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Hanoi villagers bring lucky fire home to welcome in new lunar year
VOV.VN - Finding lucky fire and bringing it home safe and sound is a long-standing ritual that is practiced on the 11th day of the first lunar month in An Dinh village in Hanoi's Ha Dong district.
Banks lower saving interest rates right after Tet
The race of interest rate hikes among commercial banks is showing signs of cooling down as many banks have adjusted down the rate by several percentage points per year after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and have set stricter conditions for customers to enjoy the high rates.
Provinces organise activities to lure tourists over Tet holiday
The ritual at Princess Huyen Tran Temple in the central city of Hue is underway at the Ngu Phong Mountain Complex, about 7km southeast of Hue.
18,000 tourists spend US$18.3 mln on outbound tours during Tet
Around 18,000 Vietnamese tourists chose outbound tours through travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday this year, spending a total of VND430 billion (US$18.3 million), according to a report from the city's Department of Tourism.
Majority back to work after Tet in southern industrial hubs
The majority of workers of businesses and factories in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces, three major industrial hubs in the south, have returned to work after a long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, local authorities said.
Trade surplus hits US$3.6 billion in first month of 2023
VOV.VN - The nation’s total import-export turnover during the first month of the year is estimated to be at US$46.56 billion, of which the trade surplus stood at US$3.6 billion, according to figures given by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
High lunar New Year shopping and travel demand fuels CPI in January
VOV.VN - The consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.52% in January 2023 compared to the previous month and by 4.49% compared to the same period in 2022, the General Statistics Office (GSO) announced on January 29.
Export of goods to China returns to normal after Tet holiday
VOV.VN - Customs clearance of goods at border gates in Lang Son province that share a border with China has returned to normal after a week-long lunar New Year holiday.
Traffic accidents fall during Tet holiday
As many as 152 traffic accidents occurred in the country during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, from January 20 to January 26, a year-on-year decrease of 12 cases, according to the Ministry of Transport.
NA leader lauds State Audit Office's crucial contributions
Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue made a new-year visit to the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) on January 27, the first working day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.