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Danton Remoto, a Filipino editor, columnist, and professor, recently wrote an article for the Manila Times in which he examines the significant changes that have occurred in Vietnam’s tourism industry over the past decade. The Remarkable Transformation of Hanoi A lush green street in Hanoi. Photo: Ha Noi Fan Danton first visited Vietnam in 2007 as an English professor attending an international education conference. At that time, Vietnam’s two largest cities, Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, were relatively underdeveloped. However, Danton noticed glimpses of potential even back then. When he returned to Hanoi in 2018, ten years later, Danton was taken aback by the dramatic transformation of the city. He wrote, “The landscape from the airport to the hotel remained similar to that of ten years ago – vast rice paddies, withered banana trees, and an endless skyline. But upon arriving in Hanoi, it was almost unrecognizable. The old and beautiful shophouses were still present, but now there...