State employees and workers will be given seven days off during the forthcoming Lunar New Year holiday or Tet holiday from February 10 to 16, 2021— five days for the holiday from February 10 to 14 and two more days as compensation.

A ceremony was held in northern Thai Nguyen province on November 27 to mark the 45th National Day of Laos (December 2) and the 100th birth anniversary of the country’s late President Kaysone Phomvihane (December 13).

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City chapter of the Vietnam Union of Friendship Organisations (VUFO) held a get-together on November 27 to mark the 45th anniversary of Laos’ National Day (Dec. 2).

Vietnamese Ambassador to Laos Nguyen Ba Hung on November 26 visited the offices of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP) Central Committee’s Commission for External Relations and the Lao Ministry of Foreign Affairs to pass on his congratulations on the 45th National Day of Laos (December 2, 1975 - 2020).

The largest events of the year regarding startups and innovation in HCM City are set to run from November 23 to 28, the municipal Department of Science and Technology said on November 23.

VOV.VN - Possessing a strong desire to create meaningful gifts that will not be wasted, artisans have created several bouquets made almost entirely from food, a novelty which has proved to be popular among many customers in recent days.

VOV.VN - With the annual celebrations for Vietnamese Teachers’ Day on November 20 fast approaching, business is ramping up in the local gift market, with a wide range of gifts and services on offer to meet all kinds of demands.

VOV.VN - The relationship and economic cooperation between Vietnam - Oman in recent years has witnessed a strong positive growth, especially in bilateral trade turnover.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts is set to host the 2020 cultural heritage and tourism festival in Hanoi from November 19 to 23.

VOV.VN - The United States’ ambassador to Vietnam Daniel J. Kritenbrink went on a tour of the historic Temple of Literature, the nation’s oldest university, in Hanoi on November 17 to mark the 38th Vietnamese Teachers’ Day which falls on November 20.