Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese expatriates in Australia, the UK, China, and Japan have organised gatherings at different scales to mark the Lunar New Year (Tet), the longest and important festival of their home country.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent the best New Year greetings to all Vietnamese people throughout the nation and abroad on the eve of traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

VOV.VN - Though Hanoi does not let off fireworks on lunar New Year’s Eve like in previous years, local residents poured out onto streets to ring in the New Year.

VOV.VN - On the occasion of the Year of the Tiger, Ambassadors of G4 countries – Canada, New Zealand, Norway and Switzerland – to Vietnam have extended their Tet wishes to Vietnamese people and show support for gender equality.

VOV.VN - The Consulate General of Vietnam in Sydney hosted a get-together on January 30 for overseas Vietnamese (OV) to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh visited Hanoi Medical University Hospital and Central Children’s Hospital on January 31 to extend his greetings to healthcare workers on the occasion of the Lunar New Year holiday, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese peacekeepers in South Sudan have made careful preparations for Vietnam’s traditional lunar New Year (Tet) celebration.

VOV.VN - Many residents of Hanoi have enjoyed sleepless nights as they take part in the tradition of boiling Chung cake, a type of square glutinous rice cake, on local pavements as they prepare for the Lunar New Year festival.

Workers and students in Ho Chi Minh City have been offered free rides home this Tet (Lunar New Year), a gesture of support with the hope that everyone can be reunited with their families.

Nguyen Hue Flower Street in Ho Chi Minh City opened on January 29 as the Tet (Lunar New Year) - the biggest and longest festival of the Vietnamese people - is nearing.