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People streamed down streets in big cities across Vietnam to join in celebratory activities in the evening of December 31 – the New Year’s Eve.

Leaders from Malaysia, Myanmar and Indonesia sent messages to their nations on the occasion of the New Year 2016.

Hundreds of foreign tourists arrived in Vietnam on the first day of the New Year 2016, promising a busy season for the tourism industry in the year.

President Truong Tan Sang has called for greater efforts in 2016 and the next five years to bring into full play opportunities brought by the wider and deeper international economic integration.

Many entertaining activities will be held at different places for people in the HCM City to have a joyful night welcoming the turn of the year.

The remarkable achievements that Hanoi has gained in 2015 creates a good premise for the capital to make new progress in 2016.

Supermarkets around the country have launched promotions to attract customers during the New Year holiday.

Hanoi authorities have directed its enterprises to seek and buy goods from other localities nationwide to ensure the full supply of goods for residents during the lunar New Year festival.

Vietnamese singers and artists as well as international DJs will gather in Hanoi for stellar performances from December 31 to January 1 to welcome the New Year 2016.

The national education channel-VTV7 will officially go on air on the first day of 2016, Vietnam National Television’s Deputy General Director Pham Viet Tien said on December 28.

As many as 40 surveillance cameras will be installed at bus stations to assist authorities with traffic management, said a Hanoi Police official.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs will submit a plan to present Lunar New Year gifts to people making contributions to the national revolution to President for his approval.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MoLISA) and the Ministry of Finance have submitted a proposal to the Prime Minister to ask for rice supply to drought-stricken localities.

Foreign tourists who are in Vietnam on Christmas and New Year holidays are enjoying a warm and jubilant festive atmosphere as they have been offered numerous preferential programmes.

Jetstar Pacific plans to increase the number of flights on12 domestic routes for the benefit of passengers during the Lunar New Year period from January 22 to March 8, 2016.

Ho Chi Minh City's Tan Son Nhat International Airport and airlines have begun to implement decongestion measures to cope with the expected rush during Lunar New Year in early February.

The Azerbaijani Embassy has presented New Year gifts to orphans in Hanoi, the Quan doi Nhan dan (People’s Army) daily reported.

Gardeners in Nhat Tan flower village on the edge of Hanoi's West Lake are busier these days tending to a variety of flowers so that they can bloom on time for the Lunar New Year holiday

Vietnamese and Lao Embassies in Malaysia hosted a gathering in Kuala Lumpur on December 22 to celebrate the upcoming New Year 2016.

The Indonesian Government has tightened security nationwide to ensure safety during the Christmas and New Year holidays.