VOV.VN - Amid global rice prices witnessing a downward trajectory, Vietnam’s export rice prices began to rise in the early days of February, according to the latest update data given by the Vietnam Food Association (VFA)

VOV.VN - Vietnamese teenager Anna Hoang debuted a new Ao Dai (Vietnamese traditional long dress) collection inspired by the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, on February 17 at House of iKons Fashion Week London.

The Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) began its first trading session following the Tet (Lunar New Year) festival with a gong-beating ceremony on February 19, the 10th day of the lunar year.

VOV.VN - A Vietnam-Japan festival took place in Higashi Hiroshima city of Japan’s Hiroshima Prefecture on February 18, featuring a myriad of exciting activities to celebrate Vietnam’s lunar New Year and diplomatic relations between the two countries (1973-2024).

VOV.VN - The number of tourists to Ha Long Bay, a World Heritage site in Quang Ninh province, has increased by 175% during the recent lunar New Year holiday (Tet), with foreign arrivals outnumbering domestic ones.

The Tet Book Street Festival 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City attracted over 1 million visitors from February 7-14, up 11.1% year-on-year, according to the municipal Department of Information and Communications.

VOV.VN - Hordes of pilgrims and visitors flocked to Huong (Perfume) Pagoga in Hanoi’s My Duc district on February 15, the fifth day of the first lunar month, to attend one of the largest spring festivals of the year in Vietnam.

VOV.VN - A total of 541 traffic accidents were recorded nationwide during the recent lunar New Year holiday (Tet) from February 8 to 14, killing 214 people and injuring 504 others, according to the Traffic Police Department.

VOV.VN - Several Vietnamese localities witnessed a sharp increase in the number of foreign tourists during the seven-day Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), according to the Vietnam National Authority of Tourism (VNAT).

The resort city of Da Lat welcomed about 153,000 tourist arrivals from February 8 to 12, the first five days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, rising 22.4% year on year, reported the municipal People’s Committee.