VOV.VN - The Vietnam Travel Aviation Co. Ltd (Vietravel Airlines) made its debut in Ho Chi Minh City on Dec. 26 after fully meeting necessary requirements and procedures for commercial operation.

With the third outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic under control, the demand for domestic tours during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday is expected to rise in the next few weeks, according to travel agencies.

VOV.VN - Branches of peach and soft pink peach blossoms have gone on sale at Quang An flower market in Tay Ho district of Hanoi, signaling the arrival of the festive period in the lead up to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Companies that import fruits and foods expect lower demand during Tet (Lunar New Year) next February due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and plan to reduce imports.

VOV.VN - The Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security launched an operation on Dec. 15 in an effort to ensure traffic safety and order in the lead up to the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - The Ministry of Information and Communications issued a "Year of the Buffalo" stamp on December 12 to welcome the upcoming Lunar New Year.

VOV.VN - There has never been a time previously when travel agencies felt as anxious about the prospects of the domestic tourism industry during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) as this year, largely due to the threat of the coronavirus still lingering as we move into 2021.

The Hanoi Department of Industry and Trade has instructed production and business units in the city to develop plans to ensure supply and demand during the year-end and Lunar New Year (Tet) festival, a municipal official has said.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh Minh City authorities are set to expand COVID-19 testing for passengers on repatriation flights, patients in hospitals who are suffering from serious illnesses, in addition to workers and experts in industrial and processing zones, in the build up to the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

State employees and workers will be given seven days off during the forthcoming Lunar New Year holiday or Tet holiday from February 10 to 16, 2021— five days for the holiday from February 10 to 14 and two more days as compensation.