VOV.VN - As the lunar New Year holiday (Tet) is just a week to go, Ho Chi Minh City – based Tan Son Nhat International Airport is packed with people who either fly home for family reunion or go on holiday during the festive season.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi municipal administration has decided to put on a fireworks display at an only one venue to welcome in the lunar New Year 2022 on January 31 evening.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested localities not to let off fireworks and at the same time to restrict events of large crowds of people on New Year’s Eve as part of COVID-19 prevention and control efforts.

VOV.VN - The authorities of Hoan Kiem district have banned locals and vehicles from all routes leading to St Joseph’s Cathedral and limited gatherings in Hanoi’s Old Quarter during the capital’s upcoming Christmas celebrations.

VOV.VN - As many as 16,377 people have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus in 62 cities and provinces across Vietnam over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on December 23.

VOV.VN - The capital is likely to face a high risk of COVID-19 spreading on a large scale during the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays, warned Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Dac Phu, former director of the Preventive Medicine Department.

VOV.VN - Vietnam’s daily count of coronavirus infections hit a record high on December 19 when as many as 16,110 cases were documented in 60 cities and provinces nationwide, the Ministry of Health (MoH) reported in its coronavirus update on December 19.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Health (MoH) has proposed suspending activities which may lead to crowding, such as entertainment centres, festivals, and religious rituals in localities that are at a high risk of COVID-19 infection during the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - The capital of Hanoi will introduce tougher COVID-19 prevention and control measures in an effort to slow the spread of the virus in the community, said Mayor Chu Ngoc Anh.

The tenth European Day of Languages will be held virtually on Gather platform on November 6, attracting Poland, Italy, Spain, Romania, France, Germany, the UK and Belgium (Wallonie-Bruxelles) along with seven languages, reported the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).