VOV.VN - Navy Region 4 ships carrying officers, soldiers, journalists, as well as a haul of New Year gifts departed from Cam Ranh military port in the central province of Khanh Hoa on December 21 for the Truong Sa archipelago, known internationally as the Spratly Islands.

Politburo member and Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh visited the Archbishop’s Palace of Ho Chi Minh City Archdiocese and the General Confederation of the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South) on December 21, on the occasion of Christmas 2022 and New Year 2023.

VOV.VN - Countdown events held in order to mark the start of 2023 will be organised in downtown Ho Chi Minh City and Hoi An City on December 31, according to plans recently unveiled by local authorities.

VOV.VN - Ahead of the New Year artisan Nguyen Tan Phat of Duong Lam village in Son Tay town of Hanoi is busy with a project to make cat sculptures to welcome in the New Year, with 2023 being the Year of the Cat according to the Vietnamese zodiac calendar.

Following two years of low sales during Tet (the Lunar New Year), things are expected to look up for the fast moving consumer goods industry this time around since the Vietnamese economy has recovered and consumers have a positive outlook on economic prospects, according to market research company Kantar Worldpanel Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A total of 91 spring flower markets are set to be launched throughout Hanoi for the purposes of shopping, sightseeing, and entertainment for visitors to enjoy in the build-up to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - An estimated 130,000 passengers are forecast to pass through Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City every day during the 2023 Lunar New Year festival, locally known as Tet.

VOV.VN - The Hanoi municipal administration has decided to hold a series of firework displays at 31 venues across the capital to welcome in the Lunar New Year on the evening of January 21.

Helping workers in disadvantaged circumstances to have a warm and sufficient Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival, is a key task for trade unions at all levels.

VOV.VN - Gardeners growing peaches in Nhat Tan village and kumquat trees in Tu Lien village in Tay Ho district of Hanoi are busy preparing thousands of peach roots and kumquat pots to be sold at markets ahead of the Lunar New Year or Tet.