VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will present a special concert at the Saigon Opera House on December 21 - 22 to celebrate the Christmas season and New Year 2025.

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 - Both locals and tourists in Ho Chi Minh City will be entertained with dazzling firework displays at two sites across the southern city as part of efforts to welcome in the New Year and the start of 2025.

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.

VOV.VN - With Christmas only three weeks away, the festive atmosphere of the season can already be felt on streets throughout Hanoi, with a range of brightly-coloured lights and vibrant ornaments going on display on top of giant Christmas trees placed at commercial centres.

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.