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Overseas Vietnamese spread Tet fine traditions

Seeking calligraphy works of lucky words is among the elegant hobbies of Vietnamese people during the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday and an overseas Vietnamese calligrapher in Australia has been popularising the practice among international friends and Vietnamese

Quiet atmosphere in Vietnam's capital on Lunar New Year's Day

Many streets in the capital city of Hanoi fell quiet on the first day of the 2023 Lunar New Year.

Fireworks light up sky on Lunar New Year's Eve

Fireworks lit up the sky at various localities across the country on 2023 New Year's Eve to welcome the Year of the Cat.

Quang An flower market bustles as Tet nears

Quang An Flower Market in Hanoi’s Tay Ho District is busy ahead of the Tet Lunar New Year.

Vietnamese preserve tomb-sweeping tradition

Vietnamese families often visit their ancestors’ tombs and clean gravesites whenever the Lunar New Year (Tet) comes, normally from the 23rd of the last month of a lunar year to New Year’s Eve.

Spring Book Street Festival 2023 opens in Ho Chi Minh City

The Spring Book Street Festival opened on the evening of January 19 with the theme of "Ho Chi Minh City - Happy and prosperous” to welcome the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

Non Nuoc Cao Bang Geopark, a wonderland on Earth

Non Nuoc Cao Bang Global Geopark is an exceptional area in which it is possible to explore the history of the Earth for more than 500 million years. It’s also a land of tangible and intangible cultural heritage sites.

Khanh Hoa welcomes back first Chinese tourists in post-COVID period

Bamboo Airways’s flight numbered QH1413 took off from Noi Bai Airport and landed at Cam Ranh Airport on the morning of January 19, bringing with it 15 Chinese passengers to Khanh Hoa after a long period of hiatus caused

Travel+Leisure: Phu Quoc named among 23 best destinations in 2023

US magazine Travel+Leisure has listed Phu Quoc Island among the 23 best destinations to visit in 2023.

Ha Giang listed among world’s top 52 places to go in 2023

Ha Giang, a northern mountainous province in Vietnam, has been named among the top 52 places worth visiting this year, as selected by New York Times of the United States.

Hanoi’s peach blossom-growers busy ahead of Tet

Hanoi’s peach-growing area at Nhat Tan Ward is busy as the Tet Lunar New Year nears.

Hanoi listed among locations for Pantone’s 2023 colour of the year

Viva Magenta has been named as Pantone's 2023 colour of the year, with tourists able to see it in real life during their visit to Vietnam, according to travel magazine Travel + Leisure of the United States.

Floating flower market opens in HCM City

A floating flower market opened at Binh Dong Park in Ho Chi Minh City's District 8 on January 16.

Vietnam among best destinations to visit in Southeast Asia

Travel magazine Travel & Leisure of the United States has named Vietnam among the most attractive destination to visit in the Southeast Asia for 2023.

Colourful HCM City as Tet nears

Many streets and lanes in HCM City have become colourful with Tet decorations.

Hanoi flower market bustles as Tet nears

Hang Luoc Flower Market in Hanoi which opens once a year on the occasion of the Tet lunar New Year is getting busier.

Carp village ahead of Kitchen Gods' Day

People in Thuy Tram Village in the northern province of Phu Tho are busy harvesting red carp for Kitchen God's Day.

The Travel reveals budget travel tips to Ho Chi Minh City

Canada-based magazine The Travel on January 10 revealed several tips for foreign visitors looking to travel on a budget to Ho Chi Minh City.

Hanoi calligraphy festival set to run during Tet

The annual spring calligraphy festival will kick off at the Literature Lake, part of the Van Mieu-Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature), on January 15 after a two-year hiatus related to the development of the COVID-19 pandemic.