VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City, the most populous and financial hub in Vietnam, has planned to launch a variety of activities to welcome the start of 2024.

The Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday will last seven days from February 8 to 14, 2024, per an official document approved by Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh.

Vietnamese carriers Vietnam Airlines, Vietjet Air, Bamboo Airways, Pacific Airlines and Vasco have offered over 6 million tickets for sale to meet rising travel demand during Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024, which is forecast to be higher than last year.

To ensure the supply of goods and stabilisation of the domestic market by the end of 2023 and Lunar New Year 2024, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will coordinate with large distributors to regulate the supply of goods and support the consumption of agricultural products, according to Le Viet Nga, MoIT’s deputy director of the Domestic Market Department.

Various activities were held for Vietnamese children around the world on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, a Vietnamese traditional festival that is celebrated annually on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, which falls on September 29 this year.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on April 26 for President of the Central Committee of the Lao Front for National Construction (LFNC) Sinlavong Khoutphaythoune.

VOV.VN - Khmer ethnic people residing in the southern region are currently enjoying a festive atmosphere as they celebrate the traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong has sent letters of greetings and flowers to Party General Secretary and President of Laos Thongloun Sisoulith, and President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Prime Minister of Cambodia Hun Sen on the occasion of the traditional New Year of the two neighbouring countries.

The Embassy of Laos in Vietnam hosted a ceremony in Hanoi on April 11 evening to celebrate the Lao traditional New Year festival Bunpimay.

Vice President and Secretary General of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Nguyen Thi Thu Ha on April 10 visited and congratulated Khmer people in the southern province of Soc Trang on their traditional New Year festival Chol Chnam Thmay.