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The country is heading the lunar New Year festival with the pleasure of development.

The vibrant scene and full of vitality of traditional New Year's Day among the Hmong ethnic group on Moc Chau plateau, Son La province, were shared by The Bored Panda.

In an attempt to help poor families and poor communes strive in escaping poverty for themselves, the northern mountainous province of Quang Ninh, apart from realizing the poverty reduction policies of the whole nation, have combined diverse resources in investing in production and creating means of subsistence for the poor.

Tet goods have been transported to the central province of Quang Ngai’s Ly Son Island, helping the islanders welcome the traditional lunar New Year festival.

During the last days of the year, Hang Ma street is sparkling and colourful with thousands of decorative products for the Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday.

An exchange program for international and Vietnamese students was first organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam National Union of Students on the occasion the traditional Lunar New Year Festival (Tet) in Hanoi on January 15th.

As the lunar New Year festival (Tet) approaches, Zone 2 of the Navy Arm transported over 200 packages of goods, including TV sets, food for Tet, peach flowers from the northern region and apricot flowers from the southern region – the typical flowers for Tet, to help soldiers on DK1 frame-house of the Spratly Islands welcome Tet.

A program was held by the Hanoi Confederation of Labour on January 15th to provide a Tet atmosphere for workers.

Over 20 professional cooks and volunteers in Hanoi joined hands to make 1,000 sticky rice cakes to present to children in highlands areas on January 14th.

Peach trees here are at least 20 years of age, with rough and even decayed trunks, but have huge economic value because of their rare and aesthetic value.

Every lunar New Year festival (Tet), the Nhat Tan flower village in Tay Ho district, Hanoi is overwhelmed with peach flowers and kumquat. These days, villagers are eager to prepare flowers for Tet.

Over the past years, Ea Kar, a district having a large number of remote communes in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak, has focused on developing education and training, contributing to creating a driving force for socio-economic development.

H’Mong ethnic minority people in Moc Chau often celebrate Tet (Lunar New Year festival) from November 30-December 2 of the lunar calendar.

So far 100% of communes and over 97% of rural families in the Central Highlands province of Dak Lak have been connected with the national grid, serving the demand for production and people’s daily lives, said Nguyen Van Than, Director of the provincial Power Company.

Van Chan, a poor highland district of the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai, with 70% of its population being Thai, Tay, Dao or H’Mong ethnic minority people, has seen effective poverty reduction activities, leading to an increase in local residents’ spiritual and material lives.

The northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has carried out different solutions to improve ethnic minority people’s living standard.

During serious floods in the south-central region, with the care from the Party, State and Government, flood-affected people received necessary assistance from people across the country, including the armed forces.

Electricity of Vietnam (EVN) on December 20th inaugurated the Lai Chau hydro-electric plant project, one year ahead of the schedule set by the National Assembly resolution.

At the invitation of the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and a high-ranking delegation from the Royal Government of Cambodia paid an official visit to Vietnam on December 20th-21st.

In the 2011-2015, the Dak Nong provincial Power Company invested some VND400 billion to construct and upgrade the power system in remote areas.

To welcome the New Year and lunar New Year, Ao dai designer MoonXinh has made public a collection of Ao dai for the family.

The International Bazaar 2016 of five member nations of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) having Embassies in Mexico, including Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand, was held in Lincoln Park in the capital of Mexico on December 10th.

Severe climate on islands belonging to Spratly archipelago makes vegetable planting more difficult than usual. However, more and more rows of vegetables appear thanks to the care from hard-working soldiers.

The Tien Giang provincial Veterinary Department has carried out a duck raising model in areas that are affected by salt intrusion, in an attempt to deal with the consequences of climate change.

Reaching Fansipan Peak, tourists can enjoy white clouds in the morning and wonderful yellow sun lighting mist-filled valleys in the afternoon.

Spratly Islands, the holy part of the nation, are being protected by those who sacrifice their youth. Accompanying with them is the whole nation, including their mothers, sisters, brothers and relatives.

Actress Mai Thu Huyen was impressive in an Ao dai collection featuring the national flags of 16 countries.

Lam Binh district in the northern mountainous province of Tuyen Quang has promoted its internal strength to carry out the program on building new style rural areas.

Over the past years, the northern province of Thai Binh has expanded its oyster production in Tien Hai and Thai Thuy districts, taking advantage of coastal areas.

Que Phong, a mountainous and border district of the central province of Nghe An, is inhabited by mainly ethnic minority people (90% of the district’s population). Each group of people has their own traditional and typical agricultural and breeding products.