VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, is fast approaching and the streets of the capital have become crowded with people busy preparing for the country’s biggest national holiday.

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 16 paid a lunar New Year (Tet) visit and presented gifts to armed forces, families of social policy beneficiaries and needy people in the northern border province of Cao Bang.

VOV.VN - Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City has been packed with people over recent days, with a numbers of flights and check-in counters being added in order to serve the increasing number of passengers as the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, is just one month away.

Soaring travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, has prompted local airlines to increase the number of seats between January 6 and February 5 next year.

Travel demand for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday in late January 2023 is expected to be very strong, according to travel agencies.

VOV.VN - Saigon Railway Station has once again become bustling in recent days, a stark contrast to the deserted scenes during the pre-Tet period as many people choose to head back to Ho Chi Minh City by train.

As of 10am on February 7, or the first working day following the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, 90.24 percent of plants in Hanoi had resumed operations, and 96.13 percent of workers had returned to work, according to the Hanoi Federation of Labour.

VOV.VN - Major arteries leading to Hanoi’s city centre became crowded on February 6 as people returned to the city after the nine-day lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - Living far from home, Timothy Wong, a Malaysian business executive, does not feel lonely this Tet as he celebrates Vietnam’s largest traditional holiday with some of his Vietnamese staff.

VOV.VN - People of Ho Chi Minh City throng along Nguyen Hue street – a broad walking promenade in district 1 adorned with a variety of flowers – to celebrate the traditional lunar New Year holiday (Tet).