Workers get free flight tickets to travel home for Tết holiday

As airfare during the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday is much higher than the regular rate and tickets are not easy to come by due to the rise in demand, it is a precious gift for Lê Thị Tuyết Mai, a migrant worker in HCM City, to get a free ticket to fly back home to celebrate Tết with her relatives.

CAAV proposes increase in bus services at airports during Tết

The Civil Aviation Administration of Việt Nam (CAAV) has proposed the people's committees of Thanh Hóa, Nghệ An and Quảng Bình provinces increase the number of buses and their operating hours, especially at night, to serve passengers on night flights during Tết.

Việt Nam ranks 88th in world's powerful passport index, up four places

According to the report, which scores the passports on the total number of destinations that the holder can access visa-free, Vietnamese passports enable visa-free travel to 55 destinations, placing it in the same ranking as the four countries in Africa – namely Equatorial Guinea, Guinea, Madagascar, and Togo.

Keeping up traditions

Young people's interest in traditional cultural values and traditional Tết practices was the focus of an event that took place in Hà Nội's Old Quarter earlier this week. The festival will continue until the end of January, and it will feature the artwork of a large number of traditional artists and craftspeople.

Demand outstrips healthcare availability in schools

Despite the importance of school health care, many schools have been unable to meet the growing demand for these services. To address this issue, the city is working to strengthen its school health system to meet the needs of students and families better.

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