Farmers of the Tay Tuu flower village, about 15 km from downtown Hanoi are working hard in the flower fields to timely meet the capital city’s needs as Tet is very near.
Hundreds of rooms equipped with blankets, cushions, televisions and heaters will be available for the homeless at universities in Hanoi during the Tet (Lunar New Year) 2016 holiday.
Standing Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee Vu Hong Khanh paid a pre-Tet visit to Most Venerable Thich Pho Tue, Supreme Patriarch of the Vietnam Buddhist Sangha (VBS) on February 2.
The increasing demand for food and travelling during the lunar New Year (Tet) holiday will pose a high risk for bird flu outbreaks, the Preventive Medicine Department said on February 2.
Localities, agencies and organisations nationwide are working together to help impoverished people enjoy a warm traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.
The springtime festival, themed ‘Colours of spring from every corner of the country’, will be held from February 10-15 at the Vietnamese Ethnic Groups Culture-Tourism Village in Hanoi.
Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc visited Noi Bai International Airport on February 1 to examine its operations before the Lunar New Year holiday.
Following falling petrol prices since early 2015 and requests for lower transport fares, many transport enterprises in Hanoi started reducing fares with an average rate of 7 percent.
The capital city of Hanoi hopes to welcome nearly 21.2 million tourists in 2016, including 3.765 million international visitors, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.