Adjusted healthcare fees, and higher transportation costs and food prices, driven by increased demand during the Lunar New Year holiday, led to a 0.98% rise in the Consumer Price Index, CPI, in January compared to the previous month.

The Noi Bai International Airport in Hanoi welcomed approximately 100,000 passengers and 590 flights while the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tan Son Nhat served more than 150,500 passengers and operated 979 flights on February 2.

Booking.com, one of the world’s leading online travel platforms, has announced the top 10 domestic destinations most searched by Vietnamese travelers between January 24 and February 9, 2025 - coinciding with the Lunar New Year holiday (Year of the Snake).

Six days into the Lunar New Year holiday (from January 25 to January 30), a total of 308 traffic accidents occurred nationwide, resulting in 137 fatalities and 257 injuries.

The Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs is currently seeking feedback from other ministries and sectors regarding the plan for the 2025 Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

A total of 2,033 Hyundai cars hit the road in Vietnam in February, a month-on-month fall of 43%, Thanh Cong (TC) Group, the assembler and distributor of Hyundai vehicles in Vietnam, announced on March 12.

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) is expecting more than 1 million foreign tourists to arrive in the country this Lunar New Year holiday from January 8-16.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has issued a directive outlining measures to enhance the quality of life and ensure social security for citizens and labourers during the upcoming seven-day Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), lasting from February 8 to 14.

Tourism and Creative Economy Minister of Indonesia Sandiaga Uno has stated that three foreign airlines had proposed new and additional routes to Bali.

More than 1,800 night flights, equivalent to 8% of the total number of domestic flights, will be operated from January 21 to February 25 to meet the increasing travel demand during the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

After the Lunar New Year holiday, many cooperatives, especially those in the food and beverage (F&B) sector, have accelerated their production to fulfil domestic and export orders.

The northern province of Quang Ninh received 1.6 million visitors in January, a 12.3-fold increase compared to the same period last year.

Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) Vuong Dinh Hue made a new-year visit to the State Audit Office of Vietnam (SAV) on January 27, the first working day after the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.

International students have soaked in the Vietnamese Tet atmosphere by trying to make “banh chung” (square glutinous rice cake), a traditional Vietnamese dish during Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday and arranging “mam ngu qua” (tray of five fruits).

A collection of ceramic cats in unique designs has been introduced by the Minh Long Ceramics and Porcelainware Co., Ltd to welcome the Year of the Cat.

Thailand expects tourism spending during the Lunar New Year holidays will reach 21.3 billion baht (640 million USD), equal to 48% of that in 2019.

Helping workers in disadvantaged circumstances to have a warm and sufficient Lunar New Year holiday (Tet), Vietnam’s biggest traditional festival, is a key task for trade unions at all levels.

Ho Chi Minh City’s Labour Federation will earmark nearly 140 billion VND (5.66 million USD) to present gifts, organise various celebrations and care for union members and workers during the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday.

Passengers can easily book Vietjet’s hundreds of thousands of attractive promotional tickets to fly during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 28 ordered preparations in all aspects at a higher level than usual during the first Government regular meeting of 2022 as no one can forecast all possible unexpected developments and there may be more difficulties and challenges than advantages and opportunities.