Businesses in frenzy to complete orders for Tet; Overseas remittances pour into real estatel; State-owned firms under public scrutiny; Shrimp export up five-fold in Bac Lieu

VietNamNet Bridge - As usual, on the last days of the year, many streets of Hanoi are in serious congestion.

VietNamNet Bridge – This market only operates once a year, before the Lunar New Year, in HCM City’s center.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The days leading up to Tet (Lunar New Year) are the busiest for residents of Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta craft villages, as demand for traditional specialties spike.

VietNamNet Bridge – All major roads in Saigon such as Dong Khoi, Nguyen Hue, Le Duan, Le Loi… have become the roads of flowers and light before the lunar New Year.

Hundreds of people including children attended the setting up of a cay neu made from bamboo in the grounds of the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology yesterday to herald the start of the Tet holiday.

VietNamNet Bridge – Over the past three days, hundreds of offshore fishing boats have returned home from the waters of Hoang Sa and Truong Sa, to welcome the lunar New Year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Travel companies in Ha Noi are hurrying to meet travel demands which are expected to increase up to 20 per cent compared with the period immediately before Tet.

VietNamNet Bridge - Apricot, peach, flowers, ornamental plants ... are coming to town these days, bringing the New Year to all over the country.

VietNamNet Bridge – Launched in the 2004 Lunar New Year or Tet holiday, the Nguyen Hue flower road has become the Tet culture in Saigon and is an indispensable activity in the city each Tet.

The northern region will celebrate the Tet Festival in cold weather because a front is likely to move in by February 8.

VietNamNet Bridge – The market appears to be gloomier than it was in the most pessimistic forecast. The demand is so weak that travel firms have to sell Tet tours at a loss.

Being busy with making banh chung, watering vegetables, and decorating houses with peaches and kumquat trees but naval soldiers on the islands of Tran and Tra Ban in Quang Ninh province do not forget their mission of guarding the nation’s waters.

A private airline may have to stop flying after Tet (February 2013), Tien Phong has quoted its sources from the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam (CAAV) as reporting.

Vietnam feels joyful about its success in fighting against inflation, but deflation should be seen as a more serious problem, economists say.

 VietNamNet Bridge – From February 7-13, the HCMC Department of Information and Communications will celebrate the third book street for Tet on Mac Thi Buoi, Nguyen Hue and Ngo Duc Ke streets, District 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – While several people find it difficult to buy train and coach tickets for Tet due to strong demand, air tickets for the holiday are not selling well.

Hanoians and foreigners living in the city will experience the Traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival’s joyful atmosphere by attending a wide range of cultural and art performances held during February in the capital city.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Lunar New Year is the chance for people to see the most special ornamental trees.

People probably only know about Ha Nam as the home to specialties like Dai Hoang braised fish, king bananas, Phu Van flower village but few know that Ha Nam is also the home to Mong chicken, the species listed in the Vietnam’s Red Book.