VOV.VN - The 15th edition of the annual Xuan Hong (Red Spring) blood donation festival opened on February 12 at the National Institute of Haematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - A spring festival held to celebrate ethnic minority groups nationwide opened on February 12 at the Vietnam Ethnic Village of Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi in the presence of State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc.

The Yen Tu Spring Festival kicked off on February 10 or the 10th day of the Lunar New Year with a ceremony to pray for peaceful nation and happy people at Hoa Yen Pagoda in Uong Bi city, the northern province of Quang Ninh.

VOV.VN - The Huyen Tran Temple Festival which aims to commemorate King Tran Nhan Tong and Princess Huyen Tran was held from February 8 to February 9 in the central city of Hue in Thua Thien-Hue province.

VOV.VN - Vietnam has confirmed 21,909 new coronavirus infections in all 63 cities and provinces across the country over the past 24 hours, a rise of more than 5,000 cases compared to the previous day, the Ministry of Health (MoH) said in its coronavirus update on February 8.

VOV.VN - Health experts have warned that Vietnam is likely to run a high risk of the SARS-CoV-2 virus spreading rapidly within the local community as citizens are heading back to major cities to work after the Lunar New Year holiday.

Many spring festivals in the capital city of Hanoi will be halted as it is applying COVID-19 preventive measures.

VOV.VN - The capital is likely to face a high risk of COVID-19 spreading on a large scale during the upcoming New Year and Lunar New Year holidays, warned Assoc. Prof., Dr. Tran Dac Phu, former director of the Preventive Medicine Department.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) has asked airports, airlines, and relevant parties nationwide to make preparations to serve people’s travel demand while ensuring traffic and pandemic safety during the New Year, Lunar New Year, and spring festivals.

VOV.VN - The Cao Lan, one of two branches of the San Chay living in a number of northern mountain and midland provinces, often wear their traditional clothes to celebrate important life events, spring ceremonies, and festivals.