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The year 2023 was a successful year for Hanoi tourism , with its targets met and prestigious travel awards received. In 2024, the industry aims to welcome 27 million visitors, including 5.5 million international visitors.   Nguyen Van Hung, a member of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism , presented Certificates of Merit to the Hanoi Department of Tourism for their achievements during the previous year. Photo: Hoai Nam Le These were the main highlights discussed in the conference titled ‘Summarizing the Work in 2023 and Implementing the Task of Developing Tourism in Hanoi City in 2024’. The event took place in the afternoon of January 19, organized by the Hanoi Tourism Department, and was attended by Nguyen Van Hung, a member of the Party Central Committee and Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, as well as Nguyen Manh Quyen, Vice Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee. During the conference, groups and individuals who mad...

All streets, entertainment centres, and markets have been beautifully decorated to welcome the New Year. This creates a lively atmosphere and offers young people the opportunity to take memorable photos. Some people enjoy strolling around the streets of Hanoi these days to fully experience the festive ambiance before Tet. Various items commonly used as offerings to ancestors or as gifts during Tet are available for sale in many wet markets. Ceramic products are highly sought after in markets as Tet approaches. Hoa Cúc (chrysanthemum) and roses are in high demand in markets these days as housewives prefer them for offering to ancestors. Street vendors selling flowers can be easily seen in various locations across Hanoi these days. Groups of young people gather in Hanoi’s Old Quarter to take photos and capture memories of Tet. Coriander is also popularly sought after in wet markets. People, especially in northern Vietnam, be...

The festival, organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Industry and Trade and the Vietnam Cuisine Culture Association, showcases a combination of traditional and contemporary art programs, along with various national Tet rituals. The event features over 150 booths exhibiting a diverse range of Vietnamese products and specialties from different regions. Many tourists gather to observe artisans wrapping and cooking “banh chung” (a square glutinous rice cake), a traditional dish during the Tet holiday. A special attraction of the festival is a calligraphy market where calligraphers, dressed in “ao dai” (Vietnamese traditional long dress), sell calligraphy works written in black and yellow ink on red paper. Visitors also have the opportunity to participate in traditional folk games such as stilt walking, tug of war, blindfolded clay pot breaking, and mandarin square capturing. A booth showcasing “To He” (toy figurines) attracts...