Traditionally, Vietnamese love shopping for clothes as well as household appliances and other goods to prepare for the Lunar New Year as they believe new things will bring luck in the new year. This year, people seem more likely to buy only necessities rather than goods they don’t really need.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Trang Tien Plaza is quite quiet from the lower floors selling luxury goods to the higher ones selling more affordable goods.

 

 

Through observation, Vincom is not more active, either.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Electronics supermarket Pico Mall is not significantly more crowded these days compared to the other days of the year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supermarket Lotte Mart is crowded like usual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shops on Hang Ngang and Hang Dao streets, two of the busiest streets in Hanoi, offer a lot of discounts; but people are more likely to window shop rather than buy something

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang Ma street is coloured red with Tet decorations. People, especially youngsters, come here mainly to take photos

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hang Luoc, which sells peach blossom trees, sees more activities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Averie Khanh

VIR