Thailand's major retail groups are launching their most ambitious Lunar New Year campaigns, bolstered by the government's latest Easy e-Receipt 2.0 tax incentive scheme.

The ASEAN Community Women's Circle of Hanoi (AWCH) held a 2025 New Year gathering in the capital city on January 8, with Ngo Phuong Ly, spouse of Party General Secretary To Lam, attending.

The Mong ethnic community in the northern province of Son La celebrates their traditional New Year about a month earlier than the Lunar New Year. During this time, the Mong people joyfully welcome the New Year with hope for a life filled with greater warmth and happiness in the year ahead.

The following is a list of selected news summaries reported yesterday by the Vietnam News Agency.

Localities across Vietnam on January 1 organised ceremonies to welcome visitors on the first day of the New Year 2025, pinning high hopes for a prosperous year.

On the occasion of the New Year 2025, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has written an article stressing the importance of innovation, creativity, acceleration, and breakthroughs to lead Vietnam steadily into a new era – the era of the nation's rise for strong development, civilisation and prosperity.

A spectacular fireworks display at midnight on January 1, 2025 marked the end of 2024 and the beginning of a new year filled with hope and anticipation.

The Royal Thai Police (RTP) has urged the public to avoid five risky behaviours during New Year celebrations.

Ho Chi Minh City is hosting a countdown and Tet (Lunar New Year) festival in Thu Duc city from December 28 to January 1.

Thai authorities are ramping up road safety campaigns and inter-agency cooperation to curb road accidents during the New Year.

Airports of Thailand (AOT) expects Suvarnabhumi Airport to handle over 200,000 passengers on the first day of the New Year.

More trains will run during the Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays to cope with an increase in demand.

To meet the increasing travel demand during the upcoming Lunar New Year (Tet), Vietnam Airlines has received three new aircraft in December, which will provide over 100,000 seats for the peak travel period in the largest festival in a year of the Vietnamese people.

Vietnam’s 2025 holiday schedule was announced early, which is expected to help both people and tour operators actively prepare for holidays across the year.

Farmers in the Phung Cong flower and ornamental plant village in Van Giang district, in the northern province of Hung Yen have undertaken efforts to restart farming operations after Super Typhoon Yagi hit locality in early September.

Cambodia recorded almost 22 million domestic and international visitors travelling to different tourist destinations nationwide during the four-day traditional New Year holiday, from April 13 to 16.

Cambodian people celebrated Chol Chnam Thmay (traditional New Year) festival from April 13-16 in an atmosphere of unity, excitement, and joy, Vietnam News Agency correspondents in Phnom Penh reported on April 16.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Vietnam's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN), on April 12 extended greetings to the Permanent Delegations of Laos and Cambodia to the UN on the occasion of their traditional new year festivals Bunpimay and Chol Chnam Thmay, respectively.

Leaders of the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on April 12 visited the city’s Patriotic Clergy Solidarity Association and Pitu Khosa Rangsay pagoda on the occasion of Chol Chnam Thmay - the traditional New Year festival of Khmer ethnic minority people.

A delegation from the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand led by Charge d'Affaires Bui Thi Hue visited the Lao Embassy in the country on April 6 to extend congratulations on Laos' traditional New Year festival, Bunpimay.