VOV.VN - Last year witnessed Vietnam effectively shift its COVID-19 strategy from a “Zero COVID” policy to one of living safely with the virus, resulting in important gains in economic recovery and public health care.

There's an old saying: “Hoạ hổ hoạ bì nan hoạ cốt; Tri nhân tri diện bất tri tâm.” It roughly means "When drawing a tiger, only the skin and fur can be drawn, but it is difficult to draw its bones; It is easy to recognise someone's appearance, but difficult to understand his heart."

VOV.VN - The first day of the Lunar New Year saw the usually crowded and noisy streets of downtown Hanoi fall quiet with few pedestrians or citizens to be seen on local roads.

In the culture of some Asian countries, including Vietnam, the lunar year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger, the third among 12 animals in the Vietnamese Zodiac sequence.

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 - Vietnamese people are familiar with To He, toy figurines, which have long been a traditional toy for children, with this year seeing artisan Dang Van Hau create a unique collection to impress customers during the Lunar New Year festival (Tet).

VOV.VN - Tiger figurines located throughout the northern province of Bac Ninh wearing Ao Tu Than, a four-part dress, and Non Quai Thao, a flat palm hat, aimed at celebrating the Lunar New Year or Tet, have excited local people in the buildup to the festival.

VOV.VN - A wide range of cultural activities kicked off in Hanoi’s Old Quarter on January 28 to mark the occasion of the Lunar New Year festival or Tet.

VOV.VN - Anatasiia Kuusk, a Ukrainian painter who loves Vietnam, has designed a collection of paintings portraying the tiger to celebrate the Year of the Tiger in Vietnam in 2022.

VOV.VN - British Ambassador to Vietnam Gareth Ward and representatives from USAID Vietnam and CITES have called on people to say no to tiger bone glue and tiger products in the Year of the Tiger 2022.