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As many as 12 people were killed and 11 others injured in 18 traffic accidents that occurred nationwide on the first day of the Lunar New Year Festival, according to the Traffic Police Department.

Vietnam has continued to see a sharp fall in the number of Covid-19 infections with just over 11,000 cases confirmed on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Vietnam's pepper market share in total US imports increased from 66.6% during the past 11 months of 2020 to 68.25% in the same period of 2021.

Some 130 children are being taken care of by 20 single mums at the SOS Children's Village Hai Phong.

More than 200 tourists on a Vietjet flight from Ho Chi Minh City landed in Da Nang on February 1, the first day of the Year of the Tiger, becoming the first guests of the central coastal city’s tourism

Many streets in Hanoi and HCM City fell quiet on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Both coaches of Vietnam and China are hoping to ring in the New Year with a victory when the two side meet in Hanoi on Tuesday evening.

The Government has issued a resolution on the overall socio-economic recovery programme worth VND350 trillion (US$15 billion) which was approved by the National Assembly a couple of weeks ago.

Hanoi experienced a quiet Lunar New Year Eve 2022 due to bans on firework displays and celebrations for Covid-19 prevention in the city.

President Nguyen Xuan Phuc has sent the best New Year greetings to all Vietnamese people throughout the nation and abroad on the eve of traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. This is an excerpt from his message:

Lots of flights and hotels have been fully booked due to the high travel demand during the Lunar New Year or Tet Holiday.

Hanoi has recorded 131,941 Covid-19 cases in total since late April last year when the fourth Covid-19 wave started hitting Vietnam, including 611 deaths.

An additional 12,674 more Covid-19 infections was confirmed in Vietnam on Monday and Hanoi continued to report the highest number with over 2,700 cases, the Ministry of Health has reported.

Hundreds of vehicles have remained stranded at the northern province of Lang Son’s border gates with China.

The USAID and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment have formalized their partnership on addressing the complex challenges of climate change and environmental pollution through a Memorandum of Understanding.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered quick repatriation of Vietnamese citizens who are stranded overseas due to the hiatus of commercial flights, during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

At the foot of Lung Cu National Flag Tower, the country’s north pole in Lung Cu commune, Dong Van district, there is a miraculous village, which is often depicted in legends. Its name is Lo Lo Chai.

The Ministry of Finance has coordinated with relevant agencies to complete a report on the development the National Credit Rating Improvement Project for the 2021-2030 period to submit to the Prime Minister for approval.