Tag: New Year
Lunar New Year and the simple wish of dialysis patients
VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, is a time for family reunions, but for dialysis patients living in boarding houses near hospitals, it is both a long-awaited moment and a bittersweet one as they must stay close to their life-saving treatments to battle illness day by day.
HCM City records rise in tourist arrivals and revenue during Tet
VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City has welcomed around 2.1 million tourists since the start of the Lunar New Year (Tet), up 16.7% on-year.
Traffic accidents claim 170 lives over seven days of Tet holiday
VOV.VN - A total of 170 people were killed and 309 injured in 364 traffic accidents nationwide during the seven days from January 25 to January 31 of the Lunar New Year or Tet
Tan Son Nhat Airport crowded as people fly back to work after Tet holiday
VOV.VN - Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City welcomed more than 146,300 passengers on February 1, the eighth day of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), with 472 departing flights and 473 arriving flights.
Vietnamese community in Laos preserves cultural identity, promotes mother tongue
A delegation of the Vietnamese Embassy in Laos, led by Ambassador Nguyen Minh Tam, on January 29 extended Lunar New Year wishes to overseas Vietnamese (OV) families actively engaged in community-building efforts and the preservation of Vietnamese culture and language among younger generations in the host country.
Major tourist destinations attract visitors during Lunar New Year holiday
VOV.VN - Many families in Ho Chi Minh City and nearby provinces flocked to Saigon Zoo and Botanical Gardens and Suoi Tien Cultural Tourism Park on January 31 to enjoy the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.
Vietnam’s Lunar New Year enchants foreigners
Foreign entrepreneurs, tourists, and students are irresistibly drawn to the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday in Vietnam.
Tourists flock to UNESCO-recognized heritage city of Hoi An during Tet holiday
VOV.VN - A large number of visitors flocked to the ancient city of Hoi An in central Quang Nam province during the Lunar New Year (Tet), marking a promising start to the locality’s tourism industry in the new year.
Antonio Guterres extends Lunar New Year greetings to Vietnamese leaders
VOV.VN - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has extended his best wishes to the leaders and people of Vietnam in celebration of the country’s traditional Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025.
The custom of burning paper offerings during Lunar New Year celebration
VOV.VN - Burning paper offerings (joss papers) is an important custom during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) in Vietnam, which is typically performed on the third, fourth, or fifth day of the first lunar month, depending on the family or region.
