Street food in front of the City Post Office.

The hospitable attitude, rich cuisine and beautiful scenery throughout the country... are the reasons why tourists have feelings for Vietnam. Vietnam is a country with many beautiful landscapes as well as a long-standing culture and history. Many tourists who have the opportunity to visit Vietnam find reasons to return.

Foreign tourists enjoy the peace on the streets.

Tourists experience cyclo tourism and street culture in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City said that they were very impressed with the way the city developed so quickly. There were tourists who came to Vietnam for the first time in the 2000s with their families, a time when there were still mostly motorbikes on the streets, very few cars, and not many high-rise buildings like today. Coming from a completely different country, their impression of Vietnam was extremely strong, it could be seen as a culture shock for a high school student when seeing sidewalk cafes, people eating at sidewalk restaurants...". According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, in the first 6 months of 2024, international visitors to Ho Chi Minh City reached more than 2.6 million, an increase of 38% over the same period in 2023. The photo series was taken in District 1 Center, Ho Chi Minh City in the first days of 2024. In 2024, the Photo and Video Contest "Happy Vietnam - Happy Vietnam" continues to be organized by the Ministry of Information and Communications in coordination with the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists on the website   https://happy.vietnam.vn is open to all Vietnamese citizens and foreigners aged 15 and over. The contest aims to honor individuals and groups with positive information products, making practical contributions to the propaganda and promotion of a beautiful image of Vietnam to the world. Thereby helping people in the country, compatriots abroad and international friends access authentic images of the country, Vietnamese people, Vietnam's achievements in ensuring human rights, towards a happy Vietnam. Each contest category (photo and video) has the following prizes and prize values: - 01 Gold Medal: 70,000,000 VND - 02 Silver Medals: 20,000,000 VND - 03 Bronze Medals: 10,000,000 VND - 10 Encouragement Prizes: 5,000,000 VND - 01 most voted work: 5,000,000 VND The winning authors will be invited by the Organizing Committee to attend the Award Ceremony and Award Ceremony and Certificate on live television of Vietnam Television.

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