Hanoi: Many activities to be implemented for the New Year and Lunar New Year 2026.

19 units are involved in supplying goods to more than 10,700 sales points.

Delegates attending the online conference at the Hanoi City People's Committee headquarters. Photo: Linh Pham

A report on the city's preparations for the 2026 New Year and Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse) celebrations shows that, to proactively prepare goods to serve the people during the year-end New Year and Lunar New Year 2026, the City People's Committee has directed the Department of Industry and Trade to implement a market stabilization program for essential goods in the area, with 19 participating units supplying goods at more than 10,700 sales points.

Units are stepping up regional linkages to supplement supply for the Lunar New Year. Through trade promotion activities, over 4,000 agricultural products and regional specialties, along with 3,463 OCOP products from Hanoi, have been connected to supermarkets, chain stores, and sales points throughout the city. This contributes to increased proactive supply, reduces the risk of price fluctuations, and facilitates the consumption of goods from various localities.

Director of the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports , Bach Lien Huong, speaks at the conference. Photo: Linh Pham

The Department of Industry and Trade has directed Hanoi's market management forces to resolutely implement the Government 's directives, deploying a high-intensity plan to inspect and control the market, handle violations, and ensure food safety in the last months of 2025, the 2026 New Year's Day, the Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse), and the 2026 spring festival season in the area.

Simultaneously, units are strengthening and proactively inspecting, controlling, detecting, and promptly handling acts of trading, storing, and transporting prohibited goods, smuggled goods, goods of unknown origin; producing and trading counterfeit goods, goods violating quality standards, violating intellectual property rights, failing to ensure food safety, and other acts of commercial fraud.

Regarding the care for policy beneficiaries, especially vulnerable groups, and ensuring social security, the Department of Internal Affairs has taken the lead in coordinating with other departments, agencies, and the People's Committees of communes and wards to compile and report to the City People's Committee on the plan for giving gifts during the Lunar New Year. The total number of gifts is expected to be 1.165 million, with a total estimated cost of over 574 billion VND.

Delegates attended the online conference from the headquarters of the Hai Ba Trung Ward People's Committee. Photo: Contributor.

The Hanoi City Police Department has issued a plan to launch a high-intensity campaign to attack and suppress crime, ensure security and order, and absolutely protect the safety of the 14th National Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam; the election of deputies to the 16th National Assembly and deputies to People's Councils at all levels for the 2026-2031 term; the Lunar New Year of the Year of the Horse and other major national events and festivals in early 2026 in the city.

Hanoi Department of Tourism Director Dang Huong Giang speaks at the conference. Photo: Linh Pham

Regarding propaganda and the organization of cultural activities and fireworks displays, the City People's Committee directs the Department of Culture and Sports and the People's Committees of communes and wards to implement visual propaganda and decoration work, expected from December 15, 2025 until the end of the Lunar New Year holiday of the Year of the Horse...

During the 2026 New Year and the Lunar New Year (Year of the Horse), the supply of food in the city is basically guaranteed. The city has directed the Department of Industry and Trade to organize trade promotion activities and events to serve the 2026 New Year, tentatively scheduled from December 23, 2025.

Providing attentive care to those entitled to social welfare benefits.

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Vu Thu Ha delivered a speech at the conference. Photo: Linh Pham

Speaking at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee Vu Thu Ha emphasized that this year marks the first Tet holiday in Hanoi under the two-tiered local government model. Therefore, the city is implementing Tet celebrations early to ensure the people are joyful and enthusiastic. These activities will be launched earlier and will last longer, from December 20th until the end of Tet.

In order to organize New Year's Day 2026 and Lunar New Year activities in Hanoi in a thoughtful manner, meeting the needs of the people and tourists, and ensuring security and safety, the city has set out specific tasks and assigned clear responsibilities to all levels, sectors, and localities in organizing the Tet activities.

"Local authorities need to coordinate with departments and agencies to organize cultural, artistic, and sports activities to create a joyful atmosphere and build a civilized lifestyle," Comrade Vu Thu Ha emphasized.

Vice Chairman of the City People's Committee Vu Thu Ha requested localities and departments to review locations, streets, parks, squares, and historical relics to organize activities, clean up, and decorate to serve the people celebrating Tet.

Local authorities must carry out environmental cleanup and sanitation before December 23rd; focusing on beautifying and decorating streets, public areas, historical sites, parks, and squares. Each locality must select at least two streets or locations to decorate and adorn.

In addition, city departments and agencies will take the lead in organizing cultural, artistic, and sports events to promote and introduce the products and cultural heritage of the capital. The city encourages localities to proactively develop and identify distinctive branded products of the capital.

The Department of Industry and Trade and the Department of Agriculture and Environment are in charge of developing distinctive products of the capital city to serve the needs of the people and tourists.

Comrade Vu Thu Ha noted that units and localities need to review and mobilize resources to visit and give Tet gifts to the people; especially paying more careful attention to policy beneficiaries, people with meritorious services, especially vulnerable people and those with difficult circumstances, ensuring that no one is left out; and noted the need to design unique gift models for the city, reflecting the cultural identity of the Capital.

City leaders requested the Hanoi City Police and the Hanoi Capital Command to develop plans to ensure security and safety for the events.

The Department of Construction needs to urgently review and assign specific responsibilities for urban decoration and beautification; report the results and implement the plan no later than December 20th.

The Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People's Committee requested the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Hanoi City Party Committee to continue inspecting and guiding localities in decorating and organizing activities to celebrate the Party Congress, the New Year, and related events; and requested departments and agencies to coordinate closely to implement the plan in a synchronized, professional, modern, and high-quality manner.

19 units are involved in supplying goods to more than 10,700 sales points.

Providing attentive care to those entitled to social welfare benefits.

Comment (0)