VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has announced its plan to organise the Nguyen Hue Flower Street in eight days in celebration of the Year of the Horse 2026, one of the city's key cultural and tourism events during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The year-end period remains a peak season for retail, but this year’s standout trend is the shift towards technology-driven operations and data-based promotions.

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade is set to intensify consumer stimulus efforts until the peak Lunar New Year (Tet) shopping season to help the city achieve its economic growth targets.

VOV.VN - Russian tourists’ demand for New Year 2026 holidays in Asia has surged by more than 70% compared to the same period last year, with Thailand, Vietnam, and China being the top three tour destinations.

VOV.VN - The Ho Su Cha New Year of the Ha Nhi ethnic group in Thu Lum commune, northern Lai Chau province, is a distinctive traditional festival that has been preserved and passed down through generations.

Vietnam Airlines Group, comprising Vietnam Airlines, Pacific Airlines, and VASCO, has officially begun early sale of tickets to meet rising travel demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays.

VOV.VN - To meet the high travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year 2026 (Tet), budget airline VietJet has launched early ticket sales for 2.5 million seats for the peak Tet travel period from February 3 to March 2, 2026.

The Hanoi Union of Friendship Organisations (HAUFO), in collaboration with the embassies of Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka in Vietnam, organised a friendship exchange programme in Hanoi on April 26 to celebrate the traditional New Year festivals of several Asian countries in 2025.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia, led by Ambassador Dang Minh Khoi, visited the Lao Embassy in Moscow on April 16 to extend New Year greetings on the occasion of Boun Pi Mai, the traditional New Year festival of Laos.

Cuu Long University in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long held a gathering on April 15 to mark the traditional New Year festivals for Cambodian and Lao students as well as its Khmer lecturers and students.