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With the recent inauguration of many pedestrian streets, themed spaces, and night tours, authorities in Hanoi hope to give the city’s night economy a major boost. Every evening at about 7:00 pm, Hanoi’s Old Quarter begins to bustle with tourists rushing between shops, food stalls, and entertainment venues. The Old Quarter’s evening rush holds such a footing in Hanoian culture that nicknames have even been given to certain areas. The intersection of Ta Hien and Luong Ngoc Quyen Streets, for example, is affectionately called 'International Intersection' while Ta Hien Street is known as 'Beer Street,' Gam Cau Street is known as 'BBQ Street,' To Lich street is called 'Mixed Fruit Street,' and Tong Duy Tan Street is dubbed 'Food Street.' Weekends in the Old Quarter are especially busy, with groups of tourists and locals gathering in the area for entertainment and food, art performance venues, and karaoke parlors. The pedestrian street around Hoan Kiem Lake has also been a major … [Read more...] about Hanoi seeks to develop night economy

Read what is in the news today: Health -- Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh has ordered the urgent rollout of COVID-19 vaccine booster shots following the detection of sub-variant BA.5 in Vietnam. -- The Ministry of Health confirmed 511 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the lowest number of daily infections over the last 12 months. Society -- Rescue forces in southern Dong Nai Province said on Sunday evening that they had found the bodies of two teenagers and a child, who had drowned while taking a bath at a reservoir in Trang Bom District earlier the same day. -- A person went missing, three others were injured, and huge damage was recorded after a heavy rain swamped northern Dien Bien Province on Sunday morning, according to the provincial committee for natural disaster prevention and control. -- Hot and sunny weather with high temperatures ranging from 35 to 38 degrees Celsius is in the forecast for Vietnam’s northern region on Monday, according to the National Center for … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News — July 4

Steel roll production lines at Hoa Phat Steel Sheet Co., Ltd, located in the Pho Nui A Industrial Park in the northern province of Hung Yen. Steel is one of key export products from Viet Nam to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia. — VNA/VNS Photo Vu Sinh Vietnamese businesses have many opportunities to increase export goods to Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, according to the Trade Promotion Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy, deputy director of the Export Support Center, said that Viet Nam had many favourable conditions for exporting goods to Thailand and Laos because the three countries were close geographically, and members of various free trade agreements. To meet the demand of customers in Thailand and Laos, domestic enterprises are recommended to export goods reaching technical standards and to have import certificates from authorities. They also need to apply advanced technology in processing and preserving products to ensure the quality of … [Read more...] about VN Trade Promotion Department lauds ASEAN export opportunites