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.

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 - Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong paid a visit to the Hanoi Party Committee and administration on lunar New Year’s Eve.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 31 offered incense to commemorate late President Ho Chi Minh on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year and the 92nd founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3).

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 - Despite facing numerous challenges and risks, the Vietnamese economy in 2022 is forecast to bounce back, with some of its primary growth drivers coming from industries driven by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to industry experts.

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 - Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested the Ministry of Transport to urgently permit foreign airlines to bring home Vietnamese citizens left stranded overseas.

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

VOV.VN - Calligraphy originated from the art of writing. It has long been considered part of Vietnamese culture and has considerable effect on Vietnam’s socio-economy.