As many as 313 people were hospitalised due to incidents involving firecracker during the nine days of Tết (Lunar New Year), nearly doubling last year’s figure, according to health authorities.

Tết Nguyên Đán (Traditional Lunar New Year) is the biggest among traditional festivals for the Vietnamese people. Today, many ancient customs are still practised in the former royal capital. Many people ask the same question: How was the Lunar New Year organised by the Nguyễn kings in the past?

 Pop and semi-classical singer Đức Tuấn will release his latest music video on his official Youtube channel on January 22.

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Guatemala brushed aside protests from the United Nations and pressed ahead Tuesday with shutting down a UN anti-corruption mission in the Central American country after it began investigating President Jimmy Morales.

Minister of Finance Đinh Tiến Dũng has asked for enhanced price management to prevent any sudden cost hikes before, during or after the Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday in the beginning of February.

 Police deployed teargas and water cannon after scuffles broke out Sunday as thousands of people answered a call by far-right groups to reject a UN migration pact.

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Two people including the gunman are dead and 13 wounded in Toronto after a shooting on Sunday in the busy Greektown neighborhood, adding to concern about gun violence in Canada's largest city.

Police in central Nghệ An province seized 600kg of illegal firecrackers in Nghi Xuân commune, Nghi Lộc district.