy and clothing to needy residents of the capital city.

2017 is the year of the rooster in the Vietnamese traditional zodiac. VIR’s Bich Ngoc analyses what the means for people and how the rooster is important in Vietnam’s life and culture.

VOV.VN - A number of activities have been held to ensure a happy Tet for everyone including the poor.

Sea desertification is a problem that is becoming more severe around the globe, including in Vietnam.

Central Highlands provinces have planted 4,811 hectares of forests, including 101 hectares of protective forests, accounting for 59.4% and 24.2% of their plans.

VOV.VN -As many as 700 gifts, worth an estimated US$45,000 (VND1 billion) funded by the My Tam Charity Fund have been presented to needy people and families in the central province of Quang Nam.

President Tran Dai Quang visited and extended New Year wishes to outstanding intellectuals in Hanoi on January 26. 

The Vietnamese embassies abroad held activities celebrating the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. 

Fishing and fishery logistics cooperative groups have proved to be effective, benefiting fishermen in Ganh Hao town of Dong Hai district, the Mekong Delta province of Bac Lieu.

VOV.VN - The Merck Foundation in collaboration with the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Centre has announced the provision of a grant of US$7 million over five years to support healthcare in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - The terminals for international flights at Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City have been serving an estimated 20,000 passengers daily for the past few days as travellers head home for TET.

VOV.VN - The Saigon Train Station has added extra trains and cars so trains can carry more people, as record numbers of travellers head home for the long TET holiday.

'It has been a year since I've been home.'

As many as 621 prisoners in the southern province of Tay Ninh have their jail terms shortened on the occasion of Lunar New Year, according to the provincial People’s Court.

Disadvantaged workers at industrial zones nationwide are treated to entertainment activities and gifts from their companies and authorities to ease their loneliness when they are not able to reunite with families on the lunar New Year festival (Tet).

The Hanoi traffic police’s proposal to allow Hanoians to own only one car and one registration plate interferes with the citizens’ right to own property.

A massive overfly spanning the major Nguyen Binh Khiem – Le Hong Phong intersection in the northern city of Haiphong was put into operation on January 25.

VOV.VN - Special attention is being paid to secure a joyful Tet, Vietnam’s Lunar New Year Festival, for people in the central region, who suffered great losses in last year’s flooding.

VOV.VN - Nam Dinh police say they have arrested two suspects and seized 45 kilos of ecstasy, 20 kilos of heroin, phones, motorbikes and other drug paraphernalia following an investigation into a major drug-smuggling ring.