Hanoi today stands as the capital of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, situated in the northern part of Vietnam. Its development scale comes next after Ho Chi Minh City as it ranks amongst the economic centers of Vietnam. Hanoi, therefore, is under the influence of a tropical monsoon climate almost round the year; these four seasons are whiter than those in the south. But still, yearly temperature rates are quite high. For example, during winter, it never drops lower than 10 degrees Celsius. Therefore, this is one city where snow does not show up.