VOV.VN - Unlike scenes in previous years when people poured onto the streets to watch firework displays and enjoy entertainment to celebrate New Year’s Eve, public places in Ho Chi Minh City this year are much more quiet.

VOV.VN - All routes leading to St Joseph’s Cathedral on Nha Tho street in Hanoi faced limitations on the number of people and vehicles permitted to enter and exit the area on Christmas Eve.

VOV.VN - The opening of Imperial Citadel night street zone has been postponed due to the city focusing on COVID-19 prevention and control efforts, Vo Le Nhat, chairman of the Hue City People's Committee, said on November 24.

The return of the Virtual Countdown Lights 2022 will mark a significant moment for all artists and fans, with never-before-seen performances for everyone to celebrate the start of a new year from their own home.

VOV.VN - Wild pear flowers which can be seen in mountainous areas are beginning to bloom in a number of streets around the capital, enthralling local people with their stunning white colours.

Hanoi is full of particular dishes from the capital of the North, with special cakes being counted among them.

Hu tieu (noodle soup), milk tea, broken rice, snails and fried fish balls – the common dishes of Vietnamese – are being sold at shops on HCM City’s Bui Vien Street.

Factories have reopened and production is steadily picking up in major manufacturing centres of Southeast Asia as COVID-19 cases have dropped in recent weeks, easing some of the supply chain constraints that companies blame for lost sales, reported the US’s Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

VOV.VN - Toys and masquerade masks to mark this year’s Halloween celebrations are available on Hang Ma street in Hanoi, although there are fewer customers compared to previous years due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VOV.VN - Images of street vendors carrying and selling ox-eye daisies have become more common across many streets of the capital in recent days as winter is drawing near.