Ho Chi Minh City bustles with vibrant momentum on the first working day of the Lunar New Year

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Headquarters of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and mass organizations of Ben Thanh Ward on the first working day after the extended Tet holiday. Photo: Thanh Vu – VNA
Large numbers of workers return along roads leading to Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thanh Vu – VNA
All staff and employees were present at the headquarters of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Committee and mass organizations of Ben Thanh Ward on the first working day after Tet. Photo: Thanh Vu – VNA
Crowds of workers head back to factories on routes leading to Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone, Ho Chi Minh City. Photo: Thanh Vu – VNA
Workers of FPT International Telecom Company resume work at Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone on the first working day after the extended Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: Thanh Vu – VNA
Ho Chi Minh City bustles with vibrant momentum on the first working day of the Lunar New Year
On February 23, 2026 (the 7th day of the Lunar New Year of the Horse), streets across Ho Chi Minh City were bustling with activity after the long Tet holiday. Offices and agencies held solemn New Year flag-raising ceremonies early in the morning, while hundreds of thousands of workers returned to factories in export processing zones and industrial parks, restarting production at the beginning of the year. Photo: Thanh Vu – VNA