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No epidemics broke out during the Tet (Vietnamese Lunar New Year) holiday from February 2-10, according to the Ministry of Health.

The benchmark VN-Index on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HoSE) rose by 10.54 points to reach 919.21 points in the morning of February 11, the first working day after the nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Nearly 47,500 visitors offered incense and paid tribute to President Ho Chi Minh at his mausoleum during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from February 2-10.

There were nearly 110,500 patients under treatment at medical establishments nationwide as of February 9 (the fifth day of the Lunar New Year), reported the Health Ministry’s Medical Services Administration.

More than 24,000 tourists chose Mong Cai city, the northern border province of Quang Ninh, as their destination on the first five days, from February 2 to 6, of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

As many as 96 people were killed while 110 others were injured in 144 traffic accidents over the first five days of the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, which began on February 2, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Party General Secretary and President Nguyen Phu Trong visited police officers, staff of the National Load Dispatch Centre (NLDC) and environmental workers of Hanoi who were on duty on the last night of the Year of the Dog on February 4.

Thai Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kowsurat said a large number of foreign tourists, including those from China and the ASEAN member countries, are highly interested in celebrating the Lunar New Year in Thailand.

Vietnamese e-commerce floors have been bustle with many items serving buyers and sellers as the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday is coming.

Hanoi’s traditional dragon boat race is scheduled for February 16 and 17, the first weekend after the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Various holiday activities have been scheduled to celebrate the lunar New Year (Tet) in Ho Chi Minh City.

More than 797 tonnes of rice from the national reserves have been granted to poor households in the central province of Ninh Thuan from January 24-26 ahead of the (Tet) Lunar New Year holiday.

A delegation of the National Assembly (NA) led by Standing Vice Chairwoman Tong Thi Phong extended her best wishes to people in Anh Son district of the central province of Nghe An on January 21 during a visit ahead of the traditional Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh has urged the National Committee for Traffic Safety along with the Ministries of Transport and Public Security to exert all efforts to reduce traffic accidents during the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) which lasts from February 2-10 this year.

The blood donation campaign “Red Sunday” was held at 70 places in various localities nationwide on January 13, aiming to collect about 50,000 blood units.

Domestic airlines plan to increase the frequency of flights by 8-10 percent during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday from January 20 to February 19 compared to the same period last year, according to a representative from the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat International Airport.

The National Committee for Traffic Safety in collaboration with the Hanoi People’s Committee organised a ceremony to kick off the year of traffic safety in the capital on January 4.

Local enterprises in southern Binh Duong province are facing a shortage of workers during the holiday season, according to the province’s Centre of Employment Service.

The HCM City Food Safety Management Board has set up 12 inspection teams to ensure food safety and hygiene during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Although completing the majority of its economic targets for 2018, Ho Chi Minh City is still burdened with heavy pressure from its budget collection, said Nguyen Thanh Phong, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee at a meeting on November 1.