VOV.VN - As the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) is drawing near, residents in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, are struggling with congested roads and increased traffic pressure, making daily commutes more challenging.

VOV.VN - Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport, the largest and busiest in Vietnam, is forecast to receive a record-breaking number of passengers during the coming Lunar New Year 2025 holiday (Tet).

More than 300,000 train tickets have been sold as the Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest festival of the year for Vietnamese people, only two weeks away.

Blue-beret Vietnamese officers and soldiers who are on duties in UN peacekeeping missions in South Sudan, Abyei, and at the UN Headquarters in New York, joined warm moments with their comrades and relatives at home during an online exchange programme on January 15, celebrating the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival.

The National Institute of Hematology and Blood Transfusion (NIHBT) said that it needs about 50,000 units of blood for emergencies and treatment before and during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, calling for more donations from the community.

The General Association of Vietnamese People (GAVP) in Laos hosted a programme to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet) Festival 2025 in Vientiane on January 13 evening, gathering representatives from its member oganisations in Lao localities.

The Vietnamese communities in the Republic of Korea (RoK) and New Zealand are ushering in the 2025 Lunar New Year with vibrant celebrations that showcase the homeland’s cultural heritage while strengthening bonds with the host nations.

Vietnamese students in Rennes, France, celebrated Lunar New Year (Tet) 2025 with a recent vibrant cultural event.

Consumers' purchasing power for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday has tended to increase from the 11th lunar month over the past few years, however, this year's festive shopping demand is forecast to decrease, as people target simplicity, cost-effectiveness or simply want to spend more time resting.

VOV.VN - Gardeners growing peaches in Nhat Tan village and kumquat trees in Tu Lien village in Tay Ho district of Hanoi are busy preparing thousands of peach roots and kumquat pots to be sold at markets ahead of Tet, known locally as the Lunar New Year, the biggest and most important holiday of the year.