Hanoi, Feb. 3 -- The capital city of Hanoi hosted some 1 million tourists during the nine-day Tet (Lunar New Year) holiday which began on January 25, marking a 6% increase from the previous year, according to the municipal Department of Tourism.

International arrivals showed particularly strong growth, with about 142,000 visitors, representing a 15.8% rise as compared to 2024. The majority of them came from China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan (China), the US, the UK, Malaysia, India, Germany, France, and Japan. Domestic tourism also saw healthy growth of 5%, with 859,000 tourist arrivals. Director of the tourism department Dang Huong Giang attributed the robust performance to proactive preparation by local tourism facilities, which intr...