21.   All the Vietnamese press Saturday showed Anh sitting with a group of other senior leaders who visited him ahead of the lunar new year holiday next week.

22.   Several hundred thousand Viet Kiet return each year but most stay for just short visits normally around the Tet lunar new year holiday.

23.   The lunar new year holidays fell in February this year after being held in January last year.

24.   The market is closed Tuesday for the lunar holiday.