A total of about 230,000 train tickets have been sold already, of which 190,000 are on the North-South route.

Nearly 50,000 train tickets on the North-South route for the upcoming Lunar New Year 2019 (Tet) holiday are now available.

Meanwhile, tickets on peak days from January 28 to February 2, 2019 (from the 23rd to 29th day of the 12th lunar month), and on February 9-12 (between the fifth and eighth day of the new lunar year), are sold out.

In the calendar New Year, Haraco will arrange an additional 15 trains for inter-provincial routes from Hanoi to Dong Hoi, Vinh, Thanh Hoa, Lao Cai, and Hai Phong.

Passengers are advised to visit the company’s new ticket sales portal vetauonline.vn to purchase suitable tickets at reasonable prices.

According to initial plans, a total of 300,000 seats will be available for the 2019 Lunar New Year holiday.

Hanoi, HCM City spend 47 trillion VND on Tet goods

Industry and trade departments in Hanoi and HCM City are planning to spend 28.5 trillion VND and 18.4 billion VND, respectively, to prepare goods for the Tet (Lunar New Year) 2019 festival.

 

Bac Giang calls for 29,000 Tet gifts to poor people and AO victims

(BGO) – Implementing the programme to support the needy cases on the Lunar New Year 2019 (Ky Hoi), the Red Cross Society (RCS) in the northern province of Bac Giang has recently launched the donation of “Tet for the poor and Agent Orange/ Dioxin victims (AO victims)”. 

 

Tet, Lunar New Year, an official holiday in California

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed a bill recognizing the Lunar New Year as a day of special significance.

 

Enterprises nationwide resume work after Tet

Departments of the Tan Cang - Cai Cui Company in the southern city of Can Tho handled more than 5,000 tonnes of cargo for import and export on February 21 (the sixth day of the Lunar New Year).

 

Purchasing power increases 10 percent during Tet

According to the Ministry of Finance, the purchasing power during Tet holiday surged by 12-15% compared to normal days, and 10% against the same period last year, as a result of 2017’s noted economic growth and market stabilization policy.

 

Source: VNA