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Nguyen Huong Lan has dedicated her career to translating renowned literary works, including Little Nicolas , as well as books by celebrated authors Marc Levy and Guillaume Musso. Her passion project, InBook, is more than just a bookstore; it’s a labor of love aimed at fostering a reading culture within families and inspiring a love of books in children.  The visionary behind InBook: Translator Nguyen Huong Lan. Photo: Ngo Minh/The Hanoi Times In 2017, Lan’s dream took shape in the form of a quaint bookstore in Vietnam, born out of a desire to nurture her children’s love of reading and extend the same opportunity to other families. Esteemed cultural scholar Huu Ngoc endorsed her endeavor, recognizing the potential impact a bookstore in Hanoi could have not just on families but on society as a whole. And so, Blue Horizon, a charming bookstore in Hoan Kiem District, opened its doors. “While selling books may not bring immense wealth, it offers a sense of fulfillment,”...

According to a restaurant’s owner, since the police have moved to tighten control of the alcohol content of drivers, the amount of drink consumption at restaurants has dropped, thereby leading to a decrease in customers. A restaurant hangs a sign to announce their closure during Tet.  Staff start cleaning and sanitising the restaurant before its closure. A Jazz club closes for the holiday. Shoes stores on Hang Dau street are more quiet than usual.  This year the purchasing power of local people is low. Many clothing shops find themselves in the same situation. However, many shops and restaurants in the city announce that they will remain open throughout the Lunar New Year holiday. The post Shops and Restaurants Shut Down for Tet appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

Roads leading to these routes out of the city are left congested as hordes of vehicles make the journey to return to their hometowns. Lines of cars and motorcycles can be seen slowly departing the capital. A long traffic jam can be seen on Giai Phong street at 4 p.m. on February 6, or the 27th day of the last lunar month. Traffic policemen must be on duty for the whole day as the Lunar New Year, known locally as Tet, fast approaches. Drivers take up to 30 minutes to escape the traffic built up in Linh Dam area before facing further congestion on the national highway. Motorbikes carrying with them personal belongings slowly make their way to these gateways to leave the city. With temperatures at around 18 degrees Celsius on the afternoon of February 6, people don warm clothes as they carry peach blossoms and kumquat trees, both of which are indispensable decorations during Tet in the north. A scene of traffic conges...