Tag: Tet
Banks lower saving interest rates right after Tet
The race of interest rate hikes among commercial banks is showing signs of cooling down as many banks have adjusted down the rate by several percentage points per year after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and have set stricter conditions for customers to enjoy the high rates.
Provinces organise activities to lure tourists over Tet holiday
The ritual at Princess Huyen Tran Temple in the central city of Hue is underway at the Ngu Phong Mountain Complex, about 7km southeast of Hue.
18,000 tourists spend US$18.3 mln on outbound tours during Tet
Around 18,000 Vietnamese tourists chose outbound tours through travel agencies in Ho Chi Minh City during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday this year, spending a total of VND430 billion (US$18.3 million), according to a report from the city's Department of Tourism.
Wrestling festival excites crowds in early Spring
VOV.VN - The Sinh village wrestling festival kicked off on the 10th day of the first lunar month, January 31 this year, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, luring thousands of excited visitors.
Majority back to work after Tet in southern industrial hubs
The majority of workers of businesses and factories in Ho Chi Minh City, Binh Duong and Dong Nai provinces, three major industrial hubs in the south, have returned to work after a long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, local authorities said.
Hanoi sees light traffic congestion on the first working day after Tet
VOV.VN - Light traffic congestion was reported in various streets across the capital on January 30, the first working day in the new week after Tet.
Hai Phong hosts 700-year-old wrestling festival
VOV.VN - As part of the Lunar New Year celebration, known locally as Tet, local people of Vinh Khe village in An Duong district of Hai Phong hold a wrestling festival on the seventh day of the first lunar month.
Retail sales of goods, services up 20% in January
Vietnam’s total retail sales of goods and services in January was estimated at VND544.8 trillion (US$23.22 billion), up 5.2% from the previous month and 20% as compared with the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Trade surplus hits US$3.6 billion in first month of 2023
VOV.VN - The nation’s total import-export turnover during the first month of the year is estimated to be at US$46.56 billion, of which the trade surplus stood at US$3.6 billion, according to figures given by the General Statistics Office (GSO).
Special Tet celebration for child patients battling with cancer in hospital
VOV.VN - The Lunar New Year (Tet) is a time for family reunion and travel, but for child cancer patients receiving treatment in hospital they do not feel that joy.
