Society

Fireworks will be set off in 63 provinces and cities nationwide on the night of Feb. 13 to welcome the Year of Tiger.

A chance to “Welcome spring on Phan Xi Pang Mountain” has attracted many tourists from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Many people buy banana blossoms for their homes that are sold along National Road 4D stretching from Sa Pa to Lao Cai city.

When the Lai Chau hydro-electric power plant is completed, it will help Lai Chau province make the most of its natural resources.

While the spring atmosphere and excitement for Tet flood everywhere, many vendors are still working very hard.

The Vovinam -Mexico organisation opened a new centre named “New Generation” in Alvaro Obregon district, Mexico City, on February 6.

The Tet Festival at Seattle Center is expected to bring between 5,000 to 10,000 people out to celebrate the cultural roots of Vietnam and Vietnamese Americans.

Plug in the guitars and set up the drums, I have found a spot in Hanoi that makes me feel groovy.

4 people involved in smuggling 92 kilos of unaccounted for gold were arrested, according to Colonel Nguyen Chi Phi, Director of Tien Giang Police.

The New Orleans Saints have won Super Bowl XLIV. They beat the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 here at Sun Life Stadium in South Florida.

Part 5 of Laura Lam's series about Ho Chi Minh explores some of the early influences which would help shape the thinking of the revolutionary leader.

Eurocopter Southeast Asia has signed its first contract with Vinacopter for the purchase of four helicopters.

Edmonton's 10,000 Vietnamese were mostly looking ahead, hoping for success in a year symbolized by the zodiac animal known for ambition and passion.

Four Vietnamese firms are bringing products and ideas to the world's top toy show, which continues in Germany till February 9.

A wall of booby-trapped mines has been laid by the Taliban to protect their last strongholds in central Helmand as they prepare to hold off a major allied assault.

The Netherlands' Zeeuws Museum is showing a short film entitled Manh Ghep Cuoc Doi (Porcelain) that was made in Vietnam last May.

The Prime Minister has already approved a proposal for nine days off during the Tet holiday.

Gifts are being distributed across the country to vulnerable groups, including the poor, lonely seniors and victims of Agent Orange/Dioxin to help them enjoy a happy Tet festival.

Sixty-eight more sets of remains of Vietnamese soldiers who died in Cambodia fighting to liberate it from the Khmer Rouge have been repatriated.