A delivery man carries a peach blossom tree, an indispensable decoration at home for Tet, or the Lunar New Year festival, in northern Vietnam, is stuck in traffic on Tran Binh Trong Street in downtown Hanoi on Thursday morning. … [Read more...] about Tet crowds worsen traffic congestion in Hanoi
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Hanoi set to host “Ao Dai and Flowers” exhibition
Furthermore, the exhibition will also include an Ao Dai flower collection by the VWM, a demonstration on ways to arrange flowers, showcases of fresh flower industry products, gift stalls, and flower industry publishing samples. … [Read more...] about Hanoi set to host “Ao Dai and Flowers” exhibition
Hanoi falls behind many regional cities on foreign tourist attraction
Average spending of foreign tourists whostayed overnight in Hanoi reached 119.8 USD, rising nearly 7 percent comparedto 2018. The average length of stay of tourists in Hanoi stood at 3.67 days,longer than that of Dubai (3.5 days), which came third among the world’s 20 leadingdestinations selected by Mastercard in 2018. … [Read more...] about Hanoi falls behind many regional cities on foreign tourist attraction
Hanoi sees sharp fall in traffic accidents following zero-tolerance alcohol policy
During the period, 45 traffic accidents happened in the city, leaving 16 dead and 29 injured, down 32%, 40% and 37% on-year respectively. The police said these are very positive results and claimed the public supported the new policy. The Hanoi police will boost public awareness about drink driving. Under the new law, drivers must be completely sober while driving any vehicle on Vietnam’s roads. Drunk car drivers will be fined up to VND30-40m (USD1,300-USD1,818) instead of the previous fine of about USD814 if tests show that alcohol content exceeds 80mg per 100 ml of blood or 0.4mg per litre of breath. In addition, their licenses will be revoked for 22-24 months compared to a previous 4-6 months.Up to 40% of traffic accidents in Vietnam are related to excessive drinking, the World Health Organisation reported.The public are permitted to film and record traffic police officers from January 15 as long as they are not interfering with police duties to allay corruption fears. … [Read more...] about Hanoi sees sharp fall in traffic accidents following zero-tolerance alcohol policy
Hanoi Vodka producer reports fifth consecutive losing year
Halico’s management did not provide an explanation for the continued losses in its latest report, but did mention in its bi-annual report released in July this year that the company’s sales have been decreasing as Vietnamese consumer tastes shift to imported beer and foreign liquor. … [Read more...] about Hanoi Vodka producer reports fifth consecutive losing year
