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The Hanoi municipal People’s Committee has decided to hold a series of fireworks shows at 32 venues across the capital on February 10, which will be the Lunar New Year’s Eve.

A lantern road at Go Vap Cultural Park in HCM City has attracted lots of visitors, particularly the young.

Kim Phuc flower village in the central province of Nghe An is bustling as the Tet Lunar New Year nears.

Sixty international cruise ships with a total of some 80,000 passengers aboard have registered to dock at Ha Long International Port in the northeastern province of Quang Ninh this year, according to the provincial Department of Tourism.

Vietjet opens a direct route between Hanoi and Dien Bien, shortening travel time for people and tourists between the two localities.

The central coastal city of Danang is conducting a trial run of its first pedestrian street in the first quarter of this year on Bach Dang Street from the Dragon Bridge to the Nguyễn Văn Trỗi Bridge.

The tourism industry in 2024 has seen positive signals as ocean liners have bustled at ports for the past 10 days, bringing tens of thousands of foreign visitors to Vietnam.

Hang Ma Street in the Hanoi Old Quarter area has become busy as the Tet Lunar New Year nears.

A high-speed boat service connecting HCM City and Con Dao Island in the neighbouring province of Ba Ria-Vung Tau will start on February 23.

Many peach trees in Nhat Tan flower village in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District have bloomed although the Tet Lunar New Year festival is still a month away.

As many as 14 international cruise ships carrying 15,400 passengers on board are scheduled to dock at Tien Sa port during the first two months of the year.

Phan Xich Long Food Street in HCM City's Phu Nhuan District is scheduled to open late this month, as restaurants and cafes prepare to receive visitors.

The Saigon Zoo and Botanical Garden opened a new entertainment space to attract children during the holiday season of Tết (Lunar New Year) festival in early January.

The capital is set to hold the first ever peach blossom and kumquat tree festival at Trinh Cong Son pedestrian zone in Tay Ho district from January 26 to February 1 ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally

World-leading travel news source Travel Off Path has listed Vietnam as the safest country to visit in Asia for 2024.

Danang International Airport has become the first and the only terminal in Vietnam to be certified as a 5-star airport by international airport rating agency Skytrax.

Tourism website Travel Off Path of the United States has revealed that Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognized World Cultural Heritage Site in the central province of Quang Nam, is among the top 7 trendiest destinations, ranking second in the list.

The number of visitors to Hanoi on the New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024 is 402,000, up 65% year-on-year.

A sunflower field by Saigon River Park has become a favourite check-in spot for many people in the New Year.