Hanoi, March 3 -- During spring festival season 2026, Hanoi's major celebrations have aggressively adopted digital technologies across management, organisation, communications and promotion, presenting a more orderly and civilised image for traditional events.

Civilised festivals through digitalisation

The 4-km Yen Stream waterway leading pilgrims to the Huong Son Complex, home to the famed Huong Pagoda, has historically faced overloaded boats, missing life jackets and fare disputes.

In the Spring Festival 2026, however, the waterway presented a markedly different scene: passengers uniformly wearing orange life jackets in line with rules, boats strictly adhering to capacity limits, and no motorised vessels allowed. Drones periodically ...