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Graham Cooke, Founder and President of World Travel Awards (WTA), shares his perspective after Hanoi’s recent triumph at the WTA Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony, where it garnered three prestigious titles. On September 10, at the Hanoi Tourism Department headquarters, WTA President Graham Cooke presented the city with trophies and Winner Certificates for the accolades: “Asia’s Leading City Destination,” “Asia’s Leading City Break Destination,” and “Vietnam’s Leading Cultural Destination.” WTA President Graham Cooke (left) and Hanoi Tourism Department Director Dang Huong Giang (right) during the WTA delegation’s visit to Hanoi. Photo courtesy of Hanoi Tourism Department. During the ceremony, Cooke extolled Hanoi’s tourism potential and unique advantages, highlighting its rich cultural heritage and attractions. The consecutive awards affirm Hanoi as a destination with exceptional cultural tourism offerings. He further advised the city to leverage these strengths in dev...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) congratulated Vietnam on its significant achievements in human development, according to a report by VNA on Friday. The UNDP launched the 2023/24 Human Development Report entitled “Breaking the Gridlock: Reimagining Cooperation in a Polarized World” at the UN headquarters in New York on March 13, local time. UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner (L) meets with Vietnamese Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang prior to the launch of the 2023/24 Human Development Report in New York on March 13. Photo: VNA At the launch event, Achim Steiner mentioned that the world has slowly recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic. The Human Development Index (HDI) has rebounded and reached its highest level since the report’s inception in 1990. However, Steiner expressed concern over rising uncertainties and conflicts in certain regions, particularly the widening gap in inequality and HDI between developed and developing countries. The UNDP hopes that the ne...