A leading online tourism magazine, Smart Travel Asia, has named Da Nang and Ha Noi among the Top 10 attractive destinations in the region this year.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The 15th edition of the ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting, taking place on November 26-29, got underway in Hanoi with high ranking military officers from throughout ASEAN in attendance.

 VietNamNet Bridge – After a year of taking the country's music by storm, four pop bands in Ha Noi and HCM City are becoming new music icons for many young people.

VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam’s first ever film project market is taking place in Hanoi on November 24 and 25 as part of activities of the third Hanoi International Film Festival 2014.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A total of 130 films from 32 countries and territories will be screened at the third Ha Noi International Film Festival (HANIFF).

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Museum of Fine Arts is displaying art pieces made from everyday objects across the nation at an exhibition in Ha Noi.

VietNamNet Bridge – Hanoi will officially sell bio-fuel E5 at 42 petrol stations from next month onwards, according to the municipal Department of Industry and Trade.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi was running short of clean water, the two water companies serving the capital warned at a recent meeting last week.

 Ha Noi authorities have admitted that managing the city's markets, especially unofficial street markets (cho coc, leaping frog), has become challenging.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ivorian balafonist Aly Keita and Belgian saxophonist Pierre Vaiana will present a jazz concert in Ha Noi on November 22.

 VietNamNet Bridge – A collection of photos taken by budding Vietnamese photographers, 18-27, opened on November 11 in Hanoi at the French Cultural Centre L' Espace.

 VietNamNet Bridge – More than 15 years of research culminated in this comprehensive book on the capital's iron works, which includes background on window bars, iron fences and balcony designs.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Ha Noi was not equipped or prepared to put out fires, as evidenced by the 126 fires and 18 fire-related deaths so far in 2014.

Hanoi has been listed among the world’s top 10 culturally rich cities that travellers need to visit at least once in their lifetime, according to Lifehack – a website specializing in providing tips for a better life.

 “36 hours in Hanoi” is one of more than 100 travel videos introducing cites in the world of The New York Times which is a traveler’s guide to a city’s most delicious, adventurous and fascinating must-see destinations.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Nearly 7kg of suspected rhinoceros horn was discovered in the luggage of three women travelling from Bangkok to Hanoi on November 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – He loves travel, having spent years going places around the world, and Hanoi is just a city among many destinations the Spanish architect has visited.

VietNamNet Bridge – A ceremony to honour 50 elite Vietnamese students who recorded high results in their academic studies and have won international prizes has been scheduled for November 3 in Hanoi.

 The Hanoi Municipal People’s Committee has just enacted decisions approving the general planning of three new towns in the city’s outskirts – Tay Dang in Ba Vi district, Van Dinh in Ung Hoa district, and Ni in Soc Son district.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Lam Van Bang, honoured as one of 10 outstanding citizens of Ha Noi this year for founding the Museum of Revolutionary Fighters Imprisoned by Their Enemies