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.

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.

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.

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).

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.

VOV.VN - Located in Tay Ho district of Hanoi, Tu Lien village has been bustling over recent days with many local people coming to order kumquat trees ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese airlines are in the process of expanding their fleets to include the addition of new aircraft in order to meet the surge in passenger demand ahead during the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

The Railway Transport Joint Stock Company will operate an additional 11 trains with 5,000 extra seats to meet the high travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holidays 2025.

As the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday is approaching, the Vietnamese aviation market has experienced intense pressure with airfares soaring and seat availability becoming increasingly scarce.

VOV.VN - A collection of stamps featuring Vietnamese snakes were released on December 1 by the Ministry of Information and Communications in celebration of the upcoming Tet festival, known locally as the Lunar New Year.