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Traditional customs of Vietnamese Lunar New Year
Throughout history, Vietnamese customs and traditions during the Lunar New Year (Tet) have been preserved and passed down from generation to generation.
Traditional customs during Vietnamese Lunar New Year
Throughout history, the traditional customs of Vietnamese people during Tet (Lunar New Year) have been preserved and passed down from generation to generation. These include decorating and cleaning the house to welcome Tet, making banh chung and banh tet (traditional sticky rice cakes), worshiping the Kitchen Gods, hosting a year-end feast, and celebrating New Year’s Eve, among others.
Traditional dishes of northern Vietnamese Tet feast
Today, the Tet feast in northern Vietnam remains refined and elaborate, with great attention to detail. Each dish is carefully prepared to ensure a perfect balance between presentation and taste.
6 Must-Visit Destinations in Vietnam
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Honoring tradition of making Chung cakes for Lunar New Year
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First Vietnam Glorious Spring Fair 2026: Digital Transformation Imprints
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Vietnam’s total outbound investment reaches 283.3 million USD in January
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Spring Fair 2026 features Tet flowers, ornamental plants
With the theme 'Connecting Prosperity – Welcoming a Glorious Spring,' the First Spring Fair 2026, held from February 2–13 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre in Dong Anh Commune, Hanoi, is showcasing spring flowers, ornamental plants, and traditional Tet cultural items in a festive journey where economic, cultural, and creative values converge.
January trade turnover up 39 percent year on year
In January 2026, total export–import turnover reached 88.16 billion USD. Total trade rose by 39 percent year on year, with exports up 29.7 percent and imports up 49.2 percent.
National Assembly's external relations in the new era of nation's rise
The 14th National Party Congress marks a pivotal milestone for Vietnam’s development. Guided by the Congress’s resolutions, parliamentary diplomacy continues to bolster its stature, working alongside Party, State, and people-to-people diplomacy to mobilise resources for a new era of national prosperity and happiness.
First Vietnam Glorious Spring Fair 2026: Key significances
The first Spring Fair 2026, themed “Connecting Prosperity – Welcoming a Glorious Spring,” is taking place at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Dong Anh, Hanoi, serving not only as a large-scale trade and service event but also as a key policy initiative to stimulate Tet consumption, strengthen domestic supply chains, promote Vietnamese products and brands, and energise the economy and market confidence at the start of the new year.
First Vietnam Glorious Spring Fair 2026 offers special amenities
The first Vietnam Glorious Spring Fair 2026, themed “Connecting Prosperity – Welcoming a Glorious Spring,” is taking place from February 2 to 13 at the Vietnam Exposition Centre in Dong Anh, Hanoi, offering not only a national-scale trade promotion event but also a vibrant space where economic, cultural and creative values converge to showcase a dynamic, well-integrated and distinctive Vietnam at the start of the new year.
Vietnam's GDP growth scenario for 2026
The Government has set an ambitious growth agenda for 2026, targeting a 10% expansion of gross domestic product (GDP) as it rolled out key tasks and solutions under Resolution No. 01/NQ-CP, aimed at driving economic growth across major sectors and strengthening the foundations of the national economy.
Vietnam sets 182 constituencies for 16th National Assembly
National Assembly Chairman Tran Thanh Man, Chairman of the National Election Council, has signed Resolution No. 85/NQ-HĐBCQG on the number of constituencies, the list of constituencies, and the number of National Assembly deputies to be elected in each constituency across cities and provinces. The resolution states that the total number of constituencies for the 16th National Assembly nationwide is 182.
Vietnam’s 15 comprehensive strategic partners
On January 29, 2026, Vietnamese State President Luong Cuong and European Council President António Costa announced the upgrade of Vietnam–EU ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, bringing Vietnam’s total number of such partners to 15.
Noble traditions of Communist Party of Vietnam
Throughout its leadership of the revolution, the Communist Party of Vietnam has upheld many noble traditions, reflecting its core values and ideals.
Resolution 80: Vision for cultural development to 2045
On January 7, 2026, on behalf of the Politburo, Party General Secretary To Lam signed and promulgated Resolution 80 on the development of Vietnamese culture. The resolution sets out a vision to 2045 of building and developing a socialist-oriented Vietnamese culture, in which people are placed at the centre, serving as both the subject and the driving force of development.
Resolution 80: Targets for cultural development to 2030
On January 7, 2026, on behalf of the Politburo, Party General Secretary To Lam signed and promulgated Resolution 80 on the development of Vietnamese culture. The resolution was issued as the country enters a new stage of development marked by growing demands for rapid and sustainable growth, with closer integration between economic, political and social development, and culture and people.
