Traditionally, during the first three days of the Lunar New Year, Vietnamese families go to pagodas and temples to pray for health, happiness and good fortune in the year ahead. Offerings, including flowers, incense and fruit, are given to wish for a successful year for friends and relatives.
According to the Traffic Police Department under the Ministry of Public Security, 21 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, causing 15 deaths and 13 injuries, on Tuesday, the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Horse racing, yes. Dog racing, sure. But pig racing? Well guess what, in one region in Việt Nam pig racing is a big deal. It's the year of the Pig this year. Check out these trotting trotters!
From discarded coconut shells, one engineer in HCM City has successfully manufactured smoke-free charcoal which is not harmful to people’s health, helping to reduce environmental pollution.
More university and high school students are participating in innovative technology and engineering activities to serve community needs.
More than 100,000 holidaymakers are expected to visit the south-central coastal province of Bình Thuận during the nine-day Tết holiday, according to its Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
A sea of garbage greeted sanitation workers near Bạch Đằng Wharf and at Tôn Đức Thắng Street at the intersection with Nguyễn Huệ Flower Road after the Lunar New Year Eve fireworks display at midnight yesterday (Monday).
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Hà Nội will expand the food safety street model after its successful trial implementation over the past year.
After a few busy days shopping and preparations in the run-up to Tết, the first day of the lunar new year is usually one of the rare occasions when the hubbub of a fast-changing Hà Nội winds down as a significant portion of the population return to their hometown for the long holiday. Traditionally, most people stay in with their families after a late and festive night ringing in the new year.
Hoàng Ly Ly has been working as a Vietnamese language teacher in Laos for two years.
Viet Nam News and Vietnam News Agency photographers captured images of interesting cultural practices, caring activities and joyous moments in the transition from the Year of the Dog to the Year of the Pig
Hundreds of students from Yên Tĩnh Commune in the central province of Nghệ An have to cross the Chà Hạ River over a makeshift bamboo footbridge to get to school each day.
HCM City’s Health Department has asked directors of public and private hospitals to ensure sufficient amount of medicine, equipment and staff during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.
Every year ahead of Tết (Lunar New Year), Mỹ Tân Commune in Nam Định Province is filled with splendid flowers.
Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has issued a plan to improve traffic safety for 2019, which details measures to raise public awareness and compliance with traffic rules, among others.
Vietnam National University – Hà Nội (VNU) retained its top spot in the Vietnamese rankings and was in 1090th place globally, up 216 steps from the last ranking announced in August 2018.
The Ministry of Public Security’s Investigative Police Agency on Thursday said it had started legal proceedings against a woman from HCM City and four others for allegedly trafficking human organs.
More and more Vietnamese people are choosing to work freelance. The road, however, is not as smooth as it seems, according to insiders.
With just three days left until the new lunar new year begins, people are either busy with preparations for Tết or already packing up and ready to return home. But a community of kidney patients in a small alley on Lê Thanh Nghị Street in Hà Nội will remain in the capital city for critical dialysis sessions and spend Tết away from home.
