Việt Nam News

For Đinh Khắc Cử, this year’s Tết (Lunar New Year) is set to be the most special yet as for the first time in his life, the 70-year-old businessman will welcome the traditional new year in his homeland.

As the legend goes, the Land Genie and the Kitchen Gods will ride carps to Heaven on the day to deliver an annual report on the household's activities to the God of Heaven.

HCM City’s streets are filled with traders selling and renting out apricot plants two weeks before Tết (Lunar New Year) at the beginning of February.

Farmers in the Mekong Delta are now harvesting their specialty fruits to meet market demand during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Farmers who grow Thúng grapefruit in Mỹ Tho City in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Tiền Giang expect to earn a good profit during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday season.

The HCM City transport police were yesterday checking up on motorists at the Eastern Region Bus Station to make sure they were driving without using drugs or alcohol. The inspection was conducted after a number of accidents caused by motorists either drunk or high.

After years of suffering, the residents could not take the stink any more.

The Bình Thạnh Ward People’s Committee will pose an administrative fine on a man who encroached on the province’s seven-colour stone bank, said Huỳnh Văn Điển, chairman of the Tuy Phong District People’s Committee.

A journalist from Vietnam News Agency (VNA) was attacked by a man armed with a rock hammer while reporting on a story in the northern province of Tuyên Quang. Senior management at VNA have condemned the attack and asked the local authority to take action to protect journalists carrying out their duties.

Public pre-schools in the southern province of Bà Rịa-Vũng Tàu are in need hundreds of teachers due to recruitment difficulties that have affected the quality of teaching and care.

Transportation units at coach stations and airports as well as train stations in HCM City are busy meeting passenger demand for travel before and after the Tết (Lunar New year) holiday.

Tobacco smuggling is increasing in the southwestern border region to meet high demand for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) festival, Vietnam News Agency reported.

The HCM City University of Technology (HCMUT) has appointed Siemens as its technology partner to develop the university’s Industry 4.0 Lab.

Minister of Transport Nguyễn Văn Thể has ordered the Directorate for Roads of Việt Nam to review all pedestrian bridges nationwide to prevent further accidents.

National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyễn Thị Kim Ngân offered incense yesterday to commemorate former Party and State leaders through different periods with their families in HCM City ahead of the Tết (Lunar New Year) festival.

The Nhân Dân (People) newspaper officially debuted its online Spanish-language version at es.nhandan.org.vn and es.nhandan.com.vn in Hà Nội yesterday.

A ceremony was held in Hà Nội yesterday to honour the winners of the third Golden Hammer and Sickle Press Award for their excellent works on Party building.

More high-speed boat trips from the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta province of Kiên Giang to Phú Quốc Island will be added during Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday from January 26 to February 14, according to the Kiên Giang Province’s Department of Transportation.