About lunar new year

Earlier, the municipal People’s Committee also announced that schoolers of kindergarten, elementary schools, middle and high schools and vocational schools throughout the city will have a 9-day Tet break. Schools that currently adapt a five-day-a-week schedule will have 11-day Tet break, from February 6- February 10 (on the 25th day of the last month- the 5th day of the first month of the lunar calendar). … [Read more...] about HCMC announces 7-day Lunar New Year break

Tranh Khuc Village in Thanh Tri District on the outskirts of Hanoi is famous for producing Chung cake, the traditional food of Tet. With the festival fast approaching, these days see artisans hurriedly wrap cakes as they prepare items for the special occasion. Workers in Bat Trang ceramic village in Gia Lam District clean items as they step up production to meet demand ahead of Tet. Artisans in Van Phuc Ward of Ha Dong District meticulously create Ao Dai, a Vietnamese traditional long dress, in order to meet the increase in orders with Tet drawing near. Residents in Quang Phu Cau Commune of Ung Hoa District dry incense as they gear up for the Lunar New Year festival. A gardener in Dac So Commune of Hoai Duc District in Hanoi harvests fruit which will be put on sale at a local market. Xuan Dinh Village in Xuan Tao Ward of Bac Tu Liem District is renowned for its candies and jams which are viewed as essential items for Tet. Workers are … [Read more...] about Craft villages in Hanoi gear up for Lunar New Year festival

At the meeting, the leaders of the departments, industries, and enterprises of Lam Dong Province affirmed that the preparation of goods for the Tet market, in general, and the HCMC market this year is on schedule. Tet goods are plentiful and diverse. They will prevent a shortage of supply, which causes sudden increases in the selling prices. Mr. Bui The, Deputy Director of the Department of Industry and Trade of Lam Dong Province, said that to serve the Tet market, the specialized vegetable growing areas of the province, including Da Lat City, Don Duong, Duc Trong, Lac Duong, and a part of Lam Ha district, had cultivated more than 24,000 hectares of vegetables of all kinds, with an output of around 780,000 tons, up 5 percent over the same period last year. Of which, many kinds of vegetables, such as napa cabbage, onion, potato, lettuce, tomato, cabbage, turnip, and scallion, increased sharply in both growing area and output, from 5 percent to 19 percent, depending on the product. More … [Read more...] about HCMC, Lam Dong cooperate to prepare supply of vegetables, flowers for Tet market

Under the document, the Southern Airport Authority should instruct airlines to strictly comply with regulations on prevention and control of epidemics before, during and after flights which carry people from foreign countries. Besides, it must liaise with relevant agencies to ensure early detection and apply appropriate measures on infected patients who enter Vietnam by air. … [Read more...] about HCMC increases Covid-19 prevention in Tet holidays

At the Imperial City, cultural performances will be held on Tet, including dragon dance and folk games; meanwhile, a royal music programme will be organised at the back yard of Thai Hoa Palace. The shifting-guard ceremony is scheduled to take place at Ngo Mon Gate. Vo Le Nhat, director of the Hue Monuments Conservation Centre, said that the activities were aimed to provide a royal Tet atmosphere for visitors. Earlier, to stimulate the tourism sector, visitors to Hue were offered half-price entrance tickets to sites in the Imperial City of Hue from late November to late December last year. … [Read more...] about Free tickets offered to Hue’s historic sites on Tet