Large numbers of people visit Quán Âm Phật Đài Pagoda in Bạc Liêu City in the Mekong Delta during Tết. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Chanh Đa HCM CITY – The number of tourists visiting the Mekong River Delta was significantly up in the first few days of the Tết (Lunar New …
Read More »Students work part-time to earn money ahead of Tết
Mai Phương, a student of Hà Nội College of Pharmacy, works as a seasonal cashier at a supermarket in Hà Nội. Photo baotintuc.vn HÀ NỘI — Many students in Việt Nam are taking advantage of Tết festival break to take on part-time jobs to learn soft skills, gain professional …
Read More »Mekong Delta farmers get high prices for Tết flowers, fruits after cutting output
Farmers tend flowers they grow for Tết in Đồng Tháp Province’s Sa Đéc City. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Văn Trí HCM CITY – Farmers in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta are getting high prices for flowers and ornamental plants since they reduced production for Tết (Lunar New Year) …
Read More »Cà Mau one commune – one product makers enter busy Tết season
Shrimp crackers are produced and dried under the sun in Cà Mau Province. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Minh Hưng CÀ MAU – Households and others in Cà Mau Province who make OCOP items under the national one commune – one product programme are busy at work ahead of Tết …
Read More »Coast Guard forces on patrol over Tết
Soldiers of CSB2005 are ready for a long routine patrol mission over the Lunar New Year. —VNA/VnExpress News Photos HÀ NỘI — While many people on the mainland are preparing to welcome a warm and happy Tết with their families, coast guard sailors are continuing their long routine patrol …
Read More »Ninh Thuận farmers harvest grapes for Tết, get high prices
NH 01-152 grapes being grown in Ninh Thuận Province’s Ninh Hải District. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Nguyễn Thành NINH THUẬN — Farmers in the south-central province of Ninh Thuận are getting high profits for grapes they are harvesting for Tết (Lunar New Year) as demand is exceeding supply. …
Read More »Free supermarkets for struggling locals in HCM City
A number of ‘zero dong’ supermarkets are currently open around HCM City, where struggling locals are able to get goods for free to have a more fulfilling Tết, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic had affected their livelihoods.
Read More »Dried fish producers prepare for peak Tết season
Drying marinated fish under the sun in Bạc Liêu Province’s Đông Hải District. – VNA/VnExpress News Photo Tuấn Kiệt BẠC LIÊU – Households and establishments making fried fish products in Bạc Liêu Province are busy preparing for the upcoming Tết (the Lunar New Year), which falls on February 1. …
Read More »Drug administration seeks to ensure medicine supply during Tết
A drug store in Hà Nội. The Drug Administration of Việt Nam has requested health departments to ensure medicine supply during Tết. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Drug Administration of Việt Nam has asked for measures to prevent shortages of medicines during the upcoming Tết (Lunar New Year) holiday …
Read More »Lâm Đồng farmers grow more flowers for Tết
Moth orchids being grown in a net house in Đà Lạt. The city’s farmers are worried since the flowers are blooming well ahead of Tết and they can now get only a fraction of the prices they can during the festival. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Đặng Tuấn LÂM ĐỒNG …
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