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A tourism promotion event was held in Hanoi on November 12 with the participation of 30 travel agencies from ten European countries.

Vice Chairman of the National Assembly (NA) of Vietnam Phung Quoc Hien visited the Chamber of Deputies of Italy on September 24 as part of his ongoing working trip to the European country.

A tourism business matching event took place in Hanoi on August 23, gathering 32 Australian firms and 150 representatives from Vietnam’s state management agencies and travel companies.

Folk paintings printed on ‘do’ (poonah) paper and how the paper is made will be introduced through the programme “Vietnamese Poohnah Paper – Past and Present”.

Price of Travel has named Hanoi as the cheapest Asian city for backpackers, which, the tourism price index website, said gets high marks from most visitors.

The DPRK-USA Summit will bring many new chances to Vietnam, with the tourism sector having a "golden opportunity" to popularise its image as a safe and attractive destination with rich identities.

Hanoi received more than 2.4 million tourists in January, a year-on-year increase of 10.4 percent, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

The capital city of Hanoi welcomed 5.74 million foreign visitors in 2018, up 16 percent against 2017, among 26 million tourists spending time in the city.

Hanoi’s Old Quarter will host a celebration of the cultural charm of Hue Imperial City from November 23 to December 2.

An exhibition highlighting traditional trade villages opened at Kim Ngan temple in Hang Bac street, Hoan Kiem district of Hanoi on October 9 with an aim to promote values of heritage and honour artisans who contribute to preserving the values.

Hanoi’s Old Quarter will host the opening of the traditional Mid-Autumn festival on September 21.

An exhibition on nostalgia for Hanoi’s streets was held in Hanoi on September 6 as part of activities celebrating the 45th anniversary of Vietnam – France diplomatic ties.

Hanoi has been focused on building its electronic government and smart city system, Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung has said.

The Hanoi Transport Service Company (Transerco) has just introduced a lower price ticket for its hop-on hop-off bus service in Hanoi in an effort to attract more passengers.

The Trinh Cong Son pedestrians’ space in Hanoi’s Tay Ho district will offer free wireless internet (wifi) services in the coming time like other tourist destinations of the city, said the district’s official.

Vi Thi Thu Trang, a Thai ethnic architect, has won the first prize at the Craft and Design Challenge 2017.

A new pedestrian street, Trinh Cong Son street in Nhat Tan ward of Hanoi’s Tay Ho district near the West Lake, was launched in the evening of May 11, offering additional entertainment spaces for locals and visitors.

Many Vietnamese people have moved to live in other countries in modern times. There are- also a number of foreigners choosing Vietnam to spend their life in.

Hanoi’s culture has been the main inspiration for tour operators to develop services to lure more visitors to the capital city, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

Giving money on the occasion of New Year, with desires that better things will happen in future, has become an indispensable custom of the Vietnamese during the Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.