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On September 2, 1945, tens of thousands of red flags bearing a yellow five-pointed star in the middle made by Tu Van villagers covered Ba Dinh Square, where President Ho Chi Minh read the Declaration of Independence of Vietnam. Since then, millions of flags produced by the craftsmen of Tu Van village have been shipped to localities nationwide to mark important national celebrations. Four generations of Nguyen Van Phuc’s family work to produce national flags, selling hundreds of thousands of flags each year. The post Hanoi Village Buzzing With Flag-Making Ahead of National Day appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

Danton Remoto, a Filipino editor, columnist, and professor, recently wrote an article for the Manila Times in which he examines the significant changes that have occurred in Vietnam’s tourism industry over the past decade. The Remarkable Transformation of Hanoi A lush green street in Hanoi. Photo: Ha Noi Fan Danton first visited Vietnam in 2007 as an English professor attending an international education conference. At that time, Vietnam’s two largest cities, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, were relatively underdeveloped. However, Danton noticed glimpses of potential even back then. When he returned to Hanoi in 2018, ten years later, Danton was taken aback by the dramatic transformation of the city. He wrote, “The landscape from the airport to the hotel remained similar to that of ten years ago – vast rice paddies, withered banana trees, and an endless skyline. But upon arriving in Hanoi, it was almost unrecognizable. The old and beautiful shophouses were still present, but now there...