Friday, January 01, 2021, 16:08 GMT+7
Traffic pervades the street of Bui Vien in Ho Chi Minh City, December 31, 2020. Photo: Nhat Thinh / Tuoi Tre
Surviving a year infested with bad news, looming fears, public health threats and financial instability, people in major cities of Vietnam flocked to main streets on New Year’s Eve to say the much-needed farewell to 2020 with thousands of fellow urbanites – a scene that few other places in the world were getting to enjoy.
Downtown Saigon alive on New Year’s Eve
On Thursday evening, Saigon residents were seen arriving in District 1 in droves to celebrate the new year 2021, the majority of whom maintained mask donning in public to prevent COVID-19 spread.