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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.

Metro project No.3 from Nhon to Hanoi railway station in the capital city will begin to have its underground stations drilled in early 2020, and the work is scheduled to be completed the same year.

Deborah Stone and Nick Dalton, co-authors of the book The World’s Great River Journeys, have named Vietnam's Red River among the eight unmissable river trips worldwide, according to an article on UK's Daily Mail newspaper.

Hanoi is praised as a city of rich cultural heritage with over 5,000 cultural and historical relics. Over 2,000 relics have been recognised as national heritage and municipal heritage treasures.

During her visit to Vietnam, Crown Princess of Sweden Victoria Ingrid Alice Desiree spent time visiting famous relic sites in Hanoi, and walking around Hoan Kiem Lake, the heart of the capital city.

In 1999 Hanoi was the only Asia Pacific country granted the title a ‘City for Peace’ by UNESCO. It is also a venue of many important events, domestically and internationally.

The number of international tourist arrivals to Vietnam in the first quarter of 2019 reached over 4.5 million, up 7 percent against the same period last year.

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.

This unique event will open a new door for Vietnam’s tourism sector to welcome in a flood of international visitors from many potential markets.

An exhibition on names and capitals of Vietnam through the feudal age until 1945 as carved on printing wood blocks of the Nguyen dynasty opened in Hanoi on February 25.

Since the establishment of diplomatic ties in 1995, the Vietnam-US relations have seen strong development. From being former enemies, the two countries set up their comprehensive partners in 2013.

A new Hanoi exploration tour called "Bonbon Hanoi" or “Bonbon City Tour” gives visitors a real taste of the history and culture of Hanoi, Radio the Voice of Vietnam reported.

The capital city of Hanoi welcomed almost 515,000 tourists, including 162,676 foreigners, during the nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday, which lasted from February 2-10.

As the most important event of the year in Vietnam, Tet (Lunar New Year) offers many traditional customs, including calligraphy.

The 2019 Spring Calligraphy Festival kicked off in Hanoi on January 29, providing a space to reflect on ancient culture and feudalism.

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.

Tran Minh Nguyet, 22, a backpacker from HCM City who experienced her first trip to Hanoi early last month, said her smartphone was the one thing she could not live without during her three-day trip to the capital city.

A book on Hanoi’s intangible cultural heritage in Contemporary Life was launched on November 9 at Van Mieu – Quoc Tu Giam (Temple of Literature - National University).

The number of people in Hanoi choosing bus as their means of transportation is rising. In the first half of this year, 221 million tickets were sold, an increase of 5 percent compared to the same period last year.