Overseas Vietnamese in France and Germany have celebrated the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – the longest and biggest traditional event back in their home country – with a series of enticing cultural and musical activities.

VOV.VN - Lionbooks Children's Bookstore has organized a Tet program in Hanoi to bring children and their families to an attractive playground of 20 folk games and activities.

The traditional Tich dien (ploughing) festival took place in Tien Son commune of Duy Tien town, the northern province of Ha Nam, on January 28 (the seventh day of the first lunar month) to pray for bumper harvests and prosperity.

VOV.VN - A traditional pig slaughtering festival got underway in Nem Thuong village of Bac Ninh city, northern Vietnam, on January 27 as part of activities to celebrate the new-year period.

VOV.VN - Traffic remained sparse across the capital on the first working day after the Lunar New Year (Tet), with no sign of heavy congestion as seen in the pre-Tet period.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh planted a tree at K9-Da Chong relic complex in Hanoi’s Ba Vi district on January 27 or the seventh day of the lunar New Year, kick-starting the national tree planting festival.

VOV.VN - The Huong (Perfume) Pagoda Festival themed “Safe - Civilized - Friendly” opened on January 27, the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, in Hanoi’s My Duc district.

Although 2023 is forecast to see many difficulties, experts expect this is a recovery year of the retail sector after COVID-19 pandemic as there are many signs showing the return of investors and higher demands.

VOV.VN - The Dong Ky firecracker procession festival kicked off in Tu Son city in the northern province of Bac Ninh on January 25, the fourth day of the first lunar month, drawing the participation of thousands of villagers and tourists.

The Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Belgium, and Germany has been enabled to mark the biggest and long annual traditional event of their homeland – the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) – via associated visits and gatherings over the past few days.