Lunar New Year is the most important holidays in Vietnam. Often dubbed with Chinese New Year, Lunar New Year (following lunar calendar) is celebrated nationally not only in Mainland China, but also in a number of countries and territories such as Vietnam, Korea, Mongolia, Taiwan, Macau, Hong Kong and Tibet. The first day of Lunar New Year in 2017 is January 28, and the animal represents this Lunar New Year is the Rooster. In Vietnam, Lunar New Year is called Tet (Tết), and public holidays for Lunar New Year 2017 span from 26 January to 02 February (7 days). During these public holidays, most institutions, businesses and companies are closed so that people can spend time with their families. There are no fireworks this year in Hanoi or HCMC because the Government plans to use the budget to support families having suffered from the disastrous flood last year in central Vietnam. New Year Book Street New Year Book Street will take place from 30 Jan – 05 Feb 2017 from 9 am … [Read more...] about Lunar New Year Celebration 2017
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Airlines to increase flights for Lunar New Year 2017
The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced to launch additional 900 flights, equivalent to 185,000 seats, on domestic routes from January 15 to February 13, 2017. Accordingly, the total number of seats the airline provides during the holiday soars 46% from the same period last year, and 13% against the normal day.The new-generation airline Vietjet Air said that during the Lunar New Year festival, it will use 44 aircraft, an increase of 12 planes compared to last year. Besides, sale of tickets one year earlier at various costs has created favourable conditions for customers and contributed to reducing ticket shortage at peak time. … [Read more...] about Airlines to increase flights for Lunar New Year 2017
Vietnamobile Awards Trips to South Korea as part of Lunar New Year 2017 Promotion
1024x768 Vietnamobile Telecommunications JSC on March 24 in Ho Chi Minh City held the awarding ceremony for lucky customers who won a trip to South Korea worth 40 million VND each (including plane tickets, accommodation, food and tours in South Korea). Previously, Vietnam had organized lucky draw events witnessed by the VIETRADE and representatives from press agencies in order to determine the lucky owners of these valuable prizes. The 2017 Lunar New Year promotion was held from 1 December 2016 to 15 February 2017 for Vietnamobile to show gratitude to all customers who had been supporting the company for the past year. Participation in the promotion was in the form of mobile card top-up and consumption. Vietnamobile found lucky customers every week to receive a trip for 2 to Seoul – the capital of South Korea – as well as many other beautiful locations in the country. Winning customers can either use these prizes themselves to send them as gifts to loved ones. … [Read more...] about Vietnamobile Awards Trips to South Korea as part of Lunar New Year 2017 Promotion
President Tran Dai Quang’s Lunar New Year greetings
NDO - President Tran Dai Quang, at the start of the Lunar New Year 2017 – the Year of the Rooster, has extended his wishes to all Vietnamese citizens throughout the country and abroad.“Dear compatriots, comrades and soldiers nationwide,On the occasion of the 2017 Lunar New Year, on behalf of the Party’s and State’s leaders, I would like to cordially extend greetings for the New Year to all compatriots, comrades, soldiers and overseas Vietnamese. On behalf of the State and people of Vietnam, I respectfully wish the people of foreign countries and international friends around the world a new year of peace, happiness and prosperity. Dear compatriots, comrades and soldiers nationwide,Over the past year, the entire nation has made efforts to strive to overcome many difficulties and challenges, gaining numerous important achievements in all fields.Welcoming the New Year, each Vietnamese person should uphold the spirit of patriotism and tradition of ‘con Rong, … [Read more...] about President Tran Dai Quang’s Lunar New Year greetings
Vietjet Air offers 1.5mln cheap tickets for Lunar New Year
Low-cost airline Vietjet Air is offering 1.5 million tickets at discounted fares for flights from January 10 to February 12 on all domestic and international routes to serve surging demand on the 2017 Lunar New Year festival. It said on September 23 that the discounted tickets are sold at between 390,000 VND and 900,000 VND. The sooner passengers book tickets, the less money they will have to spend. The carrier has launched a number of new routes while increasing flights during traditional festivals and holidays in recent years. Vietjet Air now owns more than 40 A320 and A321 planes which make some 350 flights every day. Its flight network has covered almost all destinations in Vietnam and many others in Singapore, the Republic of Korea, China, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. It has provided services for around 30 million passengers so far.VNS … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air offers 1.5mln cheap tickets for Lunar New Year
Overseas Vietnamese worldwide celebrate Lunar New Year
