Cốm (young sticky rice flakes) making in Me Tri village, Nam Tu Liem district, Hanoi has flourished for over a century. Even today, many families in Me Tri continue the tradition of making cốm. Each year, from early July to October on the lunar calendar, the village becomes a hive of activity for its largest cốm season.

Hanoi recorded another COVID-19 infection case in the early morning of January 30, who returned from the northern province of Hai Duong.

In the first days of spring, people in Thi Cam village, Hanoi celebrate their traditional rice cooking contest. The custom is aimed at praying for a prosperous, happy and peaceful new year.

Fireworks will light up the Hanoi sky to welcome the Lunar New Year, which falls on February 5 this year, at 30 display venues.