(VOVWORLD) -The Dong Da festival in Hanoi proved to be a popular event on January 29 as thousands of people flocked to the occasion where a reenactment was held to mark the 231st anniversary of the Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da victory over the Chinese Qing invaders.

(VOVWORLD) - Here’s a brief insight into a number of successful local businessmen and businesswomen who were born in 1960, the Year of the Rat.

(VOVWORLD) - Streets throughout Hanoi can be seen bearing incredible festive decorations such as colourful national flags, flowers, and numerous slogans as a way of celebrating the upcoming Lunar New Year and the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, which was observed on February 3, 1930.

(VOVWORLD) - With the Lunar Year of the Rat approaching mice-shaped ceramic products are proving to be a popular item among customers in Bat Trang Ceramic Village in Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - A restaurant located on Ngoc Khanh street in Ba Dinh district of Hanoi has launched a type of Banh Chung, a square glutinous rice cake, that uses salmon rather than pork, to mark the upcoming Lunar New Year or Tet.

(VOVWORLD) - Memory about Tet, the Vietnamese Lunar New Year, during the old days, particularly in the subsidy period hasn’t faded from Vietnamese hearts. Let’s take a peek into the past to see what the cherished tradition looked like back then.

(VOVWORLD) - One of the most indispensable parts of Tet in Vietnam is the local delicacy Banh Chung, a type of square glutinous rice cake, which wafts smells of green rice and yellow mung beans into the air in major cities such as Hanoi.

(VOVWORLD) - With the countdown to the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, in its final days many streets throughout Ho Chi Minh City can be seen bearing incredible festive decorations including colourful national flags, bulbs, flowers, and numerous slogans.

(VOVWORLD) - Phung Hung and Hang Ma mural painting streets, Nhat Tan peach garden, book street, and Phuong Linh flower garden are among the top five places in which people can go to take elegant photos before Tet.

(VOVWORLD) - Paying visits and giving gifts to officers and soldiers on duty at the DK1 Platform are annual activities when Tet, the Lunar New Year arrives. They show the care of the Vietnamese Party, State, Army, and people for the guards of the nation's waters. After its 12-day sea voyage, amid high waves and strong wind, the KN 261 ship, which departed from Long Son port, Vung Tau city, Ba Ria-Vung Tau province on December 29, 2019, completed her journey on January 9, 2020. The ship carried journalists and their presents to officers and soldiers on DK1 Platform and vessels, who are on duty during this Tet holiday.