The annual activity has been held on the Lunar New Year – the biggest festival in a year of Vietnamese people.

State President Vo Van Thuong speaking at ceremony to launch tree planting festival.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Nguyen Quoc Tri said that his ministry and localities have been determined to bring the Prime Minister's project of planting a billion trees in the 2021 - 2025 period to the finish line on time.

In the 2021 – 2023 period, the country planted nearly 770 million trees.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, President Thuong said that since 1960, Vietnam has been holding the tree planting festival every spring in response to late President Ho Chi Minh’s appeal.

Planting trees has contributed to protecting the ecological environment, improving landscapes, proactively dealing with natural disasters and climate change, promoting socio-economic development, and bettering the quality of people’s life.

On the same day, the State leader attended a ceremony to inaugurate a road linking Tuyen Quang city to Yen Son district centre.

Bizarre fruit for Lunar New Year

The traditional Lunar New Year holiday, or Tet, is an occasion to exchange gifts, with bizarre fruit topping the list of unique presents.

Lucky money giveaway - an exchange of best New Year wishes

Giving away lucky money is a traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) custom through which Vietnamese people exchange the best wishes with one another, hoping for a year of peace and good luck.

Signature ornamental trees, flowers for traditional Lunar New Year

Signature flowers and ornamental trees for the traditional Lunar New Year not only make the home more beautiful, but also bring luck, peace, and fortune to the family.

President Vo Van Thuong extends Lunar New Year greetings

President Vo Van Thuong has extended his best wishes to all Vietnamese people, both in the country and abroad, as well as to people all over the world at the beginning of the Lunar New Year 2024 – the Year of the Dragon. The following is his full New Year’s message.

Vietnam's rare 'dragon chickens' all the rage for Lunar New Year

Known for their strangely large feet, Dong Tao chicken has for generations been a delicacy in Vietnam and mostly consumed during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Source: VNA