Tag: lunar New Year
HCM City announces market stabilisation programme
The Department of Industry and Trade of Ho Chi Minh City on April 3 announced a market stabilisation programme for food and essential products in 2023 and during the lunar New Year (Tet) holidays 2024.
Rice businesses receive fresh export orders despite high prices
VOV.VN - Despite the export prices of Vietnamese rice recording a two year high, importers have put in bulk orders following the recent week-long lunar New Year break in Vietnam, signaling another fillip year for rice businesses.
Vietnamese people pray for peace in New Year
VOV.VN - Thousands of people across Vietnam have headed to pagodas and temples over recent days to pray for peace – a fine tradition of Vietnamese people in the early days of the lunar New Year.
Activities held to celebrate Lunar New Year in Malaysia, Australia
The Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia on February 4 held a get together on the occasion of Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
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.
Party chief chairs meeting reviewing organisation of Tet celebrations
Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on January 31 chaired a meeting of the Party Central Committee’s Secretariat to review the organisation of Tet (Lunar New Year) celebrations and look into major tasks in the time ahead.
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.
Wrestling festival excites crowds in early Spring
VOV.VN - The Sinh village wrestling festival kicked off on the 10th day of the first lunar month, January 31 this year, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, luring thousands of excited visitors.
Businesses seek to retain employees in face of export order shortages
VOV.VN - Vietnamese firms are enduing a shortage of export orders and are therefore trying to retain employees in the initial months of the new year, a period which is usually considered the off-peak production season.
Thousands of visitors descend upon Yen Tu spring festival
VOV.VN - Thousands of people flocked to the north-eastern province of Quang Ninh to participate in the Yen Tu spring festival, which began on January 31, the 10th day of the Lunar New Year.
