Hanoi, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has called on ministries, ministerial-level agencies, government-affiliated bodies and localities to step up coordination to ensure that people across the country enjoy a safe, well-supplied and orderly Lunar New Year (Tet) holiday 2026.

In an official dispatch signed on February 1, the PM stressed that thorough preparations are needed so that all citizens can welcome the new year in a joyful, healthy, economical and safe manner, in line with the Party and government's directions on organising Tet.

Priority has been placed on maintaining sufficient supplies of essential goods and stabilising prices. The Ministry of Industry and Trade has been tasked with closely monitoring market developme...