Speaking at a ceremony on January 21 to announce the festival’s programme, Councilor of Sydney city Robert Kok said as a multicultural community with people coming from China, the Republic of Korea and Vietnam, Sydney wants to bring all communities closer to welcome a New Year.

Fireworks in Sydney.

He said the 2019 festival drew nearly 1.5 million visitors, raking in 28.56 million USD, contributing to promoting tourism and increasing revenue for the local economy.

This year, over 1 million visitors across the world are expected to flock to Sydney to enjoy the largest annual celebration in Asia, he added.

Artist Valerie Khoo, curator of the festival, said over 100 events will be organised across the city such as community dances and dragon boat races at Darling Habour, and other attractive activities at Haymarket pedestrian street.

A highlight of the festival will be an exhibition of multi-coloured lanterns and a 8m high tower decorated with 9 golden rats designed by Australian artist Claudia Chan Shaw.

Bac Giang accelerates industrial production in first days of new year

(BGO) – With positive signals from the market, the industrial production is expected to sharply increase in 2020.  Many enterprises in the northern province of Bac Giang have boosted up the production at the start of this year to meet the partners’ demand.

Overseas Vietnamese celebrate traditional New Year

Overseas Vietnamese in the US, Australia and Thailand have organised a wide range of activities to celebrate the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Firework shows to light up Bac Giang skies on Lunar New Year 2020's Eve

(BGO) - Two spectacular fireworks will be displayed at 11 sites in the city and centers of 10 districts in the northern province of Bac Giang to welcome the Lunar New Year 2020.

Free toll for Bac Giang – Lang Son expressway on Lunar New Year occasion

(BGO) – The General Director of BOT Bac Giang – Lang Giang Company Vu Minh Hoang on January 5 informed that the People’s Committee in Lang Son province agreed with the investor’s proposal to operate the expressway with free of charge during the occasion of Lunar New Year (Year of the Rat). 

Hanoi welcomes 81,000 visitors on New Year’s Day

Hanoi capital city hosted more than 81,000 visitors on New Year's Day 2020, up 8.9% as compared to the same day in 2019, according to the city’s Tourism Department.

Source: VNA