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Colourful fireworks lit up major cities across Vietnam Sunday night in an exuberant celebration of the Lunar New Year.

Nghi Thuy fishing port (in Cua Lo Town) is crowded, animated from early morning everyday. Selling fresh seafood at reasonable prices, it is a seafood distribution hub of Nghe An and nearby provinces.

Sa Dec Flower Village in Dong Thap Province has been well-known for a long time as the flower capital of the Mekong Delta and one of the country's largest suppliers of flowers for cities and provinces nationwide and even abroad.

(VEN) - Ninh Binh Province has launched a campaign to preserve the integrity and effectively promote the values of its Trang An heritage site, and boost sustainable tourism development in its magnificent landscape.

(VEN) - The Muong ethnic minority in the northern mountainous region welcome spring and celebrate Tet (the Lunar New Year) with a traditional drum dance festival and other activities.

(VEN) - Moc Chau Plateau, located in the northern mountainous province of Son La, about 180km north west of the capital Hanoi, has long been considered one of Vietnam’s most attractive destinations, especially when the plum trees blossom early in the year.

(VEN) - The northwestern region of Vietnam is famous for various cuisines, most notable among them the five-color sticky rice with its distinctive white, purple, green, yellow and red hues. The dish is served on special occasions, such as new year celebrations, weddings and death anniversaries.

(VEN) - In May and June, when the summer rains start in Vietnam’s northwest, farmers go to the rice fields to plant a new crop. The site of the rainwater pouring down into layers of terraced fields is so unique that it has a name, “the water pouring season”.

(VEN) - Brocade and brocade weaving have been an important part of the Thai ethnic minority’s tradition for generations. They use brocade to make pillowcases, blankets, cushions, home decorations, wedding gifts, and offerings to gods, among others.

(VEN) - The pandemic has considerably decreased the number of visitors to Lung Tam Village, a renowned linen weaving center in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang’s Quang Ba District. With the disease under control, the flax weaving craft has begun recovering in the village.