Domestic airlines will focus on exploiting routes around the country instead of international routes during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) which will fall in the first half of February, according to Director of the Civil Aviation Administration of Vietnam Dinh Viet Thang.

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) recently issued Directive No.15 on the implementation of measures to ensure essential consumer goods during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and to stabilise the market.

A trial run of a stock trading system from the Republic of Korea with securities companies will be conducted after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, Tran Van Dung, Chairman of the State Securities Commission of Vietnam (SSC), told a press conference on January 19.

VOV.VN - Vietnamese visitors to the Hue Imperial Relic Site are set to be exempt from buying ticket during the opening three days of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, according to Hue Monuments Conservation Centre in the central Thua Thien Hue province.

Domestic airlines will increase the number of night flights before, during and after the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday – the biggest traditional festival of Vietnamese - to meet increasing travel demand of passengers.

VOV.VN - Located in Tay Ho district of Hanoi, Tu Lien village has been bustling in recent days with many local people coming to order kumquat trees ahead of the Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

VOV.VN - Local people in craft villages throughout the capital have moved to ramp up production of various products in an effort to meet increasing demand from consumers ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet.

The Vietnam Travel Aviation Company Limited (Vietravel Airlines), Vietnam’s sixth carrier, will open ticket sales for commercial flights starting from 1:00 on January 19.

The Vietnam Air Services Company (VASCO), a member of the Vietnam Airlines Corporation, resumes its route between Ho Chi Minh City and Rach Gia on January 18 in a bid to serve rising travel demand for Lunar New Year holiday (Tet).

VOV.VN - With just under one month to go until the start of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, shops on Hang Ma street in Hanoi downtown have been making meticulous preparations for the upcoming festival by putting a range of colourful ornaments on display, thereby allowing visitors to enjoy the festive atmosphere.