(VOVworld)- A boat racing festival opened in Hong Linh township, Ha Tinh province on Sunday. The annual festival is also an opportunity for people to pay gratitude to the God for helping them with good business over the past year and pray for favorable weather, good crop and luck for the New Year.

(VOVworld)-Da Nang port city has welcomed its first visiting ocean cruiser in the new lunar year. More than 800 visitors have docked at the city as Gemini cruiser arrived at Tien Sa port. Port workers have begun unloading the first shipping vessel as they had a plan to complete the construction of Son Tra port and bring total yearly shipment loading volume to 5.3 million tons. Da Nang Port Deputy Director Nguyen Xuan Dung: “We will initiate detailed plan to receive container and tourist vessels. The first arrivals will see the municipal hospitality in the new lunar year.”

(VOVworld) – People in Hanoi celebrated the New Year’s Eve with a brilliant fireworks display. Thousands of people watched the fireworks together in the wonderful moment to welcome the new lunar year.

(VOVworld) – The Vietnamese Embassy in Russia hosted a Tet get-together on Wednesday for the Vietnamese community there. Ambassador Pham Xuan Son praised the strenuous efforts made by overseas Vietnamese last year:

(VOVworld)- President Truong Tan Sang has cut the ribbon to open Nguyen Hue road of flowers in Ho Chi Minh City

(VOVworld) – The 2014 Spring Press Festival opened on Tuesday in the northern province of Nam Dinh with more than 500 publications of media agencies nationwide.

(VOVworld) – Vietnamese communities in foreign countries have taken part in various activities to celebrate the Lunar New Year or Tet.

(VOVworld) – The Vietnam Red Cross Society has presented 1 million Tet gifts to disadvantaged families, Agent Orange/Dioxin victims and people in remote areas.

(VOVworld)-Deputy Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has worked with the Ministry of Public Security’s Railway and Road Traffic Police Department on its plan to ensure traffic safety for Tet celebration. He praised the traffic police’s role in the minimization of traffic accidents as this was the 2nd year in a row the number of tra

(VOVworld) - The World Bank (WB) has approved a credit package worth 60 million USD to help Vietnam strengthen its social assistance system by improving social management and service delivery nationwide.