Hanoi

Tet has arrived in Vietnam and people have many ways to celebrate the biggest festive holiday of the year.

Streets across Hanoi is more peaceful with a few people and vehicles circulates.

Tet is a magic time when ancient customs and beliefs live on, Thuy Duong tell us about how a family in Hanoi celebrates a typical traditional Tet.

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc on January 23 dispatched an urgency note, requiring ministries to keep strict watch on arrivals at border gates and quarantine people suspected of carrying the disease.

Ahead of the Lunar New Year Festival 2020 (Tet Holiday) and the 90th anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (February 3, 1930 – February 3, 2020), major streets around Hanoi have been decorated with flowers and posters.

Some ancient objects of hundreds years old are very time-consuming to find out and collect.

At present, the agricultural sector in Hanoi only meets 60% of the city’s demands for vegetables, 55% for meats and over 40% for seafood.

JLL observes that there are hundreds of million dollars waiting to be poured into the market in most segments of real estate.

As Vietnam assumes the roles of ASEAN 2020 Chair and a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council 2020- 2021 in 2020, Hanoi will be the venue of over 70 state-level political, cultural, economic and diplomatic events.

Hanoi had occupancy of more than 80%, average daily rate (ADR) of US$118, which made the city having one of the highest RevPAR in the region.