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Aerial views capture New Year’s Eve fireworks across Vietnam

Aerial views capture New Year’s Eve fireworks across Vietnam

From north to south, cities and neighborhoods glowed under dazzling fireworks as Vietnam rang in the Year of the Horse, with crowded streets and festive lights creating a vibrant New Year’s Eve atmosphere nationwide.
Fireworks store explosion in China kills 8 ahead of Lunar New Year

Fireworks store explosion in China kills 8 ahead of Lunar New Year

Tens of thousands pack Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyen Hue flower street for Tet

Tens of thousands pack Ho Chi Minh City's Nguyen Hue flower street for Tet

Ho Chi Minh City turns long-vacant prime downtown land into public parks

Ho Chi Minh City turns long-vacant prime downtown land into public parks

After years of sitting vacant behind corrugated iron fences, several prime downtown sites in Ho Chi Minh City have been transformed into public parks, turning long-stalled development projects into green gathering spaces ahead of the Lunar New Year.
February 15, 2026 | 03:00 pm PT
Vietnam welcomes Year of the Horse with spectacular fireworks

Vietnam welcomes Year of the Horse with spectacular fireworks

Fireworks lit up the night sky as people across Vietnam welcomed the Year of the Horse with joy, sending wishes for prosperity, peace, and good health for their families and the nation.
February 16, 2026 | 05:44 am PT
Asia welcomes Year of the Horse

Asia welcomes Year of the Horse

Countries across Asia and beyond are marking the upcoming Lunar New Year with vibrant street performances and elaborate horse-themed decorations inspired by the year’s zodiac animal.
February 16, 2026 | 01:44 am PT
Asia's 'most beautiful island' welcomes record-breaking international flights ahead of Lunar New Year

Asia's 'most beautiful island' welcomes record-breaking international flights ahead of Lunar New Year

Phu Quoc International Airport recorded 50 international flights on Feb. 14, marking the highest daily figure since the airport commenced operations in 2012, signaling a vibrant Lunar New Year peak season for the island.
February 15, 2026 | 04:36 pm PT
Keeping Tet alive far from home

Keeping Tet alive far from home

When Tet stands at the doorstep in Vietnam, for millions of Vietnamese living abroad it remains just another set of ordinary days.
February 14, 2026 | 04:00 am PT
Dumplings and work stress as Chinese rush home for Lunar New Year

Dumplings and work stress as Chinese rush home for Lunar New Year

Aspiring physical education teacher Gao Yemiao missed his 30-second window to buy a train ticket home for China's biggest holiday before seats sold out -- but he was lucky.
February 13, 2026 | 06:15 pm PT
Emotional reunions as thousands pack Ho Chi Minh City airport to welcome overseas Vietnamese home for Tet

Emotional reunions as thousands pack Ho Chi Minh City airport to welcome overseas Vietnamese home for Tet

Thousands of people waited through the night at Ho Chi Minh City’s Tan Son Nhat airport as flights from the U.S., Canada, Australia, South Korea and Japan landed one after another, bringing overseas Vietnamese home for Tet on Feb. 12.
February 13, 2026 | 02:59 pm PT
Ride-hailing fares double amid booming demand ahead of Tet

Ride-hailing fares double amid booming demand ahead of Tet

Ride-hailing fares have doubled in Hanoi ahead of Lunar New Year, but rides remain hard to secure and many businesses are hiring private couriers to make deliveries.
February 13, 2026 | 12:05 am PT
Hanoians in losing battle with traffic gridlock ahead of Lunar New Year

Hanoians in losing battle with traffic gridlock ahead of Lunar New Year

Hanoians are abandoning taxis to walk and packing food and fully charged phones to endure long waits on gridlocked streets ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.
February 12, 2026 | 10:47 pm PT
Vietnam's two busiest airports brace for record Tet crowds

Vietnam's two busiest airports brace for record Tet crowds

Noi Bai and Tan Son Nhat international airports, the two largest in Vietnam, are expected to handle record passenger volumes during the Lunar New Year (Tet), according to airport authorities.
February 12, 2026 | 04:44 pm PT
Specialty Mekong Delta mango prices rise 33% ahead of Tet on low supply

Specialty Mekong Delta mango prices rise 33% ahead of Tet on low supply

Mekong Delta’s Hoa Loc mangoes are retailing for VND200,000 (US$7.70) per kilogram, up 33% from a year ago, due to a supply scarcity.
February 12, 2026 | 03:45 pm PT
Spending Lunar New Year with parents instead of in-laws: When wives demand fairness

Spending Lunar New Year with parents instead of in-laws: When wives demand fairness

When Thu Thao wanted to spend the Lunar New Year holiday caring for her biological father, who had recently suffered a stroke, it was met with fierce opposition from her father-in-law.
February 11, 2026 | 09:00 pm PT
Ride-hailing drivers worn down in quest for Lunar New Year windfall

Ride-hailing drivers worn down in quest for Lunar New Year windfall

Dat tapped "accept" when a new order flashed on his phone, hurriedly chewing a dry loaf of bread before speeding off through a narrow, winding alley in Hanoi.
February 11, 2026 | 02:59 pm PT
Tet exodus locks up key expressways out of Ho Chi Minh City, causes 10 km gridlock toward central Vietnam

Tet exodus locks up key expressways out of Ho Chi Minh City, causes 10 km gridlock toward central Vietnam

Thousands leaving Ho Chi Minh City for the Lunar New Year clogged expressways toward central Vietnam early Feb. 11, triggering gridlock that stretched nearly 10 kilometers.
February 11, 2026 | 12:10 am PT
Vietnam tightens street food inspections before Lunar New Year, fines up to $115 per violation

Vietnam tightens street food inspections before Lunar New Year, fines up to $115 per violation

As street food demand surges ahead of the Lunar New Year, Vietnam's health ministry has ordered tighter inspections nationwide, warning that unsafe vendors could face fines of up to VND3 million (US$115) and be forced to destroy their products.
February 10, 2026 | 11:51 pm PT
Tet airfares from Vietnam to Thailand double as holiday demand soars

Tet airfares from Vietnam to Thailand double as holiday demand soars

Round-trip airfares to Thailand from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City have doubled during Tet, causing many people to reconsider travel plans.
February 10, 2026 | 07:59 pm PT
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