Sài Gòn Railway Co to sell Tết tickets from October 20 The Sài Gòn Railway Transport Joint Stock Company will begin selling train tickets for the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday beginning on October 20, according to the company’s director Đỗ Quang Văn.

Pork supply to meet market demand by Tết festival

The price of pork is expected to increase in the last months of 2019 and before the Lunar New Year in 2020 because African swine fever has caused the supply of pork to drop.

HCM City to keep pork prices steady despite supply slump The management of the HCM City market stabilisation programme for essential goods has decided not to increase pork prices though market prices continue to rise.

​​​​​​​Travel firms begin selling Tết tours Travel companies in HCM City are selling package tours for a seven-day Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday start on January 23 (or the 29th day of the last lunar month).

Construction of Mỹ Thuận Bridge 2 to begin by early 2020

Nguyễn Đức Kiên, vice chairman of the National Assembly's Economics Committee, has asked Tiền Giang and Vĩnh Long provinces to complete land clearance and compensation for residents in areas near the Mỹ Thuận 2 Bridge project by the year-end.

PM okays seven-day holiday for Tết 2020 Holidays for Tết 2020 will start from Thursday, January 23, 2020 (or the 29th day of the last lunar month of the Year of the Pig) to the end of Wednesday, January 29, 2020 (or the fifth day of the first lunar month of the Year of the Rat).

MoIT to ensure enough goods for Tết festival next year

The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) will ensure the supply-demand balance of essential commodities for the Tết (Lunar New Year) of 2020 and implement a programme on keeping goods in stock for market stabilisation.

Artist's new works depict his family's life in an 'attic'

Đinh Văn Sơn of HCM City is displaying his latest paintings and sculptures about the life of a young couple at the city’s Fine Arts Museum.

Man builds bridges to help the poor

Nguyễn Minh Lương, a 71-year-old man living in Long Xuyên City in the Mekong Delta province of An Giang, is often away from home all day to help the poor.

Rivals call off Israel unity govt talks with Netanyahu The party of Israel's ex-military chief Benny Gantz on Tuesday pulled out of planned talks on forming a unity government with main rival Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following deadlocked elections.