The usually busy Truong Chinh Street in Hanoi is desolate at 7 a.m. as most businesses are shut on the first day of the Year of the Tiger.
The national flag flies outside houses in Cong Duc alley in the downtown area, a traditional way of celebrating the New Year and the founding anniversary of the Communist Party, February 3.
Motorbikes seen on Trang Tien Street with drivers swaddled in layers of clothes in temperatures of 12 degrees Celsius.
In Ho Chi Minh City, the Hanoi Highway linking the city with Bien Hoa is deserted.
This is a key highway connecting the city with the neighboring province of Dong Nai and is usually filled with vehicles.