Storm Kajiki (Typhoon No. 5) caused massive flooding across Hanoi on August 26, leaving nearly 40 locations submerged, traffic paralyzed, and daily life thrown into chaos.

Nine festivals, crafts, and culinary practices from Hanoi join Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritage list.

This year’s National Day holiday is expected to bring a record number of domestic and international tourists to Hanoi, where visitors can explore not only historic landmarks and cultural sites but also the captial city’s rich culinary heritage.

Bus operators in the capital and the Hanoi Metro One Member Limited Liability Company will provide free rides for residents and visitors during the celebration of the 80th anniversary of National Day (September 2).

From August 30 to September 2, passengers can travel free on all subsidized bus routes and metro lines during the 80th National Day holiday.

Six locations across the capital will light up the skies on September 2 to mark the 80th anniversary of Vietnam’s National Day.

The press centre for the exhibition on 80 years of national achievements was inaugurated in Hanoi on August 22, a tribute to the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The Hanoi People’s Committee has issued an official dispatch, asking its departments and agencies to review and develop incentives to attract strategic investors.

The capital is transformed with vibrant red and yellow decorations, stirring pride for the 80th anniversary of independence.

The capital’s streets came alive as 16,000 soldiers from Vietnam and abroad marched in a powerful parade rehearsal.

Home to the highest number of craft villages in the country, with 47 out of the 52 traditional crafts, Hanoi is striving to become a pioneer in exporting One Commune One Product (OCOP) items.

Helicopter and transport aircraft formations flew over Ba Dinh Square as the Air Force rehearsed for the upcoming National Day parade.

With patriotic excitement building, citizens lined Hanoi’s streets to watch the military parade rehearsal ahead of September 2.

As many as 169 land plots to be used for commercial housing development on a trial basis, as agreed to by involved parties under the National Assembly’s Resolution 171, have failed to meet the prescribed criteria.

Hanoi police advised people to use public transit ahead of the 2/9 parade rehearsal.

Authorities will provide complimentary food and transportation for those watching the 2/9 military parade.

Hanoi Metro extends service hours, including all-night operations on September 2, to serve increased passenger demand.

Road closures will begin earlier than planned to ensure safety for rehearsal and celebration events.

Hanoi’s Yen Xa Wastewater Treatment Plant was inaugurated on August 19, part of a series of events celebrating the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

Entries to the 2025 craft village product contest must be handicraft products in bamboo, rattan, lacquerware, mother-of-pearl inlay, woodwork, ceramics and glass, weaving and embroidery, stone and metal carving, and floral art.