Determined to reverse a brain drain, Hanoi unveils a pioneering sandbox and seed fund to attract innovators in the digital economy.

The announcement by the management board of HH Linh Dam apartment complex in Hanoi to stop accepting electric motorbikes and electric bicycles has triggered mixed reactions among residents and the public.

Starting today, all procedures for requesting land information and data in Hanoi must be completed online, with no in-person submissions accepted.

Hanoi's air quality index reached 174 by 2 PM, placing the city among the 10 most polluted in the world today.

Hanoi will soon begin restricting and eventually banning gasoline motorcycles, but apartment building managers and boarding house landlords are still uncertain about how to cope if the number of electric motorcycles rises sharply.

To alleviate pressure on roads, Hanoi is studying the use of underground space beneath public parks for new parking facilities.

Hanoi Vice Chair Truong Viet Dung says the city is set to launch the Network of Innovation Centers, while establishing a venture capital fund with an initial capital of VND600 billion.

From December 10, Hanoi will officially operate a citywide system of 1,837 AI-integrated cameras and smart traffic lights, according to Colonel Tran Dinh Nghia, Head of the Hanoi Traffic Police Department.

Hanoi will ban gasoline motorbikes during certain hours in designated areas within Belt Road 1 starting from July 1, 2026. For app-based commercial motorbikes, operation will be prohibited in this zone at all times.

On the morning of December 5, Hanoi officially launched a biometric identification, digital ID, and cashless payment system on the Cat Linh–Ha Dong urban railway (line 2A).

After days cloaked in thick smog, Hanoi’s air has shown signs of recovery, with AQI levels dropping sharply.

Car enthusiasts were treated to a rare showcase of top-tier luxury and exotic vehicles rolling through Hanoi’s city center last weekend.

On the morning of December 2, Hanoi was enveloped in a dense, white haze as the air quality index (AQI) soared to 283 - categorized as “very unhealthy” and the highest recorded nationwide for the day.

On December 1, Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) No. 1, named "Than Toc" (Lightning Speed), officially arrived at Station S12 (Hanoi Station), concluding its journey through the first four underground stations of the Nhon – Hanoi Station metro line.

Hanoi welcomed 30.94 million visitors in the first 11 months of 2025, up 22.1% year on year, while tourism revenue reached 120.6 trillion VND (4.57 billion USD), an increase of 20.7%.

The former Deputy Chief of the National Assembly Office, Mr. Vu Minh Tuan, has been assigned to head the soon-to-be-established Hanoi media agency.

The Hanoi People’s Council has officially appointed Vu Dai Thang as Chairman of the Hanoi People’s Committee for the 2021–2026 term.

On the afternoon of November 28, the Hanoi Party Committee held a meeting to announce the Politburo’s decision regarding personnel changes.

Hanoi is set to implement one of the most ambitious clean transport initiatives in Vietnam: banning gas-powered motorbikes within designated areas of Ring Road 1 starting July 1, 2026.

From July 1, 2026, Hanoi will implement time-based restrictions on gasoline motorbikes within the city's innermost Ring Road 1 zone.