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As this year’s Hung Kings festival is just one day before the Reunification Day and International Workers' Day, workers in Vietnam will enjoy a rare five-day holiday.

The Vietnam Poetry Day will be held next month in Hanoi's Thang Long Imperial Citadel with new activities, according to organisers.

Hospitals across Vietnam conducted 19,435 surgeries during the seven-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, up 11.4% from the same period last year, reported the Health Ministry’s Department of Medical Service Administration.

Ambassador Le Thi Hong Van has reaffirmed Vietnam’s consistent policy of raising women’s position and promoting gender equality in all aspects, while attending recent events marking the International Day of Women in Multilateralism.

Acting President of Vietnam Vo Thi Anh Xuan has sent a message of congratulations to Governor General David Hurley on the 235th National Day of Australia (January 26).

According to Vietnamese tradition, the 23rd day of the last lunar month of the year is the “ong Cong ong Tao” (Land Genie and Kitchen Gods) festival. On this day, people prepare an offering tray to express their gratitude to the gods. It is also an opportunity for people to return home and get together after a year of hard work.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Friendship Organisations held a gathering on January 10 marking the 64th anniversary of the National Day of Cuba (January 1, 1959-2023).

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended a ceremony in Hanoi on January 9 to celebrate the traditional day of the Logistics-Engineering force of the Vietnam People’s Public Security (January 25, 1948-2023).

The 15th National Assembly is scheduled to vote on a number of important laws and resolutions on January 9, the last working day of the legislature’s second extraordinary session.

Myriad activities have taken place in Cambodia over the past days to commemorate the 44th anniversary of the Victory over Genocide Day (January 7, 1979-2023).

Cambodia held a grand meeting on January 7 to mark the 44th anniversary of the Victory over Genocide Day (January 7, 1979-2023).

The second extraordinary meeting of the 15th National Assembly entered the second working day in Hanoi on January 6.

The second extraordinary meeting of the 15th National Assembly (NA) opened in Hanoi on January 5 under the chair of NA Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue.

Many tourist destinations nationwide lure a number of visitors during the three-day New Year holiday.

National athletes Nguyen Thi Oanh and Do Quoc Luat met no difficulty in winning the first Vietnam International Half Marathon, the first sporting event of the year on January 1 in Hanoi.

Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong and President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 1 extended their congratulations to First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of Cuba Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez on Cuba’s 64th National Day (January 1, 1959 - 2023).

Twenty six traffic accidents occurred nationwide on December 31 - the first day of the 2023 New Year holidays (December 31-January 2), killing 14 people and injuring 11 others, according to the Ministry of Public Security’s Traffic Police Department.

Thailand police on December 28 launched a campaign to ensure road safety during the new year celebration, offering an award of 10,000 bahts (nearly 300 USD) for those who send police the best records of traffic violations.

On the occasion of the International Day of Epidemic Preparedness (December 27), designated by the United Nations (UN) following Vietnam’s initiative, UN Secretary-General António Guterres sent a message calling on all countries to stand with the largest global organisation’s efforts to ensure the world is equipped and ready to take on the health challenges to come.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) to build a 180-day action plan to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as recommended by the European Commission (EC), and submit it to him and the Government for approval and issuance.