Tens of thousands of visitors flocked to the ancient riverbank city of Hoi An in the central province of Quang Nam during the New Year holiday ((December 31, 2022 - January 2, 2023), opening a promising new year for the locality’s tourism sector.

VOV.VN - Hordes of people returned to Hanoi on January 2 after enjoying a three-day New Year break, making major gateways to the city centre congested.

VOV.VN - Situated in the northern province of Lao Cai, Bac Ha market has become a trading centre for ethnic minority people residing in Bac Ha district and neighbouring areas, offering a wide range of products, including clothes, farm tools, and household utensils.

Eighty-three traffic accidents happened in the three days of the New Year, killing 50 people and injuring 51 others, an increase of 29.7%, 31.6% and 45.7%, respectively, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

National athletes Nguyen Thi Oanh and Do Quoc Luat met no difficulty in winning the first Vietnam International Half Marathon, the first sporting event of the year on January 1 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The globally-renowned tourist resort of Sa Pa in the northern province of Lao Cai has received approximately 42,000 visitors during the three-day New Year break from December 31 to January 2, a figure 2.7 times higher than the same period from 2022.

An exhibition featuring paintings and installations on the image of the cat, the zodiac animal for the upcoming Lunar New Year, is taking place at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - People of Hanoi turned up in hordes at shopping centres on January 1 to take part in games and have lunch altogether.

VOV.VN - Entertainment centres in Ho Chi Minh City have offered a range of activities, attracting crowds of local residents and tourists during the New Year holiday.

Localities nationwide welcomed first New Year visitors on January 1.