VOV.VN - Crowds of people returned to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City on the afternoon of January 3 which marked the end of the three-day holiday for the New Year, in order to resume work and study, resulting in crowded situations to occur at the entrances of the cities.

Sixty four traffic accidents took place nationwide during the three-day solar New Year holiday (January 1-3), causing 38 deaths, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.

VOV.VN - Located in the northern province of Lao Cai, the town of Sa Pa received 17,346 visitors during the three-day New Year holiday from January 1 to January 3, according to local authorities.

Ho Chi Minh City remains a top favourite destination of Vietnamese tourists during the New Year holiday for the second consecutive year, according to data from digital travel platform Agoda.

VOV.VN - With only a few days to go before the New Year holiday, several major coach stations throughout the capital have been left unusually quiet due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - The capital is likely to face a high risk of COVID-19 spreading on a large scale during the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays, warned Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Dac Phu, former director of the Preventive Medicine Department.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airports, airlines, and relevant parties nationwide to make preparations to serve people’s travel demand while ensuring traffic and pandemic safety during the New Year, Lunar New Year, and spring festivals.

VOV.VN - A total of 14,977 new infections of COVID-19 across 61 localities nationwide were recorded on December 20, with Hanoi capital continuing to post the highest number of infections at 1,612, according to the Ministry of Health.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Fruit and Vegetable Association (Vinafruit) have rejected information regarding China halting the import of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables for six weeks.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA) announced on April 13 that car sales of its members in March reached 30,935 vehicles of all kinds, representing a sharp rise of 127% compared to the previous month.