OVs in Vietnamese celebrate Tet (Source: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese worldwide arecelebrating the 2017 Lunar New Year with traditional New Year treats and artperformances. A celebration hosted by the Embassy of Vietnam in Indonesia onJanuary 23 brought together nearly 300 Vietnamese expatriates and staff membersof Vietnamese representative offices. Addressing the event, Ambassador Hoang Anh Tuan took the occasion to expresshis thanks to international friends and partners for their continuous supportand cooperation.He highlighted the achievements Vietnam has made in building andprotecting the nation, reiterating the OVs community in Indonesia is aninseparable part of the nation.On January 22, more than 200 OVs also gathered at a Tetcelebration in Tel Aviv, Israel.Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Cao Hoang Quoc Hai highlight thegrowing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Israel over the past 25 years,saying that Israel is one of Vietnam’s most important economic … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese worldwide celebrate Lunar New Year
OVs in Czech Republic celebrate Lunar New Year
A performance at the event (Photo: VNA)Prague (VNA) – Overseas Vietnamese in the Czech Republic gathered atan event to celebrate Lunar New Year 2017 hosted by the Vietnamese Association incollaboration with the Saparia company in Prague on January 20.The event drew the participation of more than 800 representatives of Vietnamesebusinesses in the Czech Republic. The event also saw the participation of 14 officials and artists from the HoChi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports.Nguyen Hung, Vice Director of the department, said this was the first time thedepartment had sent an art delegation with traditional music and danceperformances to serve the Vietnamese community in the Czech Republic.-VNA … [Read more...] about OVs in Czech Republic celebrate Lunar New Year
Vietjet Air offers 1.5 million cheap tickets during Lunar New Year
Low-cost airline Vietjet Air is offering 1.5 million tickets at discounted fares for flights from January 10 to February 12 on all domestic and international routes to serve surging demand on the 2017 Lunar New Year festival. Photo for illustration: Vietjet Air It said on September 23 that the discounted tickets are sold at between 390,000 VND and 900,000 VND. The sooner passengers book tickets, the less money they will have to spend. The carrier has launched a number of new routes while increasing flights during traditional festivals and holidays in recent years. Vietjet Air now owns more than 40 A320 and A321 planes which make some 350 flights every day. Its flight network has covered almost all destinations in Vietnam and many others in Singapore, the Republic of Korea, China, Thailand, Myanmar and Malaysia. It has provided services for around 30 million passengers so far. Source: VNA … [Read more...] about Vietjet Air offers 1.5 million cheap tickets during Lunar New Year
Foreign visitors to Hanoi rise at Lunar New Year
Tourists visit Hanoi's Old Quarter (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – The numberof tourists travelling through Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport increased overthe Lunar New Year holiday, announced the airport’s customs department onFebruary 2.More than 1,200 flights ran duringthe holiday, carrying more than 11,000 passengers. Import-export turnoverthrough the airport in the period was at about 17.5 million USD. Up to 604 flights to Noi Bai airportwere seen during January 26 to February 1, bringing 48,886 internationalvisitors to the capital city, mainly from European countries, China, and Japan. Meanwhile, there were 613 flightswith 62,697 passengers from Noi Bai airport to other countries and territories. Noi Bai airport’s customs departmentsaid it handled immigration procedures for over 5.5 million passengers on 47,273flights in 2016. Total import-export turnover hit 26 billion USD last year,with 9 billion USD from exports and 17 billion USD from imports.The … [Read more...] about Foreign visitors to Hanoi rise at Lunar New Year
Foreign visitors to Da Nang rise in Lunar New Year
The central city of Da Nang is expected to welcome 100,356 foreign visitors in the Lunar New Year 2017, an increase of 26.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Department of Tourism. The total number of visitors coming to Da Nang City is estimated to reach 243,230, rising 9.5 percent compared to last year. Recently launched international direct flights were credited for the rise of foreign visitors to the city, mostly from the Republic of Korea, China and Japan. Da Nang will host several cultural events to celebrate Lunar New Year 2017 such as an event on New Year’s Eve on the Han River and a spring flower festival. The city was honoured as Asia’s leading festival and event destination by the World Travel Awards in 2016. The Da Nang airport is now operating 20 international routes, including 11 direct and 9 charter ones. Da Nang served more than 5.51 million visitors last year, up 17.7 percent from 2015. Of the figure, 1.67 million were … [Read more...] about Foreign visitors to Da Nang rise in Lunar New Year