An exhibition jointly organised by the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology and the Institute of Sino-Nom Studies has recreated a traditional Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) space rich in national identity through a system of artefacts, archival materials, folk paintings, traditional costumes, calligraphy and interactive activities, attracting significant public interest during the first days of the Lunar New Year.

Amid the sun-drenched island of Bali in Indonesia, the overseas Vietnamese community living, studying and working there continues to find ways to preserve the nation’s traditional values.

Amid the vast open sea, Vietnamese Coast Guard vessels continue to quietly cut through the waves to carry out their duties offshore. For Coast Guard officers and soldiers, the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) is not a holiday but a sacred responsibility — safeguarding peace at sea so that spring on the mainland can be fully enjoyed.

Ha Noi boasts hundreds of Tet markets. Spring flower markets line almost every street. Yet the Hang Luoc flower market in Hoan Kiem ward continues to stir nostalgia among those tied to the capital. It is a “market of memories”, a once-a-year fair that has endured for more than a century.

Hundreds of gift packages and ‘li xi’ (red envelopes containing lucky money) have been delivered by medical facilities and philanthropists to patients and those in difficult circumstances in the days leading up to the Lunar New Year Festival (Tet).