VOV.VN - The capital is set to hold the first ever peach blossom and kumquat tree festival at Trinh Cong Son pedestrian zone in Tay Ho district from January 26 to February 1 ahead of the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

The number of visitors to Hanoi on the New Year holiday from December 30, 2023 to January 1, 2024 is 402,000, up 65% year-on-year.

The Hanoi-Ho Chi Minh City air route recorded over 10.8 million seats sold between October 2022 and September 2023, making it the fourth busiest domestic air route in the world in 2023, according to statistics from air travel data provider OAG.

The market capitalisation of Vietnam’s stock market approximated VND6 quadrillion (US$246.7 billion) in 2023, rising 9.5% from and equivalent to about 62% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022, statistics show.

VOV.VN - Tourist destinations across the country, including Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Nha Trang, and Phu Quoc all welcomed a large number of international visitors during the three-day New Year holiday.

VOV.VN - Light traffic congestion was reported in various streets across the capital on January 2, the first working day back following the three-day New Year holiday.

VOV.VN - White wild pear flowers have started to dominate Lac Long Quan street in Tay Ho district and on several streets throughout Hanoi capital, just more than a month to go until the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet.

VOV.VN - Italian soprano Angela Nisi arrived in Hanoi on December 30 for a special New Year concert in the capital on January 1, 2024.

Hanoi’s consumer price index (CPI) in 2023 is estimated to increase 2.04% year-on-year, according to the Hanoi Statistics Office.

VOV.VN - Major arteries of Hanoi capital were heavily congested on December 29 afternoon, the last working day of 2023, as residents began travelling to their home town to enjoy their three-day New Year holiday.