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.

VOV.VN - Located in Tay Ho district of Hanoi, Tu Lien village has been increasingly bustling over recent days due to many local people coming to order kumquat trees ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

Twenty six traffic accidents occurred nationwide on December 31 - the first day of the 2023 New Year holidays (December 31-January 2), killing 14 people and injuring 11 others, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.

VOV.VN - Hyoyeon, a member of SNSD, left Incheon International Airport for Noi Bai International Airport on December 31 to take part in a 2023 New Year countdown party in Hanoi in the evening.

VOV.VN - A series of countdown music parties aimed at welcoming in the New Year will be held in Hanoi on December 31 evening, attracting the participation of famous national and international artists.