In September, CNN broadcasted two 30-second advertising clips titled “Hanoi-Cradle of Heritage” and “Hanoi-Heart of Vietnam”, along with twelve 60-second episodes, including “The Keepers”, “5 Reasons to Love Vietnam”, “60-Second Vacation”, “Iconic Hanoi” and “Sporting Moments Vietnam”.

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From the start of the 2019 contract (June 3) to the end of September, CNN had fulfilled 65.3 percent of its minimum broadcast commitment in 2019. Meanwhile, with 748 airing times of the 60-second clips, it had surpassed the minimum commitment in the contract by 200 percent.

The clips were broadcasted in the four regions of Asia Pacific, Europe – Middle East, North America, and South Asia.

Short videos on Hanoi were also broadcast on various categories of CNN website such as world, business, tourism and style, as well as on CNN mobile apps.

Besides, the CNN also posted articles promoting Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general on its tourism website.

Notably, CNN officially opened a special digital page “Hanoi: three generations” on October 1, which introduce “Cha ca La Vong” (La Vong fried fish) – one of the typical dishes of Hanoi that has been handed down and developed over generations.

In addition, CNN has continued to publish promotional articles about Hanoi in particular and Vietnam in general on its travel site CNN Travel, Vietnam Destination besides other sites regulated in the contract.

In September and October, Hanoi’s tourism has come into spotlight several times. The city was nominated for the World’s Leading City Destination at the 2019 World Travel Awards (WTA).

CNN voted Hanoi as one of the 10 places with best coffee in the world, while Bigseventravel included the city among the seven best places in Asia for solo travellers.

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Source: VNA