Tag: lunar New Year
Purchasing power for Lunar New Year forecast to increase by 10%
VOV.VN - Purchasing power in the market for the Lunar New Year 2025, known locally as Tet, is forecast to increase by 10% compared to the same period from last year, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT).
More North-South trains to carry passengers back home for Lunar New Year
More trains will run during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays to cope with an increase in demand.
PM orders urgent actions to prevent fires, explosions at high-risk places
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 23 signed a directive, outlining urgent measures for fire prevention, fighting, and rescue operations at high-risk establishments and crowded venues ahead of the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays.
Workers offered VND100 billion to shop for Tet online
The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) has decided to spend VND100 billion (US$3.9 million) to provide its members with vouchers to shop on an designated online platform ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet).
Directive issued to ensure merry Tet for all
The Party Central Committee’s Secretariat has issued a directive on the organisation of the Lunar New Year (Tet) to ensure safe, healthy, and economical celebrations of the New Year, creating new momentum for realising the tasks for 2025.
Colourful blossoms signal first signs of lunar New Year in Hanoi
VOV.VN - Branches of peach blossoms and kumquat trees can now be seen on sale at Quang An flower market in Tay Ho district, the largest of its kind in Hanoi, signaling the arrival of a new spring, as the lunar New Year (Tet) is just more than a month away.
HCM City’s retail sales up 11% this year
Retail sales in Ho Chi Minh City rang in at over VND567.98 billion (US$22.36 million) in 2024, a year-on-year rise of 11%, the municipal Department of Industry and Trade has reported.
Airlines prepare for Tet surge with over 7 million seats available
As Vietnam gears up for Lunar New Year 2025, domestic airlines report a surge in bookings, with fares peaking at VND3.7 million and many routes fully booked.
Total retail sales of goods, services in 11 months up 8.8%
Vietnam’s total retail sales of consumer goods and services saw a year-on-year increase of 8.8% to more than VND5.8 quadrillion (US$228.4 billion) in January – November, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Homeland Spring 2025 slated for January 18
VOV.VN - The annual “Xuân Quê hương” (Homeland Spring) event, the biggest external and cultural occasion of its kind for overseas Vietnamese (OVs) during the Lunar New Year festival, will be held in Ho Chi Minh City from January 18 to January 21, 2025.