The Hanoi Tourism Ao Dai Festival 2024 is due to run from October 4 to October 6 at the Thang Long-Hanoi Heritage Conservation Center in the capital, according to details provided by the Hanoi People's Committee.

Hanoi Police Department are deploying both immediate and long-term measures to prevent fires at rental facilities and other establishments under fire safety regulations.

Hanoi is ready for its first lotus festival that will take place from July 12-16 at the Cultural and Creative Space in Tay Ho district.

The second Hanoi Autumn Festival will be held in mid-September on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-2024), according to a plan announced by the municipal People’s Committee.

The many breakthrough regulations in the law are meant to develop Hanoi in a way that is worthy of a special urban area, the political, economic, cultural, educational centre of the country, towards a ’cultured - civilised - modern’ capital city.

Between 2026 and 2030, Hanoi aims for a mix of electric buses (50 per cent_ and buses powered by cleaner burning fuels like liquefied natural gas (LNG) or compressed natural gas (CNG) (50 per cent).

Hanoi is stepping up efforts to transition to cashless payments for parking fees, with a focus on incentivising residents and businesses while cracking down on non-compliant facilities.

The Hanoi Transport Department on July 4 kicked off a pilot programme on a transport operation centre (TOC) with technological applications to mange the transport network in real-time.

The People's Committee of Ha Dong District, Hanoi, is accelerating efforts to clear land and finalize procedures for the construction of a 92-hectare park, which has been delayed for 26 years.

The Hanoi People's Council recently passed a resolution naming two streets, Trinh Tiet (Chastity) Street and Quan Tinh (Love Pavilion) Street, both over 500 meters long, in My Duc District and Long Bien District.

In the capital city of Hanoi, crowds of enthusiastic football fans gather in many craft beer and restaurants to watch thrilling matches.

The Nhon-Hanoi Station Urban Railway (metro) project has yet to transport any passengers, despite plans to commence commercial operations in June.

Hanoi authorities have released decisions on taking back land, abrogating decisions on land allocation they had made before, and stopping the implementation of 153 projects.

On July 1, as West Lake discharged its flow into the To Lich River, the water color suddenly turned green, and the stench in the area significantly reduced. However, on the morning of July 2, the pitch-black color reappeared.

The Hanoi People's Committee has announced plans to organize 30 fireworks displays across various districts at 9:30 p.m. on October 9, 2024, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Capital Liberation Day.

This chair of the Vietnam Clean Air Network, Hoang Duong Tung, has praised Hanoi’s plan to spend VND43 trillion to develop green buses.

Hanoi has outlined a comprehensive plan to mobilize nearly $50 billion to construct a 600km urban railway system by 2045. To optimize investment and maintenance costs, the railway lines will adhere to consistent technical standards.

The city’s unique natural features with a dense network of rivers and lakes creates the distinctive geographical and beautiful, characteristics of the capital city.

With great efforts made by Hanoi’s civil servants, non-cash payment has been applied to many daily activities, including shopping and parking for bus and public services, bringing convenience to people and avoiding loss of revenue.

Twins Vu The Hoang Huy and Vu The Hoang Tien achieve remarkable identical scores on their 10th grade exams.