State President Luong Cuong on January 5 signed a decision approving cash gifts for people with meritorious service to the revolution on the occasion of the Lunar New Year 2026, with two levels set at 600,000 VND (nearly 23 USD) and 300,000 VND per person.
Nearly 30,000 gift packages will be delivered to poor households, workers, and people in especially difficult circumstances nationwide on the occasion of the 2026 Lunar New Year (Tet), according to a newly issued plan of the Viet Nam Fatherland Front (VFF).
Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has requested competent agencies to review households whose houses have collapsed, fallen down, or been swept away by floods, and arrange temporary accommodation for people; support and complete house repairs for people before November 30, 2025; and develop a project to build houses for people who lost their homes before January 31, 2026 so that they will have houses to celebrate the Lunar New Year (Tet).
The south-central coastal province of Phu Yen officially launched the Lunar New Year (Tet) tree planting festival, themed “Forever grateful to Uncle Ho”, on February 1.
The Hanoi-based Noi Bai International Airport served 5,619 flights from January 19-29, up 49% annually, including 1,789 international and 3,829 domestic flights.
National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue attended the 2023 Lunar New Year (Tet) tree-planting festival, themed “Forever grateful to Uncle Ho”, which was launched in Chan Son Commune, Yen Son District, in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang on January 30.
Politburo member and Permanent member of the Secretariat Vo Van Thuong visited and extended Tet (Lunar New Year) greetings to Ho Chi Minh City Public Security Forces on January 21.
People in many provinces and cities across the country flocked to streets and entertainment centres to celebrate Lunar New Year’s Eve, entering the Year of Cat.
The Vietnamese Family Partnership (VFP), in coordination with the Vietnamese Association in the UK (VAUK), hosted a traditional Tet ( Lunar New Year ) celebration for expatriates on January 15.
Overseas Vietnamese people worldwide have been celebrating the Lunar New Year ( Tet ) at gatherings held in their host countries as the biggest traditional festival for Vietnamese is nearing.
A delegation of the Royal Cambodian Army’s Guard High Command visited the Mekong Delta provinces of Ca Mau and Hau Giang on January 6 on the occasion of Vietnam's traditional Lunar New Year (Tet).
Leaders of the central city of Da Nang hailed contributions by the community of foreigners to local development at a meeting held on January 6, ahead of the Lunar New Year ( Tet ) festival.
Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together on January 7 for outstanding overseas Vietnamese who return home to welcome the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) – Vietnam’s biggest national festival.
Fireworks will light up the skies over 30 locations in all 30 districts and town of Hanoi during the upcoming Lunar New Year ( Tet ) festival, Vietnam’s largest national holiday, the municipal People’s Committee announced on January 6.
Hanoi plans to launch 91 spring flower markets across the city, to meet the demands for shopping and entertainment of citizens and visitors, ahead of the Tet (Lunar New Year) Festival 2023.
The decisive engagement of the Government, the Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Ministers and the entire political system was the key factor enabling Viet Nam to surpass its target of 3,000 km of expressways during the 2021–2025 term, according to Nguyen Tri Duc, Chief of Office of the Ministry of Construction.
