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A flower market on Hanoi's Hang Luoc street is busy and bustling on the last days of the lunar year as many people come here to buy peach flowers or kumquat trees or just to enjoy the Tet atmosphere.

Ahead of Tet holiday, Hanoi’s streets are filled with flowers and colourful decorations, with people excited for the new year.

About two weeks before the Lunar New Year, flower gardens in the northern province of Bac Ninh are now ready to meet the demand for flowers during the biggest festival in the year.

US Ambassador to Vietnam Ted Osius has surprised locals by touring the Quang An flower market in Tay Ho, Hanoi, as the Lunar New Year is approaching.

HCM City’s first permanent flower trading centre will open at the Binh Dien wholesale market in District 8 this year, according to the municipal People’s Committee.

Quang An flower market on Au Co street in Tay Ho, Hanoi, has offered transactions round-the-clock these days as Tet or Lunar New Year festival will come shortly.

As many as 131 flower markets opened in Ho Chi Minh City on February 1 in a bid to meet big demand from locals ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival – Vietnam ’s most important holiday.