For Vietnamese people, Tết (Lunar New Year ) means days of reunion, hope and luck. Tết holiday is the reunion for all the family. All family members, especially those who live far from home, are looking forward to gathering together.

Tropical storm Sanba formed late Sunday is expected to reach the Philippines on Tuesday and enter East Sea during Tết holliday (Vietnamese Lunar New Year)

Two people died and another 11 were wounded after a bus traveling from HCM City to Quảng Trị Province suddenly lost control and rolled on the ring-road at Hải Vân Tunnel in Đà Nẵng at about 5am yesterday morning.

The HCM City authority will crack down on traffic violations during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, particularly unregistered passenger buses.

Delivery services, especially express delivery, are working hard in HCM City to meet the surge in demand for delivering goods in the run-up to Tết (Lunar New Year).

To better prepare for Tết (Vietnamese Lunar New Year), the biggest holiday of the year, the State Bank of Việt Nam (SBV) and authorities where industrial zones locate have taken several solutions to deal with ATM overload.

The crackdown on counterfeit and smuggled wines and cigars has tightened as the Tết holiday approaches. However, it seems that the fight has not been effective, with many consumers still wary when shopping for goods at markets in Hà Nội.

The production value per hectare of land in HCM City reached VNĐ450 million (US$19,736) last year, an increase of 10.9 per cent compared to 2016, largely due to high-tech methods, according to the city’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Lawmakers, lawyers and leaders from Vietnam Social Security (VSS), a State agency in charge of the country’s social insurance programme, have all advised against the practice of using social insurance books as collateral by banks, credit institutions and small loan businesses at a conference last week on the subject.