People in Hanoi gather around the Hoan Kiem lake awaiting a display of colourful fireworks in the sky at midnight.
Foreigners living in Hanoi join local people watching colourful fireworks light up the sky at midnight.
Some foreigners are eager to stroll around the lake and explore how local people celebrate the lunar New Year.
Streets in Ho Chi Minh City, are crowded with people travelling to major entertainment centres or tourist attractions to ring in the New Year.
A street in Dien Bien province, a mountainous locality in northern Vietnam, has been decorated with a colourful lighting system to welcome in the lunar New Year.
In Hai Phong city, local people converge on the square in front of the municipal theatre watching art performances and the fireworks display.
Despite the chill local people, including children, in Son La province, a mountainous locality in northern Vietnam , excitedly watch fireworks light up the sky.
Hordes of people converge on Xuan Huong lake in Da Lat, a tourist attraction in central Vietnam, to watch the fireworks display.
Some couples capture memorable moments on New Year's Eve.
Many people attentively watch art performances in Ha Long City, Quang Ninh province, to welcome in the lunar New Year of the Cat
An art performance in the Old Quarter of Hoi An, a UNESCO-recognised heritage site in central Vietnam, attracts crowds of revellers on New Year's Eve.
Many parents bring children with them to entertainment centres to enjoy the fireworks display.
In Vung Tau City, southern Vietnam, local people flock to the municipal spring flower festival to celebrate the lunar New Year.