VOV.VN - President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 22 evening received Dr. Philipp Rosler, Vietnam’s first Honorary Consul to Switzerland, a German politician of Vietnamese origin.

VOV.VN - Vietnam is going to leave the door wide open in the coming time, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at a meeting with outstanding representatives of overseas Vietnamese in Hanoi on January 22.

VOV.VN - State President Nguyen Xuan Phuc and outstanding Vietnamese expatriates on January 22 offered incense at Hanoi’s Thang Long Imperial Citadel to pay their respect to Vietnamese ancestors and pray for peace and prosperity in the new lunar year.

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

“Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) Programme 2022, the biggest annual event held for overseas Vietnamese (OV) on the occasion of the Lunar New Year Festival, will be held on January 22, or the 20th day of the last lunar month of the Year of the Buffalo.

VOV.VN - Many local people are seeking to buy peach and kumquat trees for decorations at home during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday which is nearly two weeks away, and the spring flower market along Lac Long Quan street in Tay Ho district is an ideal place to drop by.

VOV.VN - A collection of 100 unique documents and images depicting the country’s traditional Tet and the diverse range of interesting activities of the spring market were introduced at an exhibition held on January 14 in Hanoi.

VOV.VN - The capital is planning to organise flower markets at 78 locations across all districts in order to meet demands for shopping and entertainment in the buildup to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - The “Xuan Que Huong” (Home Spring) programme 2022, an annual event for Overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the lead up to traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) celebrations is scheduled to take place on January 22.

Bun nem ran, deep fried spring roll with white vermicelli, is originally from Saigon, a southern city, however, when it comes to Hanoi, the dish has been considerably modified to suit the taste of Hanoians.