Tag: New Year
Fire-making and rice-cooking contest enlivens early Lunar New Year festival
VOV.VN - The traditional “running- fire-making -rice-cooking” contest is held annually on the eighth day of the first lunar month at Thi Cam communal house in Xuan Phuong ward, Hanoi. The event recreates the spirit of military training in ancient times while preserving a longstanding cultural tradition.
Party chief urges VNA to be worthy of nation’s trusted information source
Party General Secretary To Lam on February 24 urged the Vietnam News Agency (VNA) to maintain unity, promote innovation, and rise to new heights, worthy of its role as the nation’s trusted information lifeline and a pillar of social confidence in the new era.
State leader extends Lunar New Year greetings to Presidential Office staff
VOV.VN - President Luong Cuong met with officials and employees of the Presidential Office at the start of the Lunar New Year, extending Lunar New Year greetings and calling for stronger reform and greater responsibility in fulfilling assigned duties.
Party chief orders immediate return to work, warns against prolonged post-Tet leisure
VOV.VN - General Secretary To Lam chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat on February 24 in Hanoi to review implementation of Directive No. 55 on organizing the Lunar New Year of the Horse (Tet Binh Ngo).
New critical care manual helps reduce ‘golden hour’ response time
VOV.VN - A newly released critical care manual was introduced in Hanoi at the start of the Lunar New Year 2026, marking 15 years of the “A9 Book Series-Bach Mai Hospital,” a project translating internationally recognized medical reference books into Vietnamese.
Rail sector operates more than 1,800 services during Lunar New Year
During the nine-day Lunar New Year break, the rail sector operated more than 1,800 train services, ensuring safety and meeting high travel demand.
Keeping time alive: Genuine passion for vintage mechanical clocks
VOV.VN - Vietnamese collectors are devoted to restoring and preserving vintage mechanical clocks from Europe and beyond, with their passion for rare designs, original parts, and melodic chimes highlighting a unique cultural movement that honours history while keeping the rhythm of time alive.
Stocks surge nearly 2% in first session after Lunar New Year break
VOV.VN - Vietnam’s stock market rallied sharply on February 23, its first trading day following the nine-day Lunar New Year holiday, with the benchmark VN-Index climbing nearly 2% on strong buying interest across most sectors.
Yen Tu relic site sees record visitor surge over Tet holiday
VOV.VN - A record 171,000 visitors flocked to the Yen Tu Monuments and Landscape Complex during the recent Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, marking a 2.2-fold increase year on year and helping Quang Ninh province surpass the one-million-visitor mark at the start of the year.
Civil servants in Hanoi return to work after nine-day Tet break
VOV.VN - After the nine-day Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday marking the Year of the Horse, office workers in Hanoi have returned to their regular routines, as the capital regains its usual pace.