E-wallets are gearing up to offer online lucky money services as the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday approaches amid the third coronavirus outbreak in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - With the spring atmosphere descending on every corner of the capital, locals are easily able to find peach flowers and kumquat trees which only blossom during the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - With the Lunar New Year (Tet) six days away, plenty of shops on Hai Thuong Lan Ong street in Ho Chi Minh City have been covered in red as a diverse range of decorations attracts new consumers.

VOV.VN - Workers are putting the final touches to decorations on Nguyen Hue flower street in Ho Chi Minh City, the country’s largest of its kind, before it officially opens to the public on February 9, or the 28th day of the last lunar month of the year, to welcome the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

The Vietnam Railway Corporation (VNR) canceled a number of train trips scheduled for the Lunar New Year holiday, Tet, as scores of people changed or returned their booked train tickets amid fears over the resurgence of COVID-19.

January’s industrial production index in HCM City picked up 34.5% year-on-year as businesses stepped up operations in preparation for the approaching Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

VOV.VN - Heavy rainfall is forecast to strike northern and north-central regions from February 8 to February 9, or the 27th to the 28th day of the final lunar month ahead of the Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

VOV.VN - Thousands of books are set to go on show at the annual book street festival which will take place in downtown Ho Chi Minh City from February 9 to February 15 in celebration of the upcoming Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Similar to other flower villages throughout the Mekong Delta region, the 100-year-old Pho Tho-Ba Bo village in Can Tho city has seen colourful flowers blooming ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has directed localities, enterprises, and relevant agencies to review the supply and demand of goods and establish supply plans for the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, especially in the context of the ongoing new outbreak of COVID-19.