With the allocation of investment capital, the ministry expects a dramatic change for the socio-economic development of the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta region.

The most prominent part of the show was the 15-minute performance featuring 2024 drones, which set a Southeast Asian record in terms of number of unmanned vehicles involved, followed by high-altitude fireworks show from 00:00am when the Year of the Dragon began.

The Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations (UN) hosted a meeting with Vietnamese experts working for UN agencies in New York on February 8 on the occasion of the Lunar New Year (Tet) - the the biggest festival of Vietnam.

Cruise ship Aida Bella docked at Phu Quoc island in the Mekong Delta province of Kien Giang, bringing 1,979 European tourists to the “pearl island” on February 9, or the last day of the lunar year.

A “Xuan Que Huong” (Homeland Spring) programme was held by the Association of Vietnamese People in Vientiane in collaboration with the Vietnamese Embassy and the Vietnamese Cultural Centre in Laos on February 8 to bring the Lunar New Year (Tet) atmosphere to overseas Vietnamese (OVs) in the host country.

Tours offering foreign tourists with brand-new experience of local life during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival have become special products of the central province of Thua Thien-Hue in recent days.

HCM City’s Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport, the country’s busiest, has adopted a cashless parking payment system to reduce congestion at its entrance and exit.

In Quảng Bình, in recent days, fishing boats have been returning to shore to supply seafood the Lunar New Year, creating a busy and bustling atmosphere at the fishing ports.

Bạc Liêu Province in the Mekong Delta plans to rank first in shrimp processing technology in the country.

Việt Nam has joined the race to develop global semiconductor technology, had the first scientist to win the VinFuture award, and seen an explosion of AI with the Vietnamese desire to localise ChatGPT.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on February 8 visited medical workers and patients at the Vietnam – Germany Friendship Hospital and the Central Pediatrics Hospital in Hanoi, ahead of the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

To mark the Year of the Dragon 2024, Engineering Unit Rotation 2 has built detailed plans on each activity like making “chưng” cakes – a signature dish of Tết, holding room decoration and cooking competitions, planting the “nêu” pole – another symbol of Tết, and organising folk games.

Looking back at 2023, Ambassador Bezdetko emphasised that despite many geo-political changes in the world, even tragedies, the Việt Nam-Russia relationship, founded by previous generations, remains stable and creates a foundation for the development of cooperation between the two countries in the new historical context.

Metro line No.1 consists of 17 trains, each of which comprises three carriages and is 61.5m long. All were manufactured in Japan.

All the 17 trains of Metro Route No 1, Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien, in Ho Chi Minh City will continuously run on a trial basis during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday, said the city’s Management Authority for Urban Railways (MAUR).

Members of Engineering Unit Rotation 2 of Vietnam, who are performing duties at the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), have held a number of meaningful activities in celebration of the coming Lunar New Year (Tet) 2024.

When the occasion comes, all detention centres under Hà Nội City's Police Department establish councils to review appeals for clemency.

In addition, many hospitals also organise activities to celebrate Tết, providing mental and material encouragement to poor patients.

The profound love that Merle Ratner, a left-wing and anti-war US activist who passed away on February 5, gave to Vietnam during her entire life will be always in the hearts of Vietnamese people.

Fishermen in Ninh Thuận Province are selling seafood at high prices to help them increase income for Tết.