Vietnam’s domestic tourism market is recording encouraging signs ahead of the 2026 New Year holiday, following the announcement that the public break will last four consecutive days from January 1 to 4.

Ho Chi Minh City’s credit growth continued on a positive trajectory in 2025, with total outstanding loans estimated at over VND5 quadrillion (US$190 billion), up 0.95% from November 2025 and approximately 13.5% compared to the end of 2024.

VOV.VN - The Vietnam Red Cross Society (VRCS) has launched a nationwide campaign to mobilise social resources to support at least 1.5 million disadvantaged people during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - The Hanoi People’s Committee has announced plans to organise fireworks displays at five locations for New Year’s Day 2026, and at 31 locations for the Lunar New Year festival (Tet), more than a month later.

With the Lunar New Year (Tet) set to fall in mid-February 2026, businesses in Ho Chi Minh City are accelerating production, finalising stockpiling plans and rolling out price-stabilisation measures to meet shopping demand amid persistently high input costs.

VOV.VN -Bamboo Airways’ Airbus A320, registration ER-0005, on December 13 landed at Noi Bai International Airport after finalizing its inaugural commercial flight.

Bamboo Airways plans to increase its domestic flight capacity by 16% across its entire network in anticipation of a sharp rise in passenger demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) 2026.

VOV.VN - The UNESCO Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage is reviewing Vietnam’s nomination of Dong Ho folk painting for inscription on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding, during its 20th session in New Delhi, India.

VOV.VN - The Ho Chi Minh City People's Committee has announced its plan to organise the Nguyen Hue Flower Street in eight days in celebration of the Year of the Horse 2026, one of the city's key cultural and tourism events during the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).

The Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade is set to intensify consumer stimulus efforts until the peak Lunar New Year (Tet) shopping season to help the city achieve its economic growth targets.