PSNews - Recently, the construction of a Japanese-funded pedestrian walkway over Nguyen Tat Thanh Street in Da Nang City began. It is scheduled to be completed in May this year, and the company and city authorities will then decide on a name for it.

With the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival drawing near, several fireworks viewing spots in the capital have begun to sell tickets to both local residents and tourists, with the price starting at more than VND2 million per person, including refreshments.

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).

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.

Nghi Son Refinery and Petrochemical LLC (NSRP), the largest oil refinery in Vietnam, has resumed its normal operation on January 15 afternoon following its technical breakdown in one of its units in December 2022.

PSNews - The Vietnamese Government has resumed pre-pandemic procedures and processes on the issuance of visas and visa exemption certificate to foreigners and Vietnamese residing abroad since March 15, 2022, in line with the 2019 Law on Entry, Exit, Transit and Residence of Foreigners in Vietnam and guideline documents.

Vietnam’s passport climbed four spots to rank 88th among the most powerful passports in the world, according to the newly-released Henley Passport Index 2023.

Young Vietnamese expatriates in the Netherlands recently gathered to learn how to make Chung (square glutinous rice) cake – the soul of Tet (Lunar New Year) - as the biggest traditional holiday of Vietnam is around the corner.

Millions of overseas Vietnamese (OV) residing in more than 130 countries and territories across the world are an extremely important factor that has contributed to Vietnam’s extensive and intensive international integration, promotion of external cooperation, and mobilisation of international resources serving its cause of national construction and development, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Quang Hieu wrote in his recent article.

PSNews - On January 5-8, the Lai Vung red mandarin festival was held for the first time in Lai Vung district, Dong Thap province, wth the aim of introducing this specialty of the district as well as promoting cultural value of Dong Thap, contributing to developing the local tourism. 

An event named “Aspirations for Peace” was held in Hanoi on January 9 in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Paris Agreement on Ending the War and Restoring Peace in Vietnam (Paris Peace Accords) (January 27, 1973).

"Unhealthy" levels of air pollution have been recorded in Hanoi over the past few days and are set to continue over the coming days in the build up to Tet or the Lunar New Year festival, the biggest of its kind in Vietnam.

PSNews - As one of the tournaments with the most beautiful terrain in Vietnam, runners and tourists have opportunies to experience the daily life of the local ethnic minority people along with the spectacular scenery of Moc Chau.

The administration of Ho Chi Minh City held a get-together on January 6 to celebrate the Lunar New Year festival, known locally as Tet, for approximately 1,600 overseas Vietnamese returning home from all over the world.

The Central city of Danang was ranked first among the 63 localities by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in Environmental Protection Performance Indicators (PEPI).

PSNews - The Ho Chi Minh Municipal Department of Culture and Sports has just kicked off a photo exhibition on January 4 to mark the 55th anniversary of the 1968 Spring General Offensive and Uprising.