The Hanoi Federation of Labour held a programme at Thang Long Industrial Park on January 19 to take disadvantaged workers to their hometowns for the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet) festival. Illustrative image (Photo: VNA) It is the 15th consecutive year that the city’s trade unions have held the activity for the group. Chairman of the Hanoi Federation...

The Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Population Fund Country Office in Vietnam (UNFPA Vietnam have recently co-organised the review of the six-year implementation of the Civil Status Law. Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA Representative for Vietnam, speaks at the conference on the review of the six-year implementation of the Civil Status Law.(Photo: UNFPA) On this occasion, Naomi Kitahara, UNFPA...

As spring is just around the corner, officers, soldiers and residents on Truong Sa’s islands in the central province of Khanh Hoa are busy preparing for the Lunar New Year (Tet) – the biggest festival in a year of Vietnamese people. Students at Truong Sa primary school (Photo: VNA) Phan Nguyen Xuan Thuy, a resident on Sinh Ton...

Leaders of Ho Chi Minh City paid tribute to Hung Kings, the legendary founders of the nation, at a ceremony held at the National Historical and Cultural Park in the city on January 18 on the occasion of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet), the biggest festival in a year for Vietnamese people. Ho Chi Minh City officials...

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 18 paid tribute to late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong and General Vo Nguyen Giap at their homes in Hanoi, on the occasion of the Lunar New Year – Vietnam’s largest national festival. Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh pays tribute to late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong. (Photo: VNA) Pham Van Dong...

Lunar New Year (Tet) wishes were extended to residents and soldiers in Truong Sa (Spratly) island district via a live television programme organised by authorities of the central province of Khanh Hoa on January 17. Khanh Hoa province's authorities handed over gifts to families of outstanding military personnel who are on duty on Truong Sa. (Photo: VNA) Tran...

Pedestrian streets around Hoan Kiem lake at the heart of Hanoi will suspend activities during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival from January 20 (or the 29th day of the last lunar month). Pedestrian space around Hoan Kiem lake (Photo: VNA) The space will reopen at 7pm on February 3, the People’s Committee of Hoan Kiem district announced on...

When the spring comes, everyone looks forward to welcoming a Tet with their families. However, during the Lunar New Year, there are many inpatients who are struggling with diseases. They cannot enjoy New Year holiday with their families. Understanding their feelings, all levels, sectors, hospitals, organizations and individuals have been carried out many activities with the aim of bringing...

The Ministry of Public Security has proposed that children under the age of six, can receive both birth certificate and chip-based citizen identification card at the same time when their birth is registered. The form of the chip-based citizen identification card issued by the Ministry of Public Security. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Public Security) However, the issuance...

Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly Vuong Dinh Hue and Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (RoK) Kim Jin-pyo on January 17 cut the ribbon to inaugurate the headquarters of the Vietnam-Korea Institute of Science and Technology (VKIST) at the Hoa Lac Hi-tech Park in Hanoi. Chairman of the Vietnamese NA Vuong Dinh Hue (fourth...