VOV.VN - A broad array of cultural activities are currently underway in Ho Chi Minh City to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, with the events attracting plenty of local residents and tourists.

The Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese (ALOV) and the Vietnamese Buddhist Cultural Centre based in the Republic of Korea (RoK) held a gathering in Hanoi on January 23 ahead of the upcoming Lunar New Year festival.

Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh on January 22 visited and presented gifts to social policy beneficiaries, workers, and disadvantaged students in Duc Hoa district in the Mekong Delta’s Long An province.

An e-commerce site for high-quality Vietnamese goods, at hvnclc.chophienonline.vn, debuted in Ho Chi Minh City on January 21.

VOV.VN - There are unique markets in Ho Chi Minh City that only sell a single item and open in the buildup to the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - Local agriculture workers in Kim Dinh village of Ba Ria-Vung Tau province have begun making every effort to care for and collect flowers to supply local markets ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, marking the start of the year’s largest harvest season.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will host a film screening to celebrate the 13th National Party Congress, the 91st anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3) and the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

A delegation led by Vice State President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh visited the Hanoi-based Bach Mai Hospital on January 20, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

VOV.VN - A traditional Tet space has been erected in Tay Ho district of Hanoi, attracting plenty of local residents and tourists as the Lunar New Year festival (Tet) is drawing near.

VOV.VN - The administration of Hanoi has unveiled plans to arrange 89 flower markets around the capital between January 22 and February 11 in order to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year festival (Tet).