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.

The Pou Chen Corp of Taiwan (China), the world's largest manufacturer of branded sports footwear with factories in Vietnam, will spend VND1.5 trillion (US$63.49 million) on year-end bonuses.

VOV.VN - Though there is just over a month to go until Tet, known locally as the Lunar New Year, branches of peach blossoms and wild flowers can now be seen on sale at Quang An flower market, the largest of its kind in Hanoi.

Consumer prices have been slightly rising in the last quarter of this year because of the increasing demand ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Vietnam spent nearly US$190 million on importing about 89,000 tonnes of pork in the first ten months of this year, according to the General Department of Vietnam Customs.

VOV.VN - A collection of stamps featuring numerous images of Vietnamese cats were released on December 1 by the Ministry of Information and Communications in celebration of the upcoming Tet festival, known locally as the Lunar New Year.

Officials, civil servants, public employees and workers of State administrative and socio-political organisations will enjoy a seven-day Lunar New Year (Tet) and four-day National Day holidays next year.

VOV.VN - White wild pear flowers have started to dominate the Quang An flower market in Tay Ho district and on several streets throughout Hanoi, with nearly two months to go until the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on November 30 asked the Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRC) to devise specific programmes and plans to pool support from ministries, agencies and localities, and social resources for the poor as the Tet (Lunar New Year) is approaching.

Domestic food producers are facing increased costs while trying to keep prices down to stimulate sales, said industry insiders and experts.