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Returning to work after Lunar New Year 2023 holiday, workers and employees excitedly participated in the company's New Year celebration activities.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 29 asked the southern province of Dong Nai to complete the handover of cleared ground for the first-stage construction of Long Thanh international airport by the end of this first quarter.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on January 28 inspected the Mai Son (Ninh Binh province)-National Highway 45 project, a section of the North-South Expressway.

The last day of the week-long Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday from January 20-26 saw people return to HCM City in droves, a record daily number since the beginning of the holiday.

The Ministry of Construction (MoC) has set a target of raising the urbanisation ratio of the country to 53.9% in 2023.

The Vietnamese community in the Republic of Korea (RoK), Belgium, and Germany has been enabled to mark the biggest and long annual traditional event of their homeland.

An incense-offering ceremony was held at the top of Nghia Linh Mountain in the northern province of Phu Tho in commemoration of Hung Kings – the legendary founders of the nation – on the occasion of the Lunar New Year.

The festival which best epitomises Vietnam's cultural identity is the Lunar New Year or Tet, with a lot of meaningful customs and traditional special foods.

On January 18, Deputy Minister of Labor, War Invalids and Social Affairs - Le Tan Dung presented 320 Tet gifts on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2023 in Moc Hoa, Thu Thua, Ben Luc, Chau Thanh and Tan An city.

The Vietnam General Confederation of Labour has passed a resolution on support to its members and workers who lost their jobs or had their working time reduced from October 2022.

Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations, had a meeting on January 16 with UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Violence against Children.

As Vietnam and Japan mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties in 2023, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will work harder to contribute to Vietnam’s development via official development assistance (ODA).