pride of the people of the Capital,
promoted the thousand-year-old city
to continue to preserve its own pre-
cious traditions and cultural identi-
ties and have the steady stages of de-
velopment.
Achievements in strengthening
friendship and cooperation in all
fields of economy, trade, culture,
tourism, services, investment... in
recent years have contributed to en-
hancing the position and prestige of
Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in
general in the international arena.
The city has now become the center
for connection of global values, has
built the friendly partnerships with
more than 100 capitals and cities
around the world, and has become
actively and responsibly involved in
many important international fo-
rums…
In 2018, Hanoi was voted to rank
12/25 of the world’s best destinations
in 2018; as one of the two “hottest”
cities in Vietnam in 2018 in terms
of the number of room reserva-
tions, nominated by the World Travel
Awards as one of 17 candidates for
“World’s Leading City Destination
2018” award.
At the end of 2018, the total num-
ber of tourist to Hanoi was estimat-
ed at 26.04 million (increasing by
9.3% compared to that in 2017), of
which international tourists was es-
timated at 5.74 million (increasing
by 16%). Thanks to its stable political
and security situation, and increas-
ingly transparent and smooth busi-
ness investment environment, Hanoi
becomes an attractive destination for
investors around the world.
In particular, in 2018, the foreign
direct investment (FDI) in Hanoi
reached over USD 7.5 billion, as the
leading one in the whole country
after more than 30 years of opening
and integrating.
Bridge of Friendship and
Peace
Hanoi’s title of “City for Peace” - a
destination of friendship has been
again affirmed when Hanoi was se-
lected as the venue for the second
US-North Korea Summit. In addi-
tion to its role as the Capital - the
national political and administrative
nerve-centre and the major center of
culture, science, education, econom-
ics and international transactions of
the whole country, where most of
the foreign affairs of the State take
place, Hanoi fully met the require-
ments for facilities and security to
organize such important submit.
The fact that Hanoi was selected as
the venue for this important politi-
cal - diplomatic event proves Hanoi’s
ability to meet the high-level ser-
vice and national standards, thereby,
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