The annual Tomato Festival in Thanh Hóa Province featured huge number of people who wished to have a lucky and prosperous new year.

The Tết (Lunar New Year) Book Fair, one of the favourite attractions in HCM City during the year's most special holiday, welcomed more than one million visitors from February 15-22, or December 28 to January 6 of the lunar calendar.

The return of this traditional toy not only awakens the nostalgia of Vietnamese childhood but also revives cultural values that seem to have faded away.

Theatres lights up the stage in Hà Nội offering a vibrant lineup that blends tradition with modern to welcome audiences throughout the first Lunar month.  

The south-central province of Khánh Hòa set a target of welcoming 33 million visitors by 2030, with international visitors accounting for 40-45 per cent, according to its Tourism Development Strategy for the period 2026-2030, with a vision to 2045.

For Vietnamese people, the Kinh, Tày, Nùng, Dao and Mông ethnicities included, the rooster can be a bridge between the human world to the world of Gods. It is the chosen thing to represent the best wishes of the living to their passed ancestors.

From solemn rituals at sacred temples to vibrant folk games by the water’s edge, Quảng Ninh’s festival season offers a dazzling journey through history, culture, and spiritual tradition.

A book on Vietnamese scholar and reformer Phan Châu Trinh (1872-1926), Phan Châu Trinh through latest documents by Lê Thị Kinh, a grand-daughter of Phan Châu Trinh, has been translated into Japanese and the book would be published on the 100 th anniversary of his death (March 24 of 1926-2026).

Under the bilateral MoU, they will annually exchange the copyright of five titles for selection, publication and distribution in each country, as well as organise book launches and thematic seminars.