A typhoon and extreme heat dramatically affected prices for the kumquat trees that are ubiquitous during the holiday.

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.

Vibrant and colourful fireworks displays lit up the skies of the capital city of Hanoi at midnight on New Year’s Eve on January 28 evening, carrying with them hopes for a joyful, happy, and successful New Year of the Snake.

New Year art programme, hosted by the Nam Tu Liem district People’s Committee, will not feature the planned drone light show.

Millions of people across Asia and the world are welcoming the Lunar New Year which coincides with the first new moon of the lunar calendar. Widely considered to be the most important event in the year for many in Asia and some Asian communities worldwide, the Lunar New Year represents a fresh start for those who celebrate.

HANOI: According to traditional belief, what starts well will end well, so the first guest to enter the house after midnight on the Lunar New Year’s Eve is believed to have a bearing on the family’s fortune throughout the year.

PANO - Experiencing the lunar New Year (Tet) celebration in Vietnam has left a lasting impression on foreign diplomats in Hanoi.

The clock strikes midnight, and the first newborns of the Year of the Snake arrive in hospitals across Vietnam, filling the air with celebration and hope.

People across Vietnam, along with foreigners residing in the country, took part in a variety of festive activities on Tuesday evening, including fireworks displays, spring flower streets, and captivating drone light shows, all contributing to the vibrant Tet atmosphere.

The capital city of Hanoi will stage the world’s largest firework drone show on January 28 evening, or Lunar New Year’s Eve, to ring in the Lunar New Year of the Snake 2025.

From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world. Wednesday marks the start of the Year of the Snake, one of 12 animals in the Chinese zodiac